The European Citizen is reshaping democratic society and expresses itself through digital platforms. The Digital Agenda is underlining the role of ICT in moving forward in increasing the civic participation through internet and social media. Public sector is reshaping itself to allow citizen to interact on democratic processes. The presentation focuses on the ICT tools, including geo, in the hand of citizen to shape and direct also cross boundary challenges in Europe. @tdelestre

1. Digital Agenda in the hand
of the European citizen
@tdelestre
Tanguy De Lestré
Geospatial World Forum-
Amsterdam- 27/4/2012
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2. Content of this presentation:
> Digital Agenda : elements of citizen involvement
> Citizen usage of the Digital agenda „dividend‟ + GEO
> Consuming
> Active e-citizen
> Influencing e-government
> Hacking e-govrnment
> Protesting e-government
> Caring
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4. What is in it for the citizen ?
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5. Citizen as consumer
Encourage cross-border e-commerce uptake
9% of citizen ordered in other country –
compared to 40% in own country
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6. Avoid consumer lock-in through standards:
Public procurement to specify applicable standard instead of
product/vendor
Avoid fragmentation to create a
Digital Agenda Single market
National interoperability framework
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7. E-Government for citizens:
Crossborder reduction of administration
Cost-effective route to better services
Open and transparent government
EiD (electronic identity card) mutual recognition
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8. Specific groups actions and pilots:
EU elderly citizens
Accessibility
Health
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9. HOW ARE CITIZENS ACTUALLY
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
DIGITAL AGENDA ‘DIVIDEND’?
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10. Consuming Smarthone apps for travel trend – (TNSSofres)
http://www.tnsglobal.com/mobile-life/#map/europe/feature/lbs/both
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11. Consuming location based service for smartphone– (TNSSofres)
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12. E-citizen: green energy registrar (subsidies locator,…)
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13. Active e-citizen:damage road/hazard reports (fix my street)
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14. Active e-citizen: solving problems together (crowd)
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15. Hacking Government : global protest “It‟s time for them to listen”.
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16. Protesting Government: citizen journalism (map)
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17. Caring
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18. And next?
Images credit: Jessica Sheriff (Flickr)
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19. Contact Agoria GEO-ICT
Association of Belgian Private GEO-ICT companies
Tanguy De Lestré
Agoria GEO-ICT
Belgian GEO-Business association
+32 486 38 46 18
tanguy.delestre@agoria.be
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20. Back-up
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21. About AGORIA
> In 2009 Agoria brought together major players in the GEO-ICT field
> From this roundtable it seemed that there is enough basis for a private sector
representation.
> Attention points
> Re-use of geo-information and discussion about the juridical frame
> Inform public authorities of available technologies
> Contruct strategic dialogue with authorities (e.g. GDI Raad Flanders)
> Seek better partnershop public-private-education
> Image and attractiveness of sector
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22. Agoria members active in sector (2012)
> Aerodata > GIM
> Avia-GIS > Imtech
> Aquaterra > Luciad
> Capgemini > Market-IP
> Coudere > NSI
> DatAction > Orbit GIS (Eurotronics)
> DFC Software > Pitney Bowes
Engineering > Pythagoras
> Eurosense Belfotop > Realdolmen
> ESRI Belux > Septentrio
> Galateia > Spacebel
> Geosparc > SIGGIS
> Gatewing > Star Apic
> Geodynamics > TECCON
> Geosolutions > Teleatlas
> Geoautomation > Vianova Systems
> Van Steelandt
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