Local councils’ planning and regeneration teams have a strong track record in involving residents in the decision-making process to co-create urban places. Over the last few years, these teams have started to harness various digital tools, a process that has been significantly accelerated by the current pandemic. What are the...
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Over the last few years, there’s been a shift from top-down governance to more horizontally organised types of government. This new political current includes all the stakeholders of public policy projects, such as public organisations, businesses and citizens, into the decision-making process. For instance, cities tap into their citizens’ wisdom through citizen...
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As you may know by now, “citizen participation” refers to the process of allowing citizens to participate in the public decision-making process. When it comes to citizen participation, the government usually decides the extent to which citizens’ opinions will be taken into account. After all, not all types of participation...
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Every month, we curate a list of interesting articles and thought pieces within the realm of Civic Tech and digital democracy. COVID-inspired tech innovations, AI and European regulations affecting privacy, and Londoners deciding on the usage of their data: data and tech were the talks of the town this month....
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Recently, participatory budgeting has been the talk of the town(s). It would be a mistake to disregard them as a fad as they are, in fact, powerful tools used to make local governance more accessible and transparent. Far from being a generic solution, participatory budgeting can be adapted to meet...
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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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The City of Liege has launched its city platform beginning of March! CitizenLab is helping the city reach out to its citizens to tackle the challenges of tomorrow in a digital way. Liege wants to co-create its future The city of Liege has launched an online citizen participation platform. Citizens can come on the...
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