ECI DAY 2017: I participate!

The European Citizens' Initiative is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and, although the long-awaited revision of the relevant regulation has not yet found its way into the European Commission's working plan, there are many reasons to celebrate!

2017's edition of the "ECI DAY: I participate!" hopes to bring to light the success stories that attest to the considerable evolution of the concept of European citizenship, as introduced by the Treaties, and the kind of policy-making that engages citizens, but also to identify where the democratic deficits lie.

Our aim is to underline the value of active citizenship and personal involvement, as well as the importance of citizens' informed and conscious use of the democratic tools that are available.

The event will focus on two themes:

• ECI success stories to show how some ECI ideas have actually found their way into European legislation despite not benefitting from any direct legislative follow-up. There were also a number of technical updates and simplifications to the technical specifications that deserve attention.
• Citizens' Participation – ECI and beyond which will investigate further various forms of citizen participation in view of their efficiency, purpose and requirements. What makes a transnational campaign successful? We will also try to design an event that could address citizens' participation needs.

Visit the stand of the Online Collection Software by ISA²

DG DIGIT is the solution provider to the European Commission's Secretariat-General for all ECI related development. At the dedicated stand during the day, DIGIT colleagues will show the new release of the Online Collection Software which is in the process of rolling-out for Secretariat-General and for the Community (open source software shared via the Joinup platform). This new release has been especially designed to improve the support of citizens via mobile device.

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