Olivier Ricou

Données, transparence et démocratie

Abstract Bienvenue dans l’âge des données. Nos actions sur Internet sont enregistrées au profit d’entreprises qui valorisent ces données et offrent des services en échange. Pouvons-nous faire de même ? Pouvons-nous utiliser les données de l’état pour améliorer notre démocratie ?Depuis 2016, les données publiques doivent être ouvertes àà tous. Les citoyens peuvent les analyser pour mesurer l’efficacité de l’action publique ou pour leur compte personnel. Les data journalistes les utilisent pour nous éclairer, les chercheurs pour comprendre.

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A survey of French local e-democracy

By Olivier Ricou

2008-07-01

In Proceedings of the 8th european conference on e-government (ECEG)

Abstract Since the end of the last century, the Internet has shown that it is a different media, a media of citizen journalists. This paper surveys e-democratic tools used at the local level in France in order to see how the Internet can change our democracy and people’s participation. It describes the official tools provided by municipalities and administrations as well as citizens’ tools, like blogs, which become more and more important in today’s democratic debate.

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Web services at TERAPIX

By Olivier Ricou, Anthony Baillard, Emmanuel Bertin, Frederic Magnard, Chiara Marmo, Yannick Mellier

2007-09-23

In Proceedings of the XVII conference on astronomical data analysis software & systems (ADASS)

Abstract We present an implementation of V.O.-compliant web services built around software tools developed at the TERAPIX centre. These services allow to operate from a remote site several pipeline tasks dedicated to astronomical data processing on the TERAPIX cluster, including the latest EFIGI morphological analysis tool.

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10 years of confrontation between French Internet users and their successive governments

By Olivier Ricou

2007-06-01

In Proceedings of the 7th european conference on e-government (ECEG)

Abstract This paper is a testimony on the relations between the Internet users and their governments in France during the last decade. It shows the complexity of communication between two worlds that are strangers to each other. Since most of the confrontation occurred over law proposals, it analyses their impact on Internet users and focuses on two examples. These example show the failure of Internet as a political medium. French politicians do not seem to want an active participation of the citizens in decisionmaking processes.

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