• Italy | Leading by (virtual?) numbers
  Earlier this week a press release stated that Puglia governor Nichi Vendola passed Prime Minister Berlusconi on Facebook: one of the possible and most discussed competitors of Berlusconi, Vendola has now almost 240.000 fans, 13.000 more than the PM and it's third among political leaders in Europe (after Downing Street and London Mayor Boris Johnson).

... and we're back to work with The Europe roundup, some interesting links and many news to come on PdF Europe conference (have you registered?)

• UK | Tracking coalition pledges
  The Guardian has released the Coalition pledge tracker, a tool that allow people to dive into the pledges the government has made since it came to office (organized in lists and categories) and check if they have been fulfilled and what stage they're at. The tracker, inspired by the Obameter, lists the following categories:

• UK | Apps for elephants
  After the iPhone apps story by BBC, more thoughts on what should government do when it comes to using new tools and foster technical innovation:

• EU | Building applications to foster citizen engagement
  Mobile platforms and applications are becoming very important in empowering citizens and even giving them new opportunities of engagement.
  Bengt Feil describes how Google is introducing App Inventor, a tool that would make easier to build Android apps, and explores possible developments for citizen engagement: