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Participation
The development of digital citizen participation can be divided into two main stages: information dissemination and citizen deliberation.

Information Dissemination

Brian And Alan: Static information Dissemination is based on read-only web sites including Information Portal Sites and Links to Related Web Sites.

Dynamic: As dynamic information dissemination means active Two-way communication and consultant services it includes the acquisition of information by E-Mail requests (question-answer dialogue), Newsletters or Newsgroups and E-mail lists.

Citizen Deliberation

Static: Usually, Static Deliberation includes the following kinds of participation Online Poll, Bulletin Board (for both complaints and recommendations). Example: “Dorris recalls that during the unprecedented weeklong federal government shutdown from a blizzard in the Washington, D.C., area in 2010, the Web manager group collaborated to use its websites and the GSA-owned portal, USA.gov, to inform citizens about which federal offices were closed and which were still operating”.

Dynamic: Dynamic Deliberation takes place in the public sphere for example Digital Forums, Online Voting with Deliberation.

Mike Ribble runs a website dedicated to describing digital citizenship in all its meaning. Through his teachings at the high school and university graduate level, and through the culmination of a dissertation specifically engaged with digital citizenry, he has compiled a list of nine elements comprising digital citizenship, including digital: access, commerce, communication, literacy, etiquette, law, rights and responsibilities, health and wellness, and security. (http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html).