This page gives brief summaries and links to evaluations of projects that were funded by the New Initiatives Fund and involved websites and new media.
Capability Scotland updated and improved their Vote 2004 website (PDF) with information and interesting links for disabled people.
Through the local authority, Electoral Education Ltd's Active Citizenship Project (PDF) invited every candidate standing in local elections in NE Lincolnshire in 2003 to put their views on local issues on their website.
The Election Alarm Clock (PDF) project run by the London Borough of Lambeth provided a website aimed at transient young people so they could sign up and receive text reminders about upcoming election dates, such as the deadline to register to vote.
The Fawcett Society ran two projects:
- The Make Some Noise (PDF) project used media campaigning in the run-up to local elections to encourage awareness of local democracy among women
- The Value Your Vote (PDF) website worked to inspire women and girls to engage in politics, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 1928 Equal Franchise Act
Community Media Association provided training to community media projects (PDF) to assist them in producing imaginative programming, while abiding by the regulations set by broadcasters during an election period.
Staffordshire Learning Hub invited representatives to attend discussion sessions to promote the use of websites as a means of involving the community in democratic issues in E-democracy for Staffordshire Surfers (PDF).
Queens University Belfast were awarded a grant to implement enhancements to the existing Northern Ireland elections website (PDF).
The Hansard Society developed the Citizen Calling project (PDF) to pilot the use of mobile phone technology in a Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry.
Public Achievement set up the Where Is My Public Servant? (PDF) website to increase young people's involvement in democracy by telling him who their elected representatives were.
