Synopsis: Ict: Computer: Computer program:


Brief on SME Innovation Performace .pdf.txt

of advanced machinery, equipment and software for innovation; purchase or licensing of patents and non-patented inventions, know-how and other types of knowledge;


Building bridges-Social inclusion problems as research and innovation issues.pdf.txt

but this outlook â€oefrom the knowledge supply side†does not guarantee â€oevoice. †The second condition alludes

The unaffordable alternative was importing a special software The passage from the problem to demand was mediated by actors who are not directly

obtained is free software so it does not require material investment or large-scale logistics for implementation.

The software developed was transferred directly to the PCE for use in patients, while the research group made contacts with members of

desafã os para el contrato social de la ciencia en contextos de subdesarrollo. Buenos aires: VIII Jornada ESOCITE


Case study analysis report of online collaboration and networing tools for Social Innovation.pdf.txt

x Robin Murray (Member of Tepsie†s independent Advisory Panel x Niels Christian Nielsen (DTI, Denmark

The adoption of this societal challenge approach has also been endorsed by Tepsie†s Advisory Panel

relationships, they merely Skype and leave aside â€oeall the restâ€), and the overall †mechanisation†of

x Services such as Skype have made global videoconferencing free and made it easier for people to form work partnerships across countries

web-design, app development, software programming or any other types which need ICT or are in

Each step of the laundry process has its own software module, and all required human supervision is kept simple and user friendly.

based on freeware programs which can also be adapted and further developed. There is an online screening tool for new student start-ups capturing ideas, strategies, key features

(which provides free software and assistance for anyone to â€oerun a website like Fixmystreet in your country or city, for freeâ€. the

software components fully open for other suppliers, as well as Mextal (the firm owning and commercially selling the concept),

as well as appropriate software and content Viedome is broadly applicable in houses as well as in institutions, and has a modular building

solutions for both web and mobile as open source e-platforms, but these are used very specifically to match the supply and demand for the exchange of local goods, services and tasks

-Civil funding (free software), civil partners and civil operation -Athens, copied from elsewhere & copied by others & spreading

free of charge open source e-platforms, based on the Cyclos online banking platform developed by a Dutch NGO based in South america.

Social media and social communication tools (like Skype) are used also. The ICT operates together with traditional and physical activities, such as workgroups and

principles of open source and generation of content by users, and the power of networks in order to

x Lifespring, India-Lifespring chose Red hat Enterprise Linux, JBOSS Enterprise Middleware, and a number of

Red hat certified, enterprise-class, open source software solutions to build its entire IT infrastructure Increased flexibility and choice by freeing the organisation from vendor lock in,

for mobile data collection and loaded it onto an Android Smartphone that the Community Health Workers

The completed surveys are uploaded then to a Vecna-hosted server where the data is available for download and reporting.

Vecna Cares upgraded the Clinipak software at Enoosaen and Olereko clinics with new features for improved patient outreach, data capture


Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation_ An Introduction.pdf.txt

All of the most innovative ideas, from Skype to Wikipedia, from online cartography to app stores, had a very quick, viral spreading.

FLOSS Manuals creates free documentation about free software. It is an online community of some 4-5 thousand volunteers creating manuals in over 30 languages

example of such reflections has been Free and Open source Software, which has been in -vestigated from many theoretical viewpoints, from transaction costs (the theory that explains

larger groups of people with a high-level of knowledge of specific topics, e g. software development capabilities, social innovation concepts, etc.

and 64-bit versions for Windows, GNU/Linux-based OSES, and MAC OS X 4. Book Sprint http://booksprints-for-ict-research. eu Book Sprint is a collaborative

Crabgrass https://we. riseup. net Crabgrass is a software libre web application designed for group

software, powering internet platforms for proposition development and decision making 27. Loomio https://www. loomio. org/?

software for anyone, anywhere, to participate in decisions 28. Mailpile https://www. mailpile. is Free and open-source web mail client with user

Pump. io http://pump. io Social server with an Activitystreams API 43 38. Pybossa http://pybossa. com Pybossa is a free, 100%open-source framework for

runs, the Slashdot-Like Automated Storytelling Homepage software 43. Status. Net http://status. net Free and open-source social software

44. Succeed Together http://www. succeedtogether. eu/en A company that is creating a semantic engine

platform leveraging from the free software implementations of Bitcoin and Bittorrent protocols 47. Ushahidi http://ushahidi. com Nonprofit tech company that specialises in

developing free and open-source software for information collection, visualisation and interactive mapping 48. Utopia http://www. utopia. de German community platform to discuss sustainable

wiki=Accueil Yeswiki is a software application made for creating and managing your website, in a collaborative way

Yeswiki is written Free Software in PHP language under the GPL licence, used for creating and managing an internet or intranet website

†Outlook for the Future The CAPS projects introduced in this book are the first projects to be funded under

Currie, M.,Kelty, C. & Murillo, L. F. R (2013)' Free Software trajectories: From Organized

The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Duke university Press Kirk, D.,Douglas, A.,Brennan, C. & Ingram, A. 2002)' Combining Cognitive Maps and Soft


Compelling issues for adoption of e-Health, Dr. Roberto J. Rodrigues 2008.pdf.txt

through open access internet-oriented software languages. Core diï culties in setting these standards concern the low deï nition level of contents (deliverables), failure to determine the objectives and


Conference_Documentation_Museums in the Digital Age.pdf.txt

will develop open source products, such as channels, for partners who want to reach deep into specific interest groups, like fashionistas

models, simulations, computer programmes etc. A lecture can be given without slides without reading text, without diagrams or

A good Internet search engine informs us better. Life itself is the great instructor, and each individual has his or her


Consultation on the EU strategic work programme 2016-2017.pdf.txt

where the open source software model has been pioneered and promoted by small software suppliers and independent developers.

The reasons for this appear to be rooted in the intangible nature of software and the

difficulties in protecting software innovations Horizon 2020 Expert Advisory Group â€oeinnovation in SMES€: Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017

9â 3. Gaps and Bottlenecks in SME Management of Innovation Theâ strengthâ ofâ SMESÂ liesâ inâ theirâ agility, Â imaginationâ andâ customerâ interaction.

13 The idea comes from the ICT world where sandboxes are used routinely to beta-test software, cybersecurity, etc in strictly

overallâ withâ SMESÂ usuallyâ taggingâ alongâ asâ minorâ partnersâ inâ theâ wakeâ ofâ dominantâ RTOS, Â universitiesâ


Contemporary Education and Digital Technologies - Mladen Milicevic.pdf.txt

aside from Powerpoint presentations replacing most writing-on-a-blackboard styled ones. In the digital age the learning environment is


Deloitte_Europe's vision and action plan to foster digital entrepeneurship.pdf.txt

depend on the pace of digital development and adoption as well as the outlook for the European business climate.

This outlook will be influenced highly by the choices individuals and businesses make about using digital technologies

materials, components or software ranged between 10 and 50, %whilst the remaining enterprises relied solely on internal resources (see Figure 9

Figure 9 †Enterprises cooperating with suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software %of total innovative enterprises

from government to media to educators, can plug in and add value. The same story goes for Startup Britain.

Skype) and Daniel Ek (Spotify) putting entrepreneurial success in the picture and promoting entrepreneurship as a desirable career choice.

age will mainly depend on the outlook of both digital progress and the European business climate.

This outlook will be highly influenced both by the choices individuals and businesses make on using digital

%Software 1. 6%1. 5%0. 8%1. 5%0. 7%2. 9%2. 2%3. 2%1. 2%1


Design-Driven Innovation-Why it Matters for SME Competitiveness.pdf.txt

-that-invest-indesign-are -more-profitable/Quote by Teknikfã retagen†s chief economist Anders Rune, who

, Software, Medical, Natural resources Engineering Exporting; and Illustrate a Clear use of Design in Company SMES

working system including software mechanical, electrical, electronics and industrial design Mcor has continued to develop and has

electronic and software design work to meet demanding customer performance and usability criteria. Through outsourc

across a range of sectors †software, manufacturing and services †based in the northwest of Ireland.


Developing National eHealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland - a consultation Document - HIQA 2011.pdf.txt

More specifically, it is â€oethe ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate,

between different software systems is needed. For example, systems that have very different user interfaces can still communicate meaningful data

fragmentation of the health software market. There are many local suppliers and, as a result of mergers and takeovers, a diminishing number of big international players.

healthcare software suppliers, implementers together with the standards development organisations, policy makers and regulators. The overriding impetus for the introduction of

market share (for example, the Windows Operating system. Open standards, on the other hand, which may or may not be mandatory,

Openehr, an open source activity supporting the development of standards for EHRS www. openehr. org ï¿

software systems 3. 2. 1 Messaging Standards One of the limitations of certain messaging standards is that they conflate process (services

which are already available in software products are selected for use It is also important for Ireland to participate in leading SDOS,

Related Software Quality Standards for Healthcare Terminology and Ontology Standards Standards for health sector specific


Digital Agenda 2014-2017 - Germany.pdf.txt

making information available or developing software individuals play an active part in the digital world.

Open source Software (OSS) to promote equality of opportunity 3. Ensuring secure government communication We will maintain

content and data or developers of software. We will set up information platforms with this goal in mind

and software used guarantees the confidentiality of their trade secrets and the integrity and availability of their IT

of hardware and software components 33vi. S ICHERHEIT, SCHUTZ UND VERTRAUEN FÃOER GESELLSCHAFT UND WIRTSCHAFT


Digital Opportunities_ Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment.pdf.txt

geographical information systems (GIS), wireless sensor networks, data mediation software, and short message service (SMS). At the same time, the expansion of telecommunication networks into rural areas

software. BPO is a diverse category that contains activities related to the management of enterprise resources (ERM

Many young computer programmers are finding jobs working directly for software development firms. In addition there are opportunities for developers with entrepreneurial ambitions to start their own apps

This includes a need for people with skills to develop accessible software and websites for people with disabilities

The number of apps for Android has risen at roughly the same pace Games are considered still to be the most lucrative apps.

•Media and software companies that engage in app development for consumer use under their

technical skills who can develop accessible software, websites, and other ICTS. Currently, however, there is a vast shortage of people with these skills.

development of accessibility mobile phone apps and other software applications, with the most recent 97 In the United states, for example, Section 508 requires all public procurement of ICTS to be accessible to people with

writing software or developing and manufacturing environmentally efficient semiconductors and other products for instance. Other green

and software components. †116 Basic computer skills include (sample •turning a computer on and off

•understanding operating system, programmes, and data •managing files Intermediate computer skills (sample •performing basic functions of common productivity programmes (word processing

spreadsheet, presentation •using email and web browser •installing software and hardware Advanced computer skills (sample

•programming •using advanced features of productivity programmes •fixing simple computer problems Computer literacy at the intermediate level is becoming required for almost every job.

Skills examples Is able to use the collaborative features of software packages and web-based collaborative services (e g. track changes, comments on

Search engine basics e g. keyword search filtering CSS basics e g. fonts positioning Collaboration e g. co-creation, wikis

open source Legalese on the web e g. privacy policies terms of service agreements Source: Mozilla Foundation123

•basic understanding of search engine optimization (SEO) 135 Technology management •picking the right management

•software updates •data security and management 6. 2 Mentoring and networking ICT entrepreneurs identify their greatest needs as start-up capital and opportunities to network with

135 Search engine Optimization (SEO) involves the implementation of techniques and tactics used to increase the amount of

visitors to a website by obtaining a high-ranking placement in the search results pages of internet search engines such

as Google, Firefox, Yahoo and other search engines. SEO helps to ensure that a site is accessible to a search engine and

improves the chances that the site will be found by the search engine 136 Jonathan Kalan, â€oewhy Jordan Looks More Like Kenya than Silicon valley, †(wamda. com, November 21, 2012

www. wamda. com/2012/11/why-jordan-looks-more-like-kenya-than-silicon-valley Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment

major software companies, many in conjunction with development agencies. Some of these resources are available entirely online,

students, and Skype in the classroom, a free global community for teachers to connect their

panel at 2012 Maker Faire in New york, serving as an inspiration to young innovators Choosing a hands-on,

a model, collaborative learning undergirds many significant ICT initiatives such as the open source model In the education sector, students enrolled in MOOCS are found to collaborate through social media and

6 000 stipends to post-secondary developers for writing code for open source software projects. This event is held annually in various parts of the world.

mentor/s and given exposure to real-world software development scenarios and the opportunity for employment

As a recent OECD report on the Outlook of Science, Technology and Industry points out,

lack of software and technical support; absence of reliable electrical supply inadequate student-computer ratios; ICT learning restricted to studying basic computer literacy and not

177 OECD, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012 (OECD Publishing, 2012), 486 http://dx. doi. org/10.1787/sti outlook-2012-en

/180 OECD, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012; infodev, â€oeinformation and Communication Technology for

Technology and Industry Outlook 2012: 486; and Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies

Outlook 2012 185 Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies; Nidhi Tandon et al.

young people from the open source movement, university researchers, the private sector international donor agencies and national governments.

Technology Outlook for Singaporean K-12 Education 2012-2017,(Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium, 2012), www. comminit. com/ict-4-development/content/technology-outlook-singaporean-k-12-education

-2012-2017 194 Openmrs, http://openmrs. org /195 Jembi Health Sysetms, www. jembi. org/programs

â€oetechnology Outlook for Singaporean K-12 Education 2012-2017 "197 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action:

198 OECD, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012 199 â€oecisco, †QA Apprenticeships, http://apprenticeships. qa. com/employers/corporate-bespoke-apprenticeships/qa

/203 OECD, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012 Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment

"Global Employment Outlook September 2012: Bleak Labour Market Prospects for Youth.""Geneva: International Labour Office, 2012

Technology Outlook for Singaporean K-12 Education 2012-2017. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium, 2012. www. comminit. com/ict-4-development/content/technology-outlook

-singaporean-k-12-education-2012-2017 Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 66 Johnson, Larry, Samantha Adams,

OECD. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012. OECD Publishing, 2012: 466 http://dx. doi. org/10.1787/sti outlook-2012-en

Apps Software application developed for a digital device. The term is associated often with the applications that run on mobile phones

Coding Writing instructions for a computer program Connectivism A network-based pedagogy that informs the work of MOOCS, OCW and other

and produce software projects, apps, and other solutions Hacker/maker space Community-operated workspace where people with common interests meet and


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION A Hitchiker 's Guide to Digital Social Innovation.pdf.txt

open source and open hardware environments supporting social innovation by empowering and facilitating citizens'participation. One of the projects is responsible for the

open source and decentralized infrastructure for connecting citizens and the internet in a decentralized open architecture

network, take Google docs, a centralized group and document management system, take Youtube, a centralized media hosting facility.

panels of individual experts (annual reviews. There will also be an impact assessment in January 2014, a report for the use of European stakeholders, including citizens.

A methodology for the socioeconomic impact assessment of Software-as-a -Service and Internet of Services research projects, Research Evaluation, 2014 23: 133-149


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation.pdf.txt

All of the most innovative ideas, from Skype to Wikipedia, from online cartography to app stores, had a very quick, viral spreading.

FLOSS Manuals creates free documentation about free software. It is an online community of some 4-5 thousand volunteers creating manuals in over 30 languages

example of such reflections has been Free and Open source Software, which has been in -vestigated from many theoretical viewpoints, from transaction costs (the theory that explains

larger groups of people with a high-level of knowledge of specific topics, e g. software development capabilities, social innovation concepts, etc.

and 64-bit versions for Windows, GNU/Linux-based OSES, and MAC OS X 4. Book Sprint http://booksprints-for-ict-research. eu Book Sprint is a collaborative

Crabgrass https://we. riseup. net Crabgrass is a software libre web application designed for group

software, powering internet platforms for proposition development and decision making 27. Loomio https://www. loomio. org/?

software for anyone, anywhere, to participate in decisions 28. Mailpile https://www. mailpile. is Free and open-source web mail client with user

Pump. io http://pump. io Social server with an Activitystreams API 43 38. Pybossa http://pybossa. com Pybossa is a free, 100%open-source framework for

runs, the Slashdot-Like Automated Storytelling Homepage software 43. Status. Net http://status. net Free and open-source social software

44. Succeed Together http://www. succeedtogether. eu/en A company that is creating a semantic engine

platform leveraging from the free software implementations of Bitcoin and Bittorrent protocols 47. Ushahidi http://ushahidi. com Nonprofit tech company that specialises in

developing free and open-source software for information collection, visualisation and interactive mapping 48. Utopia http://www. utopia. de German community platform to discuss sustainable

wiki=Accueil Yeswiki is a software application made for creating and managing your website, in a collaborative way

Yeswiki is written Free Software in PHP language under the GPL licence, used for creating and managing an internet or intranet website

†Outlook for the Future The CAPS projects introduced in this book are the first projects to be funded under

Currie, M.,Kelty, C. & Murillo, L. F. R (2013)' Free Software trajectories: From Organized

The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Duke university Press Kirk, D.,Douglas, A.,Brennan, C. & Ingram, A. 2002)' Combining Cognitive Maps and Soft


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Growning a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe.pdf.txt

-ent operating systems such as Windows and Android, open standards have fostered innovation by allowing technologies like web browsers to be implemented over dif

-ferent underlying platforms, avoiding pro -prietary systems and vendor lock in on the web. This was a hard

open source Android operating system and spawned innovation in applica -tions worldwide; Facebook has enabled the building of thousands of apps and

open hardware, open source software open knowledge, data storage and ana -lytics and are producing valuable data

patents, open standards and free software together with the multi-stakeholder governance model Avoiding anti-competitive dynamics and lock in

Open sources Foundation that supports projects that offer some kind of collective return, such as the open source DIY shoest

kit8, a project developed with the support of Fablab Barcelona, or http://tuderechoasaber. es, a service that allows citizens to

-trol †machines), free CAD/CAM software, like Blender, 123d or Sketchup, and open source designs are now giving innovators better access to the enabling

infrastructures, products, skills and capabilities they need to enhance collabo -rative making. â€oereuse, Remix, Recycle†are becoming the keywords of the open

People working on open source hardware are creat -ing new organisations, such as the Open source Hardware Association, to coordinate

research projects, such as the open source cars Wikispeed, and build farming tools and new fabrication machines like the Reprap and others.

These products are open source and free, with a worldwide community of peers contributing to the collective discoveries

A project like openp2pdesign is opening up design processes and tools to enable collaborative communities to undertake large-scale projects that can lead to innovative

Projects like Open source Ecology are promoting a shift towards a more sustainable lifestyle The makers movement is showing how experiments of collaboration and open culture

open source software and open data. Projects and areas of work like Safecast or open source Geiger, the Smart Citizen Kit and open wearables are showing interesting

3d manufactur ing tools, free CAD /CAM software and open source designs are now giving innovators

better access to tools, products skills and capabilities they need to enhance collaborative making 27growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

WEFAB, a makerspace in Milan with a focus on open source, design, digital fabrication and micro enterprises

-base, create visualisations using the Openspending software and to use the Openspending API. Although the Openspending

collaboration and decision-making and is piloting open source solutions across Europe engaging new political partices, citizen

Safecast is both the name of a Geiger counter built by the open source community as well as a global sensor network where

source software for the collection, visualisation and interactive mapping of information. The primary purpose of Crisisnet is

open data, free and open software and open hardware Github, the collaborative service for open software developers, is revolutionising

such as Diaspora, Status. net or easy-to-run servers like arkos †which make it easy

software foundation Wayra Unltd The Accelerator Healthbox London Clearlyso Angels Bethnal Green Ventures Tor Open

open content, open source and open access PUBLIC DOMAIN Communia The contribution of open knowledge covers the variety of ways in

moving towards and Open source Internet of Thingst Open-source hardware consists of hardware whose blueprints are made publicly avail

-sor which can be programmed with open-source software tools by the user. The idea is that anyone should be able to turn

from open sources and the best possible alignments of my local providers with the global potential of wider communities†(Van Kranenburg 2014

software foundation Wayra Unltd Bethnal Green Ventures Tor Guifi. net Confine Smart Santander Makerfaire The different methods by which these organisations are supporting DSI

FB, Apple, Android Federated Social networks Diaspora Crowdsourcing Social web entrepreneurs Startup Europe Smart Cities Internet of

FB, Apple, Android Federated Social networks Diaspora Crowdsourcing Social web entrepreneurs Startup Europe Smart Cities Internet of

networks based on open source code and open standards to promote open democracy collective debate, deliberation and voting.

software patents Banning software patents and defending Network Neutrality will keep bottom-up innovation feasible and affordable

Software packages that are patented can be expensive and less accessible to potential individual innovators. Also the

Internet needs to continue to be a neutral space where creativity can continue to flourish

They combine investments in new hardware and software with experi -ments to discover better ways of delivering healthcare or reducing carbon emissions

open source software) can be obtained at a lower cost with a better quality from reliable suppliers, and that open standards and interoperability are implemented.

source software should be easy to acquire from government at all levels Open source procurement As an example, in 2004, the UK government launched

(and reviewed in 2009 and 2010) its policy on ICT32 where special at -tention was paid to open source procurement.

In this respect, a toolkit was used to ensure that there is a level playing field for open source and that some of the myths associated with open source are dispelled.

Participating in open procurement calls should be made easy Public procurement of innovative solutions Commissioning tools could also be set up to see if the deployment of the DSI strategy

funding and all public-funded software should use open standards. For a definition of open standards, see Openstand Principles48

It can also include the development of open source mobile phone alternatives such as Fairphone69 on top of which a whole

and Makerspaces with free software and open hardware training, or by the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Knowledge

analytics software to test demand Fi na n -ci al V al ue There has to be a market for

cohort/panel study, regular interval surveying Level 3 You can demonstrate that your product/service

and proliferation of open source projects or creative commons licenses Building on the above discussion, this table outlines the measures that a framework for

Interoperable, customised and modular services and applications based on open source, open access and open hardware can then be built on top of a public federated platform in a dynamic and flexible way,

Big OTT are Google, Skype, Youtube Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and EBAY 4 Sestini, Fabrizio.``Collective awareness

/outlook/e-outlook/stipolicyprofiles /competencestoinnovate /taxincentivesforrdandinnovation. htm 39 http://crowdingin. com 40 http://www. lanzanos. com

-outlook-19991428. htm 85 https://www innovationpolicyplatform. org Figures Page 25 Natalie Ortiz (2012) â€oeouishare Summit


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Guide to social_innovation_2013.pdf.txt

In the Social Innovation Camp, an inter disciplinary group brings together software designers and experts in social issues.

processes and for selection panels that are independent of the political process and allow selection


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION social_innovation_decade_of_changes.pdf.txt

-cations could flourish in a participatory innovation model based on open source and open hardware development 2. Public federated identity management for the entire EU:

The aim should be to turn the current passport into an open source mesh-networked device;

plenary panels, short flash sessions and a new format called †Vox pops†in which citizens contribute their ideas on culture

182 Diogo Vasconcelos chaired a Business Panel on Future EU innovation policy in January 2009 to provide input

-ing position when typing †social innovation†into search engines. It hosts a community of practitioners with about 5000 registered members and has welcomed more than

y proposing new promising models of participatory innovation based on open software and open hardware y achieving a better understanding of the techno-social issues related to key aspects

and collaborate to reach collective sustainability goals on open source platforms (open in terms of software but also hardware, such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi innovations

considered to be low-cost state-of-the-art platform technology components. The ini -tiative is part of the digital agenda†s R&d activities.

For example, the †European Citizens†Panel †New democratic toolbox for new Institutions†197 tested the participatory methods of organising panels

on a large scale, with randomly chosen citizens, to develop operational recommenda -tions on effective tools for involving citizens in the decision-making process of the Eu

Four national citizens†panels were held in Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Latvia, as well as a European event bringing citizens, experts and decision-makers into dialogue

The national panels enabled citizens to discuss the use of participatory democracy methods on a European scale.

Following the national citizens†panels and the civil society fora, a set of European rec

part in the national panels before being discussed by an international expert panel at an international conference.

leadership practices as their operating system, and have succeeded in formulating solid recommendations for the improvement of one of


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