00658nam a2200085Ia 4500100001800000245006400018260000900082520046300091583001800554  aLodge, Juliet  aTowards an e-Commonwealth? : a tool for peace and democracy  c2003  aSuggests that local and regional authorities might be marshalled to take e-government into the next political age by making the step change from using ICT's for bureaucratic/administrative purposes to developing a capability to mobilize political information for the common good; for e-trade; civic participation, inclusion and informed participatory democracy.  Suggests that ICTs' transformative possibilities be brought to the service of the Commonwealth.  c1/20/04kJOYD