The Future of Europe: Our 3 Takeaways from the Eurocities Debate
Yesterday, I had the honor to share my ideas on the future of Europe during a Eurocities debate in the city hall of Ghent. The panel consisted of Daniël Termont (Mayor of Ghent and Eurocities president), Laia Ortiz...
Flemish and Walloon governments are co-creating their policy for Brussels
“How do the residents of Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia experience their capital?” This is what Flemish Minister for Brussels Affairs Sven Gatz (Open VLD) and his french-speaking colleague Rachid...
Belgian city of Vilvoorde successfully launches CitizenLab platform
The City of Vilvoorde has launched its city platform end of January! CitizenLab is helping them to centralize their participation efforts in a digital way. Vilvoorde promotes citizen participation The City of...
Geographical segmentation
Our civic engagement platform is now optimized for geographical segmentation. Both neighborhoods and project boundaries can be mapped precisely. How does it work? As an admin, one can enter the neighborhoods...
Groups and Role System
The key to a successful engagement project, is identifying all the involved stakeholders. Both internally and externally, people should be empowered in their roles. Grouping your stakeholders and giving them...
Dynamic Timeline
When engaging citizens online, it is crucial from the beginning to manage their expectations. Most engagement projects have a concrete decision making process. CitizenLab now introduces a dynamic timeline to help...
How to Inject Startup Mentality into Bureaucratic Governments
Governments – these bureaucratic, inefficient organisations we all know – are more and more willing to reinvent themselves and their way of working. Startups can be a great inspiration source for this....
Three Alternatives to a Referendum
With the Brexit just behind us, questions arise about the eligibility of a referendum for asking people’s opinion. A referendum issue should stand on its own. In the Brexit case, it was clear that the EU...
Why Govtech Is Europe’s Next Big Thing
Even in the digital era we’re currently in, using online government services can sometimes feel like stepping into a time machine. However, governments across Europe are waking up to the need to bring their...
A Network of City Makers
Over the past couple of years, the City Makers movement has been taking off. City Makers are people who singlehandedly initiate change in their urban surroundings and are shaping the city in transition. Citizens in...
