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The European Commission has published a new Call to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) targeting expertise and capacity to support its growing needs to engage citizens in policymaking. All economic operators capable of delivering services underpinning participatory processes are invited to submit request to participate.

Do not miss the chance. The registration for the Autumn School on Citizens' Assemblies is now open. Join the capacity-building event for policy-makers, civil servants and other societal actors to learn how to implement Citizens' Assemblies. Book your place now!

What comes to mind when you think of public libraries? Books – of course. But one also thinks of community, a place of belonging, a place for all members of society to come together. Public libraries are open to everybody – at their core, they are accessible and inclusive spaces.

Read more on the new generation of Citizen Panels organised in December 2022 by the European Commission. The events were a direct follow-up to the proposals originating from the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Read some insights from Mission Publiques!

Are you interested in 'impact on policy making' of citizen engagement? Do you want to contribute knowledge and share some insights on the impact of co-creation and deliberative methods? Please contact us before the end of April.

Read more on the 'Innovative Implementation of the Partnership Principle in EU Cohesion Policy'. Deadline for submitting application is 30.11.2023.

Graham Allen comments for us on the 2nd Summit for Democracy and reflects on the current ideas and forms of democracy, as well as its possible future shapes.

Read about the latest pilot projects on engaging citizens in the protection of wild pollinating insects run by the Competence Centre.

Highlights from the research seminar and work conducted by researchers Ann Karin Tennås Holmen (University of Stavanger) and Helena Junyer Puig (University of Utrecht), on participating cities to BiodiverCities.

Click below and read BertelsmannStiftung's report on citizen assemblies

The atlas presents case studies from the BiodiverCities project on how to meaningfully engage citizens in the making of more liveable cities.

Read Mission Publique's comments on the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Read more on the funding opportunities in 2023 for citizen’s participation under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme.

The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week is back! It runs from 25 April to 28 April 2023. It brings together research and innovation actors to exchange experiences, discuss current trends and challenges, and highlight valorisation opportunities with a wide range of stakeholders. Register now! The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023 will feature themed days devoted to sustainability, management of intellectual assets and industry-academia cooperation. The event will also be an opportunity to explore the potential of the Guiding Principles for Knowledge Valorisation, the new pan-European initiative to turn research and innovation results into solutions more effectively. In the ‘Valorisation Talks’, practitioners will explain how the brand-new Codes of Practice on intellectual assets management and on standardisation will help R&I actors. The webinars will showcase excellent and concrete examples of how to put these guidance documents into practice for the public good and individual goals. Be inspired by these best practices of knowledge valorisation submitted by stakeholders through an open call on the EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform.

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An info day on January 17th aims to inform potential applicants about the research topics included in the 2023 calls under Cluster 2 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies'.

The Particitiz session explored how the architecture of parliaments could be adapted for the purposes of citizen participation.

A new report shows the importance of looking beyond nutrition when it comes to improving school meals, sustainability and equal outcomes.