Bethan Jenkins AC/AM Blog

I am taking part in this E-democracy conference on Tuesday in London for those of you who could be interested in attending. It looks like a good programme for the day, and very diverse. I’m taking part in a workshop in the afternoon, giving my contribution as to how the petitions system is working at the National Assembly for Wales- most notably the e-petitions system. We have had 30 e-petitions since April this year, and the forum system has been refined and developed. Its proven to be popular, and the e-petitions system has sparked counter petitions.

I sincerely believe that it has improved dialogue with the general public, especially given that there is a potential for the petitioners to give evidence to our committee, and for us to take their views on board. The petitions committee, for example has kick started work for other committees to look in to on issues such as presumed consent, the banning of plastic bags, the development of the railway station in Carno, Llanbedr airfield, and so on. You can see the current e petitions here. You are now required to register to sign a petition, and you can discuss various petitions on the forum. For more details go here.