VOICE - Giving European People a Voice in EU-Legislation
Technical innovations all around Web 2.0 also create new opportunities for direct communication between citizens and political decision-makers (eParticipation). Within Project VoicE, an ambitious new model for eParticipation on the European stage will be tested and implemented. Relying on the state-of-the-art platform Gov2DemOSS, our consortium will design sophisticated tools for citizens from the regions of Baden-Württemberg and Valencia to deliver input into the European legislation.
VoicE is designed as a trial project featuring several new concepts:
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a regional focus designed to implement direct communication channels between citizens from a region and "their" elected representatives and vice versa
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a thematic focus on the issue of consumer protection, which is of direct high relevance for citizens
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a strong commitment to proper content development and intensive platform management.
Our dedicated and highly-specialised project consortium encompasses a leading European public innovation agency (MFG), regional pro-European non-profit associations (EZBW/FCVRE), scientific expertise in analysing and understanding EU decision-making processes and eParticipation (Eurosoc / University of Koblenz-Landau), providers of award-winning technology for eParticipation (gov2u) and public authorities from the regions (GVA, StM) with expertise in the field of EU consumer proetection policy (MLR).