Lodge, Juliet creator text 2003 monographic Suggests 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. 1/20/04 JOYD