The document discusses lessons learned from the OurSpace project, which aimed to create a cross-border eParticipation platform for youth political deliberation. An evaluation methodology was developed using 4 levels and 11 indicator categories to measure the project's objectives and results. The methodology included questionnaires, interviews, data analysis and focus groups. Results showed that while the platform facilitated relevant political discussions for youth, decision maker participation was limited. Technical features were satisfactory but could be enhanced to better support networking and community aspects. Promotion through diverse channels helped engage users.
The projest aim is to boost the delivery of home care innovative solutions in regional innovation chains by strengthening cooperation among actors in the regional innovation system using quadruple-helix approach.
What is approach? You can learn it from our presentation at Kick-off meeting
The document proposes a Joint Action Plan to address gaps and challenges for EEU organizations participating in ICT research. It analyzed six EEU pilot projects to identify barriers in enterprise interoperability and collaboration research. The Joint Action Plan aims to provide guidelines for EEU policymakers and researchers to better participate in European projects by removing barriers. It was developed through workshops involving EEU stakeholders to validate recommendations and examples of initiatives supporting ICT research in the EEU.
The Vital Rural Area project aims to develop best practices for sustainable rural development. It involves 13 partner regions from 6 North Sea countries. The key element is the cooperative agreement approach, which involves stakeholders from different sectors developing agreements to work together towards shared goals. The project has 3 work packages focusing on empowering SMEs, branding regions, and improving services. The outcome will be an interactive Rural Power Pack tool containing case studies, methodology, and tools for tackling common rural problems. It will provide an integrated approach for application in other regions.
Maximising Horizon 2020 Research Impact and the competitiveness of your proposalCharles Henderson
Impact is the most important aspect of a Horizon 2020 proposal for evaluators. In this presentation we show how the competitiveness of proposals can be enhanced and how research impact can be improved through the project life cycle. We give examples of how we are improving the exploitation and dissemination of existing projects.
H2020. Criterios de evaluación y consejos prácticos para la elaboración de pr...CTAEX
19 11 15 Oportunidades de financiación de la I+D+i. De la EIP a los grupos operativos H2020. Criterios de evaluación y consejos prácticos para la elaboración de propuestas H2020. Andrés Montero Aparicio. INIA.
This document discusses the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership program. It describes the key actions and types of strategic partnerships supported, which include those supporting innovation and exchange of good practices. Eligible organizations are presented, along with examples of opportunities and activities that can be funded. The application process is summarized, including required sections that describe the participants, objectives, management, and work plan. Intellectual outputs that could be developed are also listed.
The document discusses various European Union funding programmes that could be pursued for projects related to water management, floods, and droughts. It provides information on the LIFE Programme, Horizon 2020, and European territorial cooperation programmes, outlining details like eligible project types, financing amounts, and application procedures. Key funding opportunities mentioned include LIFE for demonstration projects, Horizon 2020 for applied research and innovation, and transnational cooperation programmes for developing joint strategies across borders.
E-Society 2016 - The GOV Indicator - Mark VerhijdeMark Verhijde
In this article we introduce and apply the GOV typology in order to analyze various e-Government tools, websites and interactive methods of the
EU-project “Open Government in Europe”. In many ways these so-called ‘Good Practices’ (GP) are state of the art examples of open data, egovernment
tools and innovative relationships between governments and active citizens in Europe. Rich though the examples may be, comparing and
evaluating them is not easy, while learning from them or using a specific example in one’s own situation is quite difficult. The proposed indicator
GOV, while allowing for three distinct GOV strata, hugely improves the options for meaningful comparison between Good Practices and learning
from them. Furthermore, with the GOV typology we observe a difference between the patterning of Good Practices, mainly found in GOV 1.0 and
GOV 2.0 strata, and the subset of selected ‘Best Practices’, which tend to clustering in the GOV 2.0 and GOV 3.0 strata. Thirdly, due to the GOV
indicator we have a better understanding of the workings of the Good Practices, especially the options of interaction between given GOV strata. The
Dutch GOV 2.0 case “Research on Civic Initiatives, DIY’s & Liability” illustrates such behavior, resulting in additional GOV examples, with clear
indications of push and pull strategies due to attitudes of governments and citizens and thus providing a solid argument for interaction.
Presentation given over the Internet in a S2E event in Ljubljana on April 6, 2016 (Policy Instruments for Widening Participation). An introduction to policy measures for improving research and innovation performance in low-performing countries in the context of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
Research Infrastructures Draft Work Programme 2016-2017Innovate UK
Research Infrastructures Draft Work Programme 2016-2017
1. Development and long-term sustainability of new pan- European RIs
2. Integrating and Opening RIs of European Interest 3. e-Infrastructures
4. Fostering the innovation potential of RI
5. Support to Policy and International cooperation (RI/e-RI)
Ontario CIO Shared Service Meeting June 1 2018eCampusOntario
This document provides an agenda and overview for a Shared Services meeting at eCampusOntario. The agenda includes welcoming introductions, discussing eCampusOntario's context and test concepts, collecting thoughts on a test concept, supporting equity and access, discussing a provincial survey structure and communications strategy, measuring sandbox success, and next steps. The overview discusses eCampusOntario's reach across Ontario post-secondary institutions, the principles of extending practice and rethinking as themes to guide program designs, assumptions about openness, examples of open educational resources, and potential benefits and structures for a shared services program.
Erasmus+ webinar presentation ka2 he jcerasmusplus
This document provides guidance on applying for funding under Key Action 2 of the Erasmus+ programme. Key Action 2 supports strategic partnerships and knowledge alliances aimed at modernizing education, training, and youth work. It replaces previous EU programmes and has a simplified structure based on key actions. Strategic partnerships must involve organizations from at least three countries and can address themes like skills development, entrepreneurship, and increasing labour market relevance. The application process involves completing an online form with details of project objectives, activities, budget, and impact.
Erasmus+ webinar presentation ka2 he jcerasmusplus
This document provides guidance on applying for funding under Key Action 2 of the Erasmus+ programme. Key Action 2 supports strategic partnerships and knowledge alliances aimed at modernizing education, training, and youth work. It outlines the objectives, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, application process and deadlines, priority project themes, activities and budgets for strategic partnerships in higher education. Projects should address EU policy objectives, foster skills for employability, and develop innovative curricula through transnational collaboration between higher education institutions and other organizations. The application involves completing an online form by April 30th providing details of the project context, partners, objectives, activities, budget, and impact.
Communication and Dissemination activities and Gender aspects in horizon 2020...Heart Healthy Hoods
Comunicación y género en Proyectos europeos. Presentación de Jesús Rojo de la Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d en la Escuela Nacional de Sanidad.
WEB 2.0 FOR FORESIGHT: EXPERIENCES ON AN INNOVATION PLATFORM IN EUROPEAN AGEN...Totti Könnölä
The document summarizes a web 2.0 foresight exercise conducted by the European Commission to gather ideas for future Knowledge and Innovation Communities. It describes the 6 steps taken: 1) defining objectives, 2) analysing conditions, 3) scoping the exercise, 4) choosing methods/tools, 5) running the platform, and 6) following up. The exercise involved an online platform where over 100 ideas were posted and commented on over 7 weeks to inform the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's strategic priorities. Key lessons included the need for clear objectives, piloting tools, and planning for data analysis and platform follow-up.
Report on future policies and regulatory frameworksOles Kulchytskyy
The Report on future policies and regulatory frameworks for social media and content convergence: information disorder, human rights and regulatory implications (D2.3) gives a comprehensive insight into the functioning of the regulatory and governance initiatives addressing the human rights concerns related to information disorder in social media. Moreover, it provides better understanding of the regulatory and governance implications of such efforts, including their potential impact on policy definition, incentives employed, State’s involvement, building societal trust, etc. In addition to the contents planned with the project Grant Agreement and due to the situation with the world COVID-19 pandemic, this particular context and its implications on the topics discussed here is also addressed in the report.
The information is prepared by the team of the COMPACT project (http://compact-media.eu/).
COMPACT is a Coordination and Support Action funded European Commission under framework Horizon 2020.
The objective of the COMPACT project is to increase awareness (including scientific, political, cultural, legal, economic and technical areas) of the latest technological discoveries among key stakeholders in the context of social media and convergence. The project will offer analyses and road maps of related initiatives. In addition, extensive research on policies and regulatory frameworks in media and content will be developed.
The document discusses open science policies and requirements across different European funding programs including Horizon Europe. It provides definitions of open science practices and outlines how open science will be comprehensively integrated across the entire Horizon Europe project lifecycle from proposal evaluation through implementation, reporting, and monitoring. Open access to publications and research data are mandatory requirements while additional open science practices are promoted and incentivized. Guidance is provided to help proposers and beneficiaries comply with open science policies.
Utopia Internet - any freedom left. Democratization of Information access and organisation capabilities empowered individuals and society, but Internet Evangelists forgot that technology also could be used by governments companies and organisations, which led to a perfect storm of surveillance. Did the journey to Utopia Freedom end in an Dystopia of the end of privacy and freedom?
Collaborative behaviours in e participationPeter Parycek
This document discusses collaborative behaviors in e-participation. It notes that social networking fulfills natural human social needs and has progressed from simply sharing information to building social relationships. Effective governance of participation requires establishing guidelines for behavior and considering how discussion forums are designed. Hyperlinks express social relationships and have shifted human conversation online, with highly engaged communities producing work through collective efforts, while crowds contribute discrete anonymous inputs. Opportunities of e-participation include more effective governance, while risks include low participation, an overload of useless information, and manipulation. Tensions exist between consumption and contribution of opinions and between traditional hierarchies and virtual environments.
Opening of the E-Democracy Conference CeDEM,
Peter Parycek (Danube University Krems, AT)
Manuel J. Kripp (e-voting.cc, AT)
Noella Edelmann (Danube University Krems, AT)
1) Open data is described as an "ultimate renewable resource" that nobody owns, everybody uses, and anybody can improve.
2) Examples are given of open data portals in Austria including those operated by the cities of Vienna, Linz, and Salzburg, as well as at the federal level.
3) Rapid standardization has occurred through unconventional cooperation between various levels of government and other organizations to establish common open data standards and practices.
The document summarizes a project called Policy Compass, which aims to create easy-to-use online tools for policy analysis and evaluation. The project is funded by the EU and involves 7 organizations from 5 countries. It will develop tools to visualize open data, construct prosperity metrics and causal models, and facilitate public debates. The goal is to improve policymaking and evaluation processes by making them more evidence-based, transparent and inclusive of public input. A prototype platform integrating these tools will be developed and tested in two countries.
Open Research Data: Present and planned EC Policy, Jean-Claude Burgelman impl...Platforma Otwartej Nauki
“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015. The conference was organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015
“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015, conference organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015
The Unite-IT project aims to establish a network to share practices and findings on how digital skills can help socially excluded groups reconnect with learning. The network will collect resources on digital inclusion, establish working groups, raise awareness among policymakers, and organize an annual conference. The project is coordinated by Telecentre-Europe and involves partners from Belgium, Malta, Serbia, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, and Belgium. It runs from 2012-2015 with a budget of €547,582 funded 74% by the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme.
The document discusses the development of the online platform for the Global Internet Policy Observatory (GIPO) project, which is supported by the European Commission. It outlines the goals of engaging the community to help identify solutions and address synergies between initiatives to help design the GIPO platform. A workshop is described that will include presentations on the GIPO project status and synergies with other mapping initiatives, as well as working sessions to discuss challenges and solutions for developing the technological aspects of the GIPO platform.
Results approaches for the SDG era: shared challenges and collective solutions. This workshop is part of the OECD/DAC Results Community that took place in October 2018. This presentation looks at Using the SDGs as a framework for shared results.
BDVe Webinar Series - Big Data for Public Policy, the state of play - Roadmap...Big Data Value Association
This document provides a roadmap for future research directions in using big data for public policy. It outlines 5 main research clusters: privacy and transparency, data acquisition and storage, data clustering and integration, modeling and analysis, and data visualization. For each cluster, it identifies several specific research challenges. It also discusses how big data can be applied across the different phases of the policy cycle from agenda setting to evaluation. The roadmap aims to guide future EU research and policymaking in effectively leveraging big data and data-driven approaches.
WeGov was presented at the Samos 2010 Summit, “Declaration On the Future of ICT for Governance” in Samos, Greece, on the 8th July 2010. The presentation took place in Session V of the Summit. Session V focused on the subject "ICT Research meets practice". The session underlined the adoption of the research prototypes and ideas, as well as on the application of various innovative solutions in the Public Sector and the Local Administrations, with a view to achieve efficient services provision which will meet the administration needs with overall aim, to better serve the citizens.
Delivering the gender platform’s outcomes: Communications and engagementILRI
This document outlines communication objectives and target audiences for delivering the goals of the Gender Platform. It discusses both internal and external communication objectives, which include knowledge sharing, organizational culture change, promoting evidence for investment in gender research, and positioning CGIAR as a thought leader. Target audiences include internal teams, donors, policymakers, and the general public. Past communication methods are reviewed and new approaches are proposed, such as campaign-based communication, engaging at high-level events, and open access to data. The goal is to effectively share knowledge generated by the Gender Platform.
This document summarizes the draft Horizon 2020 work programme for 2014-2015 related to e-infrastructures. It outlines 9 topics within the e-Infrastructures Call, including developing integrated e-infrastructures for scientific computing and data, supporting open access policies, establishing global data interoperability, high-performance computing, and virtual research environments. The call has a budget of 177 million Euros and topics will close between April 2014 and January 2015. Contact information is provided for questions.
NordForsk Open Access Reykjavik 14-15/8-2014: H2020NordForsk
This document summarizes the European Commission's policies on open access to research data and publications in Horizon 2020. Key points include:
1) Horizon 2020 will require open access to publications and encourage open access to research data through a pilot program. Projects will need to submit a data management plan and may need to deposit data in a repository.
2) The goals are to optimize the impact of publicly-funded research, enable better science, and promote economic growth and broader access.
3) Support for open access includes funding for e-infrastructure projects, training, helpdesks and guidelines on open data management.
The Policy Compass project aims to develop online tools to improve policy analysis and evaluation. It will integrate tools for (1) constructing metrics like prosperity indices using open data, (2) building causal models of policies using fuzzy cognitive maps, and (3) facilitating online debates and mapping arguments. The platform will simplify using and visualizing open data, help analyze policies, and raise public discourse on measuring economic and social progress. It seeks to make policymaking more evidence-based, transparent and accountable.
Project COMPACT From research to policy through raising awareness of the stat...Oles Kulchytskyy
COMPACT is a Coordination and Support Action funded European Commission under framework Horizon 2020.
The objective of the COMPACT project is to increase awareness (including scientific, political, cultural, legal, economic and technical areas) of the latest technological discoveries among key stakeholders in the context of social media and convergence. The project will offer analyses and road maps of related initiatives. In addition, extensive research on policies and regulatory frameworks in media and content will be developed.
http://compact-media.eu/
Approaches to supporting Open Educational Resource projectsR. John Robertson
Approaches to supporting Open Educational Resource projects, OCWC2010 Hanoi, May 5-7 2010.
R. John Robertson1, Sheila MacNeill1, Phil Barker2, Lorna Campbell1 and Li Yuan3
1Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement, University of Strathclyde, 2Institute for Computer Based Learning, Heriot-Watt University, 3Institute for Cybernetic Education, University of Bolton
Social innovation research on coworking clusters
Develops a new model of entrepreneurship and social innovation by favouring cooperation and operational bridging between public actors, universities, training centres and "mainstream" clusters together with civil society.
The document outlines the objectives and progress of Phase 2 of a study to improve community planning processes in Toronto. The objectives are to understand current engagement models, explore new advisory groups and tools, and broaden participation. Implementation includes developing strategies for stakeholder partnerships, youth engagement, ethnic media, and open data. Over 800 participants have been engaged through various consultation methods. Opportunities for change and draft principles of effective engagement have been identified. Next steps include finalizing recommendations and strategies, further consultations, and a final report.
The document summarizes a panel discussion from the Co-Create Project on promoting creativity and social innovation. It provides an overview of the speakers and agenda. It then discusses various aspects of capitalizing on project results, including scaling up, scaling out, policy learning, and policy impact. The panel discussed defining cultural and creative industries, examples of transnational networks, the role of cluster managers, and networks for disseminating results. The discussion focused on how the Co-Create Project and TALIA partnership can support consolidating results, extending them geographically, facilitating policy learning, and influencing policy transformation.
Capacity building via OpenCoesione, the Italian open strategy on cohesion po...carloamati
Meeting of the EU Public Administration Network (EUPAN)
Joint session on enhancing institutional and administrative capacity building
Rome, 16-17 October 2014
Big data refers to the massive amounts of data now available due to greater collection and storage capabilities. There are three shifts that have occurred with big data: 1) the end of sampling as all available data is used, 2) the end of exactitude as prediction and correlation are used instead of causation, and 3) the end of causality as prediction relies more on correlation than mechanisms of causation. Big data will transform society, business, government, and individuals as data becomes a resource that can be used for predictive analysis but also raises issues around data privacy and the balance between free will and data-driven decisions.
Open Value Chains in Politics, Economy, Society & Science Peter Parycek
Die Organisations- und Kommunikationskraft und -fähigkeit der Gesellschaft hat durch die fortschreitende Digitalisierung und Technologisierung eine noch nie dagewesen Dimension erreicht und stellt damit die bisherigen Organisationskonzepte in Verwaltung Politik und Wirtschaft in Frage. Die Spannungslinien der Veränderungsprozesse verlaufen durch bestehende Geschäfts- und Machtmodellen und sind vielfach Treiber der aktuellen politischen und wirtschaftlichen Diskussionen.
Der Vortrag zeigt, wie Kooperationsmodelle und Wertschöpfungsketten in Wirtschaft, Verwaltung und Politik mit der Gesellschaft gestaltet werden können; welche Geschäfts- und Verwaltungsmodelle transformiert werden müssen; wie offene Innovationskonzepte in die Wertschöpfungskette integriert werden können; wie und wo die Organisationen Transparenz strategisch einsetzen können.
1) Open Government Überblick
- Transparenz
- Beteiligung & Zusammenarbeit
2) Open Innovation
3) Open Data Wirtschaftliche Aspekte
4) Open Data: Chancen, Nutzen, erausforderungen & Gefahren
The document discusses how mass media and communication technologies have led to a revolution and paradigm shift, moving from hierarchical structures to decentralized networks. It explores how this shift may impact and strengthen democracy through greater transparency, participation, and collaboration between government and society. Both top-down and bottom-up approaches are examined, along with potential weaknesses like low participation and resistance to reduced control. The presentation concludes that while challenges remain, increased information sharing and mobilization enabled by new technologies could overall lead to more democratic governance.
The document discusses open access and scholarly communication. It defines open access as making scholarly literature freely available online for anyone to read, distribute, and use for lawful purposes without financial, legal or technical barriers. Open access has the potential to maximize the dissemination of research findings to the greatest number of users. Mandating open access policies for universities could help increase access to research.
The document discusses several topics related to enterprise 2.0 including:
1) Social media and networks have passed a tipping point in usage and are dominated by Facebook which has demographic facts in Austria.
2) There is a paradigm shift away from hierarchies towards networks for participation and motivation.
3) Key aspects of enterprise 2.0 include half to a quarter of businesses using it, benefits like innovation and collaboration, and applications in operations, business units, and customer service.
Peter Parycek, Judith Schossböck: The Austrian Open Government Strategy - Chances and Risks in the Context of Intercultural Perspectives
Mapping Cultures of Public Trust:Open Government and Open Society in Northern Europe and the European Union.Helsinki, 3.6.2010
This document discusses open government initiatives and the importance of transparency, participation, and collaboration between governments and citizens. It references memos and declarations supporting more open and flexible e-government that empowers citizens and businesses through involvement in the policy process and development of applications in collaboration with third parties. Quotes suggest 21st century government should share power, open decision-making, and partner with citizens on service delivery.
The document discusses the evolution of e-government from version 1.0 to the potential of version 2.0. Key aspects of e-government 2.0 include greater use of social media, an emphasis on transparency, collaboration between government and citizens, and opening up data and processes to enable innovation. Realizing e-government 2.0 could lead to more openness, transparency and trust as well as new services developed by society through analyzing and visualizing publicly available data. However, there are also risks and challenges to implementing e-government 2.0 such as a lack of political will, legal and technical uncertainties, and resistance to loss of control.
Towards Wearable Continuous Point-of-Care Monitoring for Deep Vein Thrombosis...ThrombUS+ Project
Kaldoudi E, Marozas M, Jurkonis R, Pousset N, Legros M, Kircher M, Novikov D, Sakalauskas A, Moustakidis P, Ayinde B, Moltani LA, Balling S, Vehkaoja A, Oksala N, Macas A, Balciuniene N, Bigaki M, Potoupnis M, Papadopoulou S-L, Grandone E, Gautier M, Bouda S, Schloetelburg C, Prinz T, Dionisio P, Anagnostopoulos S, Drougka I, Folkvord F, Drosatos G, Didaskalou S and the ThrombUS+ Consortium, Towards Wearable Continuous Point-of-Care Monitoring for Deep Vein Thrombosis of the Lower Limb. In: Jarm, T., Šmerc, R., Mahnič-Kalamiza, S. (eds) 9th European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference. EMBEC 2024. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 113. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61628-0_36
Presented by Dr. Stelios Didaskalou, ThrombUS+ Project Manager
The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer ...Sérgio Sacani
Many plans to establish human settlements on other planets focus on
adapting crops to growth in controlled environments. However, these settlements will also require pioneer plants that can grow in the soils and
harsh conditions found in extraterrestrial environments, such as those
on Mars. Here, we report the extraordinary environmental resilience of Syntrichia caninervis, a desert moss that thrives in various extreme environments. S. caninervis has remarkable desiccation tolerance; even after
losing >98% of its cellular water content, it can recover photosynthetic
and physiological activities within seconds after rehydration. Intact plants
can tolerate ultra-low temperatures and regenerate even after being stored
in a freezer at 80C for 5 years or in liquid nitrogen for 1 month.
S. caninervis also has super-resistance to gamma irradiation and can survive and maintain vitality in simulated Mars conditions; i.e., when simultaneously exposed to an anoxic atmosphere, extreme desiccation, low temperatures, and intense UV radiation. Our study shows that S. caninervis is
among the most stress tolerant organisms. This work provides fundamental insights into the multi-stress tolerance of the desert moss
S. caninervis, a promising candidate pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments, laying the foundation for building biologically sustainable human habitats beyond Earth.
Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Exoplanet LHS 1140 b with JWS...Sérgio Sacani
LHS 1140 b is the second-closest temperate transiting planet to the Earth with an equilibrium temperature low enough to support surface liquid water. At 1.730±0.025 R⊕, LHS 1140 b falls within
the radius valley separating H2-rich mini-Neptunes from rocky super-Earths. Recent mass and radius
revisions indicate a bulk density significantly lower than expected for an Earth-like rocky interior,
suggesting that LHS 1140 b could either be a mini-Neptune with a small envelope of hydrogen (∼0.1%
by mass) or a water world (9–19% water by mass). Atmospheric characterization through transmission
spectroscopy can readily discern between these two scenarios. Here, we present two JWST/NIRISS
transit observations of LHS 1140 b, one of which captures a serendipitous transit of LHS 1140 c. The
combined transmission spectrum of LHS 1140 b shows a telltale spectral signature of unocculted faculae (5.8 σ), covering ∼20% of the visible stellar surface. Besides faculae, our spectral retrieval analysis
reveals tentative evidence of residual spectral features, best-fit by Rayleigh scattering from an N2-
dominated atmosphere (2.3 σ), irrespective of the consideration of atmospheric hazes. We also show
through Global Climate Models (GCM) that H2-rich atmospheres of various compositions (100×, 300×,
1000×solar metallicity) are ruled out to >10 σ. The GCM calculations predict that water clouds form
below the transit photosphere, limiting their impact on transmission data. Our observations suggest
that LHS 1140 b is either airless or, more likely, surrounded by an atmosphere with a high mean molecular weight. Our tentative evidence of an N2-rich atmosphere provides strong motivation for future
transmission spectroscopy observations of LHS 1140 b.
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE.pptximansiipandeyy
This presentation, "Introduction to Forensic Science," offers a basic understanding of forensic science, including its history, why it's needed, and its main goals. It covers how forensic science helps solve crimes and its importance in the justice system. By the end, you'll have a clear idea of what forensic science is and why it's essential.
This an presentation about electrostatic force. This topic is from class 8 Force and Pressure lesson from ncert . I think this might be helpful for you. In this presentation there are 4 content they are Introduction, types, examples and demonstration. The demonstration should be done by yourself
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Our space epart2014
1. Lessons learned from the
OurSpace project
Peter Parycek, Michael Sachs,
Florian Sedy, Judith Schoßböck
Danube University Krems (Austria)
Co-Funded project by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support
Programme (ICT PSP)
2. Agenda
oAbout OurSpace
oProject Results: Overview
oEvaluation Methodology
oDetails on the Evaluation Methodology
oProject Results: Details
oLessons Learned
Co-Funded project by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support
Programme (ICT PSP)
3. About OurSpace
Co-Funded project by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support
Programme (ICT PSP)
4. Main objective(s)
oCross-boarder eParticipation platform for youth deliberation
• Creating a community: focus political topics
• Include decision makers and institutions
• Learning process: make young people familiar with
• decision makers,
• governmental/political institutions and
• the decision making process.
Co-Funded project by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support
Programme (ICT PSP)
5. Challenges
oInvolvement of
• Young people
• Decision makers
• Public institutions / non government organisations
oOutcome oriented discussion
• 4 Phases deliberation model
oDiscussions with 4 languages
• Moderation and automatic translation option
oIntegration of Social Media and Networks
• Facebook connect, social media marketing
Co-Funded project by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support
Programme (ICT PSP)
6. 4 Pilots in 4 Countries
o4 different approaches to participation and user
engagement
• AT (Danube University Krems): Workshops in schools, youth
events, internet-communities
• CZ (DUHA): Political youth organisation that mainly used a
combination of political offline events with the web platform,
stands at youth events, TV and radio
• GR (Cafe Babel and NTUA): Mass media, political media,
workshops at universities and schools
• UK (BYC): Political youth organisations that mainly used their
existing network to reach the youth via the internet
Co-Funded project by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support
Programme (ICT PSP)
7. Deliberation Process in 4 Phases
1. Suggest and rate topics
2. Discuss a topic and provide comments and proposals
(solutions); rate comments and proposals
3. Rate the pre-selected best proposals
4. Show results and get feedback from relevant bodies and
persons. (up to 10 different organisations)
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8. Sustainability
oA self moderated platform
• Theme can be suggested by users
• Users shall take over moderation
oSoftware
• Open Source
• Modular Tools for quick adaptation
• Low costs
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9. Project Results:
Overview
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10. Schedule
1 March 2011
1 April 2012
1 January 2012
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31 December 2013
1 September 2012
11. Results Overview: Platform activity
oPlatform data
3630 4113
4749 4831
6035 6068
543 566
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20
o Project end 31 December 2013
o Engagement campaign ended mid February 2014
o Platform activities ended March 2014
13. Platform data per country
Until 1 Feb
2014
Users Threads Posts Thumbs
EU - 168 543 606
AT 863 44 210 471
CZ 594 127 1.504 2.444
GR 1.600 163 2.228 2.269
UK 1.027 56 298 271
Total 4.084 390 4.240 5.455
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14. Progress per month per country
385
810
712 375 1035
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15. Results Overview: Google Analytics
o In February 2014, the platform had since the beginning
• 52.000+ visitors,
• 29.000+ unique visitors,
• 338.000+ page visits and
oThe average user looked at
• 6+ pages and stayed for
• 6+ minutes.
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16. Evaluation
Methodology
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17. Developed on the basis of …
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o Macintosh, A. & Whyte, A. (2008).
Towards an Evaluation Framework
for eParticipation. Transforming
Government: People, Process and
Policy, 2(1), 16-30. (GRAPHIC)
o Lippa, B. (ed.) (2008): D13.3
DEMO-net booklet eParticipation
Evaluation and Impact, Available
at:
ics.leeds.ac.uk/.../DEMOnet_bookl
et_13.3_eParticipation_evaluation.
pdf
o Aichholzer, G., Westholm, H., 2009,
Evaluating eParticipation Projects:
Practical Examples and Outline of
an Evaluation Framework,
European Journal of ePractice, No.
7, March, 27-44.
18. 4 levels, 11 indicator categories
oPolitical level
• Relevancy and popularity of selected
deliberation themes
• Effectiveness of communicating the
trial results to decision makers and
relevant public bodies
• Degree of influence on decision-making
process and political actions
oTechnical level
• Platform and tools usability
• Platform Purpose suitability
oSocial level
• Effectiveness of integrating multiple
communication tools
• Digital connections created between
users
• Quality of discussion and deliberation
process
oProject / Methodological level
• Effectiveness of the deliberation model
(Method)
• Effectiveness of dissemination
activities (Engagement)
• Effectiveness of user engagement
tactics (Engagement)
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19. Methods
oShort Questionnaire
• 7 questions for registered users only
• Permanently on the platform
• 76 responses in LimeSurvey
oLong Questionnaire
• 20 (+4 demographic) questions
• Final 2 month of the project
• 420 responses in GoogleForm
oInterviews
• 12 users
• 6 decision Impact on users groups
• 3 e-part experts
oDiscourse and media analysis
• Discussion and language analysis
• Relevance and popularity of themes
oMonitoring Tool
• Planning and coordination of
engagement actions
• Regular assessment of engagement
strategies and impact
oData
• Platform data, Google Analytics
• Data from newsletters, social media,
etc.
oFocus Group
• OurSpace consortium
• Final project month
• Analysis of entire data and project
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20. Application of the methodology
o A total of 11 indicator-categories were measured with 51 indicators.
o Each indicator was measured with at least one tool.
o Benchmarks were mostly defined before the evaluation (quantitative).
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21. Details on the Evaluation
Methodology
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22. Relation of Indicator Categories to
results and expected outcomes
O1
O2
O3
O4
O5
O6
O7
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R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
PC1
PC1
PC3
TC1
TC2
SC1
SC2
SC3
MC1
MC2
MC3
Objectives – Indicator-Categories – Expected Results
23. List of objectives
# List of objectives of the OurSpace project
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O1
Establishing the relevant OurSpace Network comprising of the members of the OurSpace consortium,
including also, key players outside of the consortium, a fact that will bring forward new policy proposals
and will provide relevant feedback to the public.
O2
Successfully Deploy an Innovative communication area for democratic participation: Setting‐up a web
based platform which will allow the youngsters from different countries to discuss and share common
issues and create online debates
O3
Strengthening and enhancing transparency and accessibility of dialogue: Formalising the online
deliberation process with a particular emphasis on cross‐border deliberation and their inherent cultural,
lingual and other challenges
O4
Engage a broad range of young EU citizens to participate by using the tool to deliver true value through
collaborative participation. Organizing events & communication channels in order to strengthen and
further explore OurSpace network to a wider‐audience
O5
Feed the results of the debates to the relevant National & EU governmental organisations: Creating a
feedback framework that will deliver results to the decision‐makers and will encourage them to respond
back to youngster via the platform
O6
Evaluate the levels of success of the project trials: Conducting an overall evaluation of the pilots’
efficiency and added value
O7
Create a sustainable strategy for project achievements and outcomes: Using the outcomes to understand
the best practices for achieving positive impact
24. List of expected results
# List of expected results of the OurSpace project
R1 Tool to reduce the complexity of EU decision making processes is in place
R2 Citizens are more informed through the use of ICT
R3 Capacity is enhanced on the existing ICT framework
R4 Opinions
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R5
Educate young people in the role of the European parliament and associated democratic
actors
R6 Improved trust in politics and balance expectations
R7
Improve the role and function of the Youth Parliament and its democratic actors
(actually youth organisations)
R8 Sustained involvement of young people in the decision making process across EU
R9 Improved access to youth opinion for across EU decision makers
25. List of indicator categories
# List of Indicator categories
PC1 Relevancy and popularity of selected Deliberation themes
PC2 Effectiveness of communicating the trial results to the relevant public
administration Bodies
PC3 Degree of influence on the decision-making and policy formation process
TC1 Platform and tools Usability
TC2 Platform Purpose suitability
SC1 Effectiveness of integrating multiple communication channels (web,
mobile, social media) in a single, community-oriented platform
SC2 Digital (or close-up) connections created between OurSpace Users / young
citizens that are politically active
SC3 Quality of discussion and deliberation process
MC1 Effectiveness of the deliberation model
MC2 Effectiveness of dissemination activities
MC3 Effectiveness of user engagement tactics / Role of Youth organizations
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27. Example: Details on Indicator Category TC1
and the respective Indicators TC1.1-TC1.3
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28. Project Results:
Details
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29. Feedback loop for improvements
oBased on an continuous analysis the project work
OurSpace was improved throughout the project:
• Platform: e.g. Design and navigation.
• Engagement: e.g. Landing page designed to make registration easier. Pilot
operators discussed best and worst practices and adopted their
strategies. Promotion with iPad contest.
• Inclusion of decision makers: e.g. Make the tool useful to them. Create
their own topic and ask the youth to comment (instead of decision
makers commenting on youth opinions on random topics).
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30. Result Overview: Political Level (I)
oExperts, users and decision makers agree:
• Topics on the platform are relevant
• The platform has potential for political engagement
but opinions are indifferent about the impact on political
work.
oIt is hard to get decision makers feedback
oUsers want more participation of decision makers.
Activity level is very different in participating countries:
• Austria: one third of MEPs, 1 Secretary of State and 1 Regional
Politician
• Greece: 0
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31. Example of improvements:
Decision makers featured on front page
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32. Result Overview: Political Level (II)
Long Questionnaire: Does OurSpace provide content that interests you?
Yes Rather yes Neutral Rather no No Responses
AT 48 % 21 % 19 % 5 % 8 % 166
CZ 42 % 36 % 1 % 16 % 5 % 98
GR 44 % 33 % 14 % 7 % 2 % 88
UK 30 % 48 % 16 % 3 % 3 % 61
ALL 43 % 31 % 13 % 8 % 5 % 413
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33. Result Overview: Political Level (III)
Long Questionnaire: Do you think that platforms like OurSpace are good
to get involved or more interested in politics?
Yes Rather yes Neutral Rather no No Responses
AT 46 % 27 % 14 % 7 % 7 % 169
CZ 58 % 23 % 7 % 2 % 9 % 43
GR 25 % 42 % 25 % 5 % 4 % 85
UK 42 % 47 % 6 % 2 % 3 % 64
ALL 40 % 35 % 13 % 6 % 7 % 357
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34. Result Overview: Technical Level
oUsers were satisfied with technical features
oUsers liked the improved design
oMobile access was irrelevant as functionality was
oSuggestions for improvement:
• Enhance visibility, interconnectivity & network aspect
„Add option that allows members to create groups, like political parties,
etc.” (GR, Questionnaire)
• More options in personal profile (similar to upcoming social
networks)
• Improve guidance
• Modern design
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35. Example of improvments:
Page guide implemented
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36. Result Overview: Social Level
oRegistration:
• One click registration through Facebook is popular.
• Entering personal data is a hurdle.
oLimited face2face meetings
• takes a lot time from all parties.
oVarious and mass media promotion channels generate a
diversity of users
oTone of discussion: friendly and on an equal level esp. with
Decision Makers
oCross-country deliberation: language as major hurdle
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37. Example of improvments:
Reaching various diverse users
TV-Spot
Workshops and Youth Events Updated Flyers
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38. Result Overview: Social Level (II)
Long Questionnaire: Are you satisfied with OurSpace as a platform for
political debate?
Yes Rather yes Neutral Rather no No Responses
AT 34 % 34 % 20 % 4 % 8 % 166
CZ 47 % 30 % 16 % 5 % 2 % 43
GR 24 % 43 % 24 % 5 % 5 % 88
UK 32 % 38 % 17 % 8 % 5 % 63
ALL
33 % 36 % 21 % 6 % 5 % 363
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39. Result Overview: Social Level (III)
Long Questionnaire: Did you get more interested in the work of a politician
that you met/that posted on OurSpace?
Yes Rather yes Neutral Rather no No Responses
AT 18 % 25 % 30 % 10 % 17 % 167
CZ 17 % 28 % 16 % 19 % 21 % 43
GR 6 % 14 % 42 % 15 % 22 % 85
UK 21 % 19 % 37 % 6 % 16 % 62
ALL 15 % 22 % 32 % 12 % 18 % 357
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40. Result Overview: Methodological Level
oThe 4-phases deliberation model was understood
• but guidance by moderators was necessary.
oEngagement actions were continuously improved
There was steady growth of users and activity.
oVariety of dissemination strategies/methods and holistic,
country and user-group specific approaches are necessary:
• Combination of on- and offline actions. Offline events needed an
internet connection as transition of offline to online media is otherwise
difficult.
• Political youth organisations quickly bring active users but hardly
attracted users beyond their direct outreach.
• Marketing and promotion take a lot of effort and must fit the target
group (70 % of users were between 16 and 24 years old).
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41. Example of improvments:
Online youth sites instead of newspaper
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42. Platform Activity & Engagement
Test Stage
Opening Events
(esp. CZ)
TV-spot in GR,
offline events in CZ,
referendum in AT
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Yo!-Fest in
Brussels
(mainly UK),
TV spot in GR
iPad-Campaign,
school workshops
and decision
makers
involvement in AT
43. Lessons Learned
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44. Discussions
o Different levels of activity in pilot countries:
• Concerning discussions, users from CZ and GR were most active:
• Controversial discussions in GR.
• Active political youth organisation in CZ.
• Active participation of decision makers AT, CZ and UK.
• Not in GR because they didn‘t want to expose themselves to
difficult and heated discussions.
o Controversial and heavily promoted topics were most successful on
the activity level. Especially in GR discussions were long and intense.
o Moderation of topics:
• Online (in particular reminders for MEPs, changing comments into
proposals, sometimes to delete a reported post)
• Offline (e.g. workshops – guidance on „how it works“)
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45. Inclusiveness and transparency
o Variety of promotion activities leads to a diverse group
• brings also those users to the platform that are not initially interested in
politics. Reaching only out to an interested audience shows limits in user
growths.
o Language is the major obstacle in cross-country deliberation.
• Automatic translation tools have limits. International discussions were
usually held in English and only a few posts replied in another language.
o The EU-discussions were only active when promoted intensely.
• Users were more interested in their language version of the platform.
o Registration via Facebook & Co is important:
• Registration was mandatory for all activities, but typing your data is a
major hurdle. Registration through Facebook-Connect was more
appreciated.
• However, not all activities in an e-participation should require user
registration.
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46. Deliberation model
oThe principles of the 4-stages model was understood.
oThe potential of the structured and outcome-oriented
deliberation was recognised by most users.
oSome detailed aspects of the process where not noticed by many
users: e.g. the difference between a comment and a proposal in
phase 2 (discussion phase).
oModeration is important in such a process.
oGuidance and design must support the usage of the features.
• Continues minor changes of the platform improved the
understanding of the users.
• Collaboration with users from the very beginning will
increase the success of a platform.
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47. Barriers
oUsers think that the impact of the platform on decision makers is
only inspirational.
oDecision makers commented that such platforms are important
to get feedback from the people.
oUsers were sceptical if such a platform could increase trust in
politics.
oUsers are interested in discussing general standpoints, but
complex issues and concrete legislation cannot be discussed in
details.
oOnly those users that are highly interested in politics continued
to engage in discussions.
oUsers wonder why they should discuss on OurSpace while they
could do that directly in their social networks.
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48. Thank you !
www.joinourspace.eu
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Implementation of an innovative communication platform for democratic participation
Creating a community that focuses on discussing political issue that are relevant for young people.
Forward the results of the deliberation process to decision makers and institutions.
To make young people familiar with decision makers, governmental/political institutions and the decision making process.
A sustainable and inexpensive platform and the evaluation therof.
Übernommen aus dem Projektantrag / Arbeitsprogramm.
Wie wurde in den 4 Pilot-Countries versucht User zu bekommen? 4 verschiedene Herangehensweisen erlauben es verschiedene Marketing/Engagement-Techniken zu testen und zu analysieren. In CZ (DUHA = Dachorganisation von verschiedenen Jugendparlamenten/-politische Jugendgruppen) und UK (BYC=Britsh Youth Council ) waren die politischen Jugendorganisationen Teil des Konsortiums. In Griechenland mussten das Cafe Babel (Jugendmagazin) und die NTUA (Uni) erst die Kontakte zu Jugendlichen suchen und finde (wie in AT).
Die orangenen balken zeigen wie weit fortgeschritten eine diskussion war (in welche phase).
Bestbewerte themen kamen in phase 2. Auch themen, die vom Konsortium stark promoted wurden kamen direkt in phase 2. Ebnenso wurden die themen der Entscheidungsträger direkt in phase geschickt.
Hier gab es die möglichkeit ‚kommentare‘ oder ‚lösungsvorschläge‘ zu schrieben. Diese konnten bewertet werden (+/-). Die bestbewertenden lösungsvorschläge wurden in phase 3 geschickt.
Hier wurde nur über 3-5 lösungsvorschläge abgestimmt.
Hier gab es eine zusammenfassung der Deliberation insbesondere mit darstellung des besten ergebnisses.
Top Views of a topic: CZ: 13.791 “Tuition Fees”, 3.393 “Homosexual couples should be entitled to adopt children” ___ GR 8.629 “Abolition oft he obligatory military service in Greece” 15.552 “Immigration, fear instincts and Golden Dawn (Right Wing Party)”
Top comments/proposals (kommentare/lösungsvorschläge) in a discussion: CZ: 75 “Tuition Fees”, 46 “Homosexual couples …” ___ GR: 110 “The dilemma between Euro or drachma” 217 “Immigration, fear instincts and Golden Dawn “
Top thumbs (+/-) in phase 2: CZ: 52 “Homosexual …” ___GR 341 “Abolition oft he obligatory military service in Greece” , 141 “Immigration, fear instincts and Golden Dawn”
Top thumbs in phase 3: CZ: 82 “Vote at 16”, 59 “Tuition Fees”, ___ 22” The dilemma between Euro or drachma”
Moderation war eigentlich in den Diskussion selbst kaum notwendig. Es gab die Möglichkeit diskriminierende/beleidigende/et. Posts zu melden. Die wurden dann durch die Moderatoren der jeweiligen Srach-Variante von OurSpace bei Bedarf gelöscht. Der User erhielt eine Begründung der Löschung.
Einige User, die mit dem Konsortium stark in Kontakt waren, haben ihre eigenen Themen stark vorangetrieben. Auch im Kontext des iPad-Contests in den letzten 4 Monaten hat sich hier die intensität von einigen User verstärkt. Es gab 4 iPads: 2 nach Zufallsprinzip vergeben, 2 erhielten die 2 aktivsten User. Es gab Punkte für posten, liken, Thema eröffnen.
Open Source: https://github.com/pbrigdenatc/ourspace ... http://www.ep-ourspace.eu/Toolkit.aspx
Projektbeginn war 1.7.2010.
Internal Test Stage waren nur die techniker. Externa Test Stage mit 200 usern (50 pro Land) die ein gewisses test programm absolvierten. Erkenntnisse dienten der verbesserung der platform. Pilot Open Stage wurde um 6 Moate verlängert (eigentliches Projektende wäre 30.6.2013 gewesen).
Das gilt für die gesmate platfrom
Für EU gibt es keine User, weil die die summer aller anderen user sind. Für die anderen werte (Thread=Diskussion Thread / Topic) (Post = Kommentar/Lösungsvorschlag) (Thumb = like +/-) gibt es neben den 4 piloten in landessprache auch die eu-ebene (vor allem in englischer sprache).
(Threads = Topic)
Das gilt für die gesamte platform.
EU in den beiden unteren grafiken bezieht sich auf die EU-Variante der platfrom. Es gab eine Variante für die Piloten (AT, CZ, GR, UK) und eine für EU. Die EU war lange etwas versteckt und nur wenig promotet. Erst gegen ende haben wir die EU-Variante sichtbarer gemacht, was sich auch in den grphen wiederspigelt.
Bei new users per month (oben) sieht man gut die verschiedenen promo-aktivitäten in den jeweiligen piloten. GR in Winter 2013 mit Massenmedien (TV), Österreich am Ende mit multiplen Promo-Aktivitäten (Schulen und online-campagne).Man sieht auch, dass die online campagne in AT am ende viel user aber wenig aktivität auf der platform brachte. Engagement für Participation ist was ganz anderes als Engagement für Regisrtation. Die CZ zB haben gute Participation (posts, thumbs) aber wenig neue user.
Hier sieht man, dass die Pilot-Länder auch die meisten user brachten. Griechenland war mit abstand am aktivsten.
Ausgehend vom Model MacIntosch wurde der Political, Technical und Social Level übernommen/entwickelt. Es war nur eine kleine anpassung and die bedürfnisse des projekts. Die Indicatoren zu den verschiedenen Levels richteten sich nach den Objectives und Expected Outcomes des Workprogramms/Antrags.
Das System wurde nach einem review erweitert: Der Methodological Level wurde von den Reviewern gewünscht um zu erfassen, wie deliberation model, dissemination und engagement funktioniert.
Mit den Indicator-Categories werden die Results und Otucomes geprüft. (Detail zu den Indicator Categories sieht man in den jeweilgien Indicatoren).
Festgehalten in Arbeitsprogramm/Antrag
Festgehalten in Arbeitsprogramm/Antrag
Basierend auf Outcomes und Expected Results
e.g. 300 MPs contacted in GR, one commented on phase 4) – anonymous
Experts, users and decision makers agree:
Topics on the platform are relvant (because they are created by the users).
The platform has potential for political engagement but opinions are indifferent about the impact on political work.
It is hard to get decision makers feedback (as continuous contacts/reminders by the consortium are needed).
Users want more participation of decision makers. Activity level is very different in participating countries:
Austria: one third of MEPs, 1 Secretary of State and 1 Regional Politician
Greece: 0
Mit der Android App konnte man nicht ativ werden. Man kontne nur schauen.
Users are satisfied with technical features (tools serve the purpose).
Users liked the improved design in the final assessment (initially critical user groups (techies) argued about design and navigation).
Mobile access was irrelevant (as functionality was limited – passive viewing only).
Suggestions for improvement:
Enhance visibility, interconnectivity & network aspect„Add option that allows members to create groups, like political parties, etc.” (GR, Questionnaire)
More options in personal profile (similar to upcoming social networks)
Improve guidance
Modern design
Die pink-farbenen sachen erklären, was man machen kann. Unten im balken kann man lunks und rechts die schritte durchklicken.
Effectiveness of integrating multiple communication tools
Digital connections between users
Quality of discussion (discourse analysis)
Registration:
One click registration through Facebook is popular.
Entering personal data is a hurdle.
Participating decision makers face time limits
active participation and discourse takes a lot time from all parties.
Various and mass media promotion channels generate a diversity of users, gender and countries (opinion plurality: esp. AT, und GR)
Tone of discussion: friendly and on an equal level (esp. with Decision Makers)
Cross-country deliberation: language as major hurdle; required a lot of effort in communication and promotion actions by the consortium.
Aim of the project was well received and appreciated.
The 4-phases deliberation model was understood
but guidance by moderators was necessary.
Engagement actions were continuously improved. There was steady growth of users and activity.
Variety of dissemination strategies/methods and holistic, country and user-group specific approaches are necessary:
Combination of on- and offline actions. Offline events needed an internet connection as transition of offline to online media is otherwise difficult.
Political youth organisations quickly bring active users but hardly attracted users beyond their direct outreach.
Marketing and promotion take a lot of effort and must fit the target group (70 % of users were between 16 and 24 years old).
Looking at all those activities and developments on the platform throughout the pilot operation, it becomes visible that peaks in platform activity (new postings and thumbs) were visible best during Test Stage in April 2012, afterwards at the beginning of the Opens Stage around September, and January and summer 2013, and October 2013. This is due to a holistic continuous strategy in all pilot countries focusing on different engagement techniques but with a clear concentration on steady engagement from the beginning of the year 2013. The main peak is visible in January and February 2013, as in particular platform engagement in terms of new posts and thumbing went up during this time, which was related to the first Greek TV spot, but also to continuous promotion strategies in the other pilot countries. Late spring and early summer 2013 were still strong periods, e.g. with the live offline debates in the Czech Republic (also in October and November 2012) and the Yo!-Fest promotion in the UK. Paid online campaign in Austria and workshops with pupils, and workshops in November 2013 in Greece explain the high user registration rate in those months.
A wide variety of promotion activities brings also those users to the platfrom that are not initially interested in politics. Reaching only out to an interested audience shows limits in user growths.
Language is the major obstacle in cross-country deliberation. Automatic translation tools have limits. International discussions were usually held in English and only a few posts replied in another languge.
The EU-discussions were only active when promoted intensely. Users were more interested in their language version of the platfrom.
Registration was mandatory for all activities, but typing your data is a major hurdle. Registration through Facebook-Connect was more appreciated. However, not all activities in an e-participation schould require user registration.
Different phases/stages of e-particpation are part of all such models. The priniciples of the 4-stages model was understood.
The potential of the structured and outcome-oriented deliberation was recognised by most users.
Some detailed aspects of the process where not noticed by many users: e.g. the difference between a comment and a proposal in phase 2 (discussion phase).
Moderation is important in such a process.
Guidance and design must support the usage of the features. Continous minor changes of the platform improved the understanding of the users. Collaboration with users from the very beginning will increase the success of a platform.
Users think that the impact of the platform on decision makers is only inspirational.
Decision makers commented that such platforms are important to get feedback from the people.
Users were sceptical if such a platform could increase trust in politics. Users are interested in discussing general standpoints, but complex issues and concrete legislation cannot be discussed in details on such a youth-oriented platform.
Only those users that are highly interested in politics continued to engage in discussions. User that are not interested might stay for a comment but hardly return.
Users wonder why they should discuss on OurSpace while they could do that directly in their social networks.