CitizenScape

CitizenScape integrates and tests state-of-the-art Web 2.0 social networking ICT-based tools and solutions, in a socially purposeful way, in concrete legislative and decision-making processes. Specifically looking at engaging citizens to debate and participate in the implementation of EU environmental legislation at a local level.

The project seeks to create a ‘democratic pathway’ by attracting and recruiting citizens to use the Web 2.0 online space of CitizenScape and then migrating them to more formal online democratic tools (such as petitioning) to access the decision makers.   An important feature of the project is the blending of offline and online activities.

Project dates: January 2008 - December 2009

Project participants:

• National Microelectronic Applications Centre Ltd (Ireland)
  
• Bristol City Council (UK)
  
• Comune di Genova (Italy)
  
• Donegal County Council (Ireland)
  
• RDA Zilina (Slovakia)
  

Website: www.citizenscape.org

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