Projects



CIVITEC:  CItizen & ciVIc inclusion & digital Transformation of public dEcision - Citizen and civic inclusion and the digital transformation of public decision-making processes

ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ:

Interreg Europe (2021-2027)

ΠΡΟΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΜΟΣ:

€2,020,864

ΕΝΑΡΞΗ:

Apr, 2024

ΛΗΞΗ:

Apr, 2027

Project Website:

https://www.interregeurope.eu/civitec

The aim of the project is to:

To improve policies for making democracy more participatory, inclusive and responsive using new and emerging ICTs, tools and processes (Civic Tech) allied to open and inclusive participatory processes

Specific objectives are to:

• Reinforce the transparency, accountability, and capacity of local government through participatory processes that involve the targeted of Civic Tech as well as improvements in the strategies and process methodologies
• Increase citizen and stakeholder participation in decision making and policy implementation processes

Description:

The use of civic technology or Civic Tech is improving civic engagement and public participation in decision making processes from local to national levels and the development and delivery of new co-created strategies and policies. This implies numerous changes in the relationships between the citizens and public institutions, by reinvigorating democratic processes and encouraging citizens to actively participate in various forms of democratic engagement.

Civic Tech encompasses new and emerging ICTs, tools and processes that enable greater citizen/community participation in a free and democratic society. The main types of civic technology addressed by the project falls under the following categories:

1. citizen to citizen (C2C): tech improving citizen mobilisation or connections between citizens
2. citizen to government (C2G): tech improving the frequency and quality of interactions between the citizens and public institutions

Partnership:

Nicosia Development Agency    (Lead Partner) - CYPRUS
Computer Technology Institute and Press Diophantus   - GREECE
Jaen County Council   - SPAIN
ERNACT Network - IRELAND
Donegal County Council   - IRELAND
Municipality of Preveza   - GREECE
Viimsi Municipality Government   (Partner) - ESTHONIA
Ministry for Public Administration   - SLOVENIA
Nièvre County Council   - FRANCE
Nièvre Numérique   (Partner) - FRANCE
Development Agency Sinergija   - SLOVENIA
Varna Business Agency Association   - BULGARIA
Varna Municipality   - BULGARIA