A 1-day opportunity for EU policy-makers and civil society change-makers
What?
On the occasion of International Democracy Day, the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), Dreamocracy and Smarter Together will present the potential of advanced forms of crowdsourcing for public administration and democracy at EU-level.
This Democracy Lab will provide an interactive space. Participants will test out new innovative methods and learn how to:
Why?
Public authorities dealing with urgent crises need agile solutions to identify expertise quickly. Also, the complex challenges that our democracies are facing require fast and creative thinking.
Fresh scientific insights, new methodologies and technologies help better address public problems, by tapping into stakeholders’ and citizens’ insights and the famed “wisdom of crowds”.
Better integrating cognitive diversity can help improve the effectiveness and legitimacy of public administration. This has been proven to be very effective for instance for public health policies for which crowdsourcing methods have been used extensively during the Covid pandemic.
For further information, please contact marta.azevedosilva@ecas.org
