IDEU – Inclusive Digitalisation in the EU

IDEU – Inclusive Digitalisation in the EU – is an initiative aimed at ensuring that the digital transformation in Europe leaves no one behind. We’re concerned about the continuing digital divide and want to understand your experiences with digital inclusion. Through a year-long crowdsourcing campaign (gathering input from a large group of people online, what we like to call “the wisdom of the multitude”), we’re asking citizens across six European countries to share their challenges and propose solutions to policymakers. Your input will directly shape recommendations presented to decision-makers at all levels. We aim to raise awareness about digital policies and build a stronger community of stakeholders to drive digital and political innovation.

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CODE Europe: E-participation for Good Governance and Active Citizenship

Co-Deciding Europe: Civic Tech for Good Governance and Active Citizenship (CODE Europe), a project implemented in 2021 -2023, piloted the use of crowdsourcing to improve legislation in the EU. Using advanced IT solutions and tailor-made digital tools and platforms, the project aimed at developing a culture of digital democracy and empowered citizens and public authorities to use modern means of interaction in the decision-making process on the subject of air quality.

CODE Europe was carried out by a consortium of organisations from Hungary, Iceland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Latvia, Estonia and Slovenia. The actual crowdsourcing took place in Athens (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), Lisbon (Portugal), Burgas (Bulgaria) and Budapest (Hungary).Besides implementing the crowdsourcing activities in Burgas, ProInfo developed the communications and citizen engagement strategy of the entire project TCODE Europe was carried out with financial support from the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation.

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