1. E-participation development at the EU level 1.2 Europe as a e-participation frontruner 1.3 Massive engagement 1.4 My voice counts in the EU? 1.5 European elections turnout 2. Puzzled by e-participation? 2.1 Lessons from e-participation 3. Crowdsourcing as e-participation approach? 4. European Citizens Crowdsourcing project

1. Digital Democracy Day 2016
Will E-Participation bring Citizens back to the EU?
18 October 2016, Representation Saxony-Anhalt to the EU, Brussels
Future E- Participation tools and methods in the EU:
What possibilities for Crowdsourcing?
Simon Delakorda, M.Sc.
www.inepa.si/english

2. 1. E-participation development at the EU level
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2001 Your Voice in Europe (Interactive Policy Making)
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2001 European Parliament petitions
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2011 Debating Europe
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2012 European Citizen Initiative
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2013 Futurium platform (Policy Making 3.0)

3. 1. E-participation development at the EU level
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2001 Your Voice in Europe (Interactive Policy Making)
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2001 European Parliament petitions
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2011 Debating Europe
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2012 European Citizen Initiative
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2013 Futurium platform (Policy Making 3.0)

4. 1.2 Europe as a e-participation frontruner
Source: https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/Data-Center

5. 1.3 Massive engagement

6. 1.4 My voice counts in the EU?
Source: Standard Eurobarometer 85, July 2016

7. 1.5 European elections turnout

8. 2. Puzzled by e-participation?
Source: http://join.puzzledbypolicy.eu/

10. 2.1 Lessons from e-participation
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alignment to relevant public opinion and policy-making topics
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policy content presentation and production
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decision-makers involvement (feedback and impact)
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multichannel on-line / off-line dissemination and target groups
involvement
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user-centric attitude
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involving NGOs as partners and end users
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sustainability (process management / facilitation and funding)
Source: Puzzled by Policy project www.puzzledbypolicy.eu

11. 3. Crowdsourcing as e-participation approach?
E-participation at the EU level is not so much about technology -
political and social context matters:
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citizens trust into democratic policy-making
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public perception / image of the EU institutions
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awareness of e-participation possibilities
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civic education / understanding issues and procedures
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real democratic impact
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strong, active and autonomous civil society

12. 4. European Citizens Crowdsourcing project
Source: http://www.inepa.si/eucrowd/

13. THANK YOU!
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