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Study shows importance of new media in policy-making

Wide embrace of new technology

By Evan Morier Nov 06 2009, 09:00 AM

A new study of Congress and European legislative bodies found that staffers are increasingly reliant on the internet to do their jobs. But, their personal use of Web 2.0 technologies outpaced their professional use of them.

Read about the use of Facebook to supplement face-to-face constituent meetings and other phenomena in the actual study (pdf).

 

 
 
 
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