Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative Publications
Title
RegulationRoom: Field-Testing An Online Public Participation Platform During USA Agency Rulemakings
Document Type
Conference Presentations
Publication Date
6-2012
Abstract
Rulemaking is one of the U.S. government's most important policymaking methods. Although broad transparency and participation rights are part of its legal structure, significant barriers prevent effective engagement by many groups of interested citizens. RegulationRoom, an experimental open-government partnership between academic researchers and government agencies, is a socio-technical participation system that uses multiple methods to alert and effectively engage new voices in rulemaking. Initial results give cause for optimism but also caution that successful use of new technologies to increase participation in complex government policy decisions is more difficult and resource-intensive than many proponents expect.
Recommended Citation
Farina, Cynthia R.; Heidt, Josiah; Newhart, Mary J.; Vallbé, Joan-Josep; and Cornell eRulemaking Initiative, "RegulationRoom: Field-Testing An Online Public Participation Platform During USA Agency Rulemakings" (2012). Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative Publications. 10.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/ceri/10
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Comments
Presented at the 12th European Conference on eGovernment (ECEG 2012) (June 14-15 2012, Barcelona, Spain).