While most of the focus of this past US election was on the race for the White House, citizens in 32 states also voted on 120 statewide ballot measures. These measures directly impacted local policies ranging from tax reform to drug decriminalization or criminal justice, up until the nature and...
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Creative Bureaucracy is a thing now. It’s so much of a thing, in fact, that it has its own festival, where thousands of civil servants and policy-makers connect over talks and workshops. We tuned it to the online event to learn more about innovation in government, public service culture and...
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Setting up a citizen platform is no small feat. It requires defining clear goals, juggling shifting deadlines and coordinating with multiple stakeholders, some of which are outside of the organisation. Efficient internal organisation is key to the success of the project, and yet it’s one of the main challenges that...
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Digital participation succeeds in approaching certain groups that are difficult or impossible to reach with traditional forms of participation. But does digital participation also exclude certain groups? Inclusiveness means that you do not exclude any group in society. Digital participation is inclusive when you reach every group in society, and...
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Source: Freepik Below, we are listing 5 metrics, tools, solutions and frameworks which are useful to measure how governments are performing when it comes to implementing e-participation initiatives. This article is the second of our e-Participation series. If you haven’t read “The Framework That Will Make You Understand E-participation” yet, hop over...
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In the past years, the communication between governments and citizens has evolved: from a one-way « government to you » perspective, to a two-way « government with you » perspective. This is the result of the increasing use of digital tools. They allow an even closer collaboration, which creates new ways to co-produce public policy...
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