Participatory democracy

Press release - Belgium Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Culture and EducationCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International TradeCommittee on Industry, Research and EnergyCommittee on Legal AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsCommittee on Regional DevelopmentCommittee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Culture and EducationCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International TradeCommittee on Industry, Research and EnergyCommittee on Legal AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsCommittee on Regional DevelopmentCommittee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Highlights - Citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making - Vote on 15 June 2021 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Democracy, Group decision-making, Public participation, Politics of the European Union, Direct democracy, Participatory democracy, Group processes, Articles, European Citizens' Initiative, Sociology, Participatory democracy in the European Union

AFCO Members will vote on the this draft report which looks at ways to give citizens a more meaningful say in EU decision-making. It suggests developing permanent participatory mechanisms, in order to allow for a regular and effective involvement of citizens in the decision-making process.

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AFCO Members will vote on the this draft report which looks at ways to give citizens a more meaningful say in EU decision-making. It suggests developing permanent participatory mechanisms, in order to allow for a regular and effective involvement of citizens in the decision-making process.

COVID-19 pandemic makes citizens participation in policy making even more pertinent

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Saturday, December 12, 2020
Articles, Types of democracy, Direct democracy, Group decision-making, Participatory democracy, Political theories, Deliberative democracy, Citizens' assembly, E-democracy, Non-governmental organization

They expressed unanimously that COVID-19 pandemic with its uncertainties and shared responsibilities makes is even more pertinent to mobilise citizens to share with them not only relevant knowledge, but also to involve them on the governance of political agenda and crisis.

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  • They expressed unanimously that COVID-19 pandemic with its uncertainties and shared responsibilities makes is even more pertinent to mobilise citizens to share with them not only relevant knowledge, but also to involve them on the governance of political agenda and crisis.
  • Against this background, they call for a launch the Conference on the Future of Europe as soon as possible.
  • The German speaking Community in Belgium launched in September 2019 a citizens' assembly and a citizens council that contributes to the drafting of legislation in this region.
  • He said:"The citizens' dialogue in the German-speaking Community is a long-term initiative to test the complementarity between deliberative democracy and representative democracy.The implementation of the results of the citizens' dialogue at parliamentary level plays a decisive role.
  • The original feature of this method is the two-level system with a citizens' council and a citizens' assembly".
  • Dialogue between citizens, civil servants and elected officials helps making our public policies more efficient leveraging the user expertise that only citizens can provide.
  • The target audience comprises of possibly several hundreds of officials and stakeholders from EU, national and regional authorities and NGOs.

BOSAGORA Unveils ‘VOTERA’, a Core System of Deliberative Democracy

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Networks, Internet, Data management, Technology, Software, Articles, Types of democracy, Cryptocurrencies, Direct democracy, Group decision-making, Deliberative democracy, Participatory democracy, Blockchain, E-democracy, Democracy

BOSAGORA (Chairman: Kim In-hwan) announced on October 14, 2020, that it unveiled a video of visualizing VOTERA, a core system for processing democratic consensus by all members of the Parliamentary Network.

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  • BOSAGORA (Chairman: Kim In-hwan) announced on October 14, 2020, that it unveiled a video of visualizing VOTERA, a core system for processing democratic consensus by all members of the Parliamentary Network.
  • BOSAGORA aims to build a better world by providing blockchain technology and financial support to diversified projects through these decision-making processes.
  • Any member of the Parliamentary Network of BOSAGORA is allowed to vote as he or she is awarded a voting right per 1 node.
  • VOTERA is a visible outcome that advanced a step closer toward completing a platform of a core system that realizes deliberative democracy being pursued by the BOSAGORA platform, said Kim In-hwan, Chairman of BOSAGORA.

COVID-19 crisis has made the need for the Conference on the Future of Europe even more pressing

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Friday, June 26, 2020
Types of democracy, Elections, Cor, Democracy, E-democracy, Participatory democracy

For local and regional leaders, the ongoing crisis makes it

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  • For local and regional leaders, the ongoing crisis makes it
    even more urgent for the European Union to work to become more effective,
    democratic and closer to citizens.
  • But the committee also urges to start the
    works as soon as the pandemic situation allows.Ms Bischoff reiterated that local and regional leaders should play an important role in this
    process.
  • Already back in July 2019, the European Commission's President proposal to establish a two-year Conference on the future of Europe that intends to give a new impulse to European construction and to strengthen European democracy was welcomed by the CoR.
  • The launch of the Conference on 9 May 2020 was delayed due to the covid-19 crisis.
  • Moreover, Members of the CIVEX commission debated on the opinion "Strengthening local governance and representative democracy via new digital technology instruments".
  • CoR rapporteur Rait Pihelgas (EE/Renew Europe), Mayor of Jrva municipality, said:"When we talk about the modern democracy, we should limit ourselves to participatory democracy only.
  • Indeed, they also engage through different social media platforms, but seldom use the new and modern participation tools available.
  • The final recommendations of this opinion are scheduled for adoption at the CoR October 2020 Plenary.

PRR Earns Research Project Of The Year Award

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Friday, September 6, 2019
Branches of biology, Biology, Government, Participatory democracy, Public participation, Pseudo-response regulator, Engagement marketing

A process for doing just that has won PRR Inc. the Research Project of the Year Award from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) USA.

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  • A process for doing just that has won PRR Inc. the Research Project of the Year Award from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) USA.
  • In the course of the project, areas of improvement in public engagement strategy were identified in each of those three transportation projects.
  • From the research, PRR developed a survey that can be made available online or in hard-copy form for the public and as an online survey for the public involvement agency.
  • "We are very excited to have received this award," said Bruce Brown, senior director of client services at PRR.

Global Participatory Sports Market Report 2019: Focus on Golf Courses And Country Clubs, Skiing Facilities, Marinas, Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers, Bowling Centers - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, August 12, 2019
Golf, General Sports, Sports, Collaborative mapping, Geographic information systems, Human geography, Neogeography, Participatory democracy, Participatory budgeting by country

The "Participatory Sports Global Market Report 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Participatory Sports Global Market Report 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Global Participatory Sports Market Report 2019 provides the strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global participatory sports market.
  • North America was the largest region in the global participatory sports market, accounting for 35% of the market in 2018.
  • Asia Pacific was the second largest region accounting for 28% of the global participatory sports market.

Publication Showcases Global Practices for Engaging the Public in Making Laws and Policies

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Monday, July 16, 2018
Government, Participatory democracy, Public participation

CrowdLaw is the process of using public participation to improve the quality, effectiveness, and legitimacy of the lawmaking and policymaking process at every stage.

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  • CrowdLaw is the process of using public participation to improve the quality, effectiveness, and legitimacy of the lawmaking and policymaking process at every stage.
  • For example, Better Reykjavik is a platform for citizens to present their ideas on issues regarding city services and operations.
  • Decide Madrid is an online portal for citizens to propose, deliberate, and vote on municipal policies and to ensure the transparency of government proceedings.
  • It operates Future Labs focused on start-up businesses in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn and an award-winning online graduate program.