17/04/2023

Newsletter - Edition VIII

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Dear Colleague,

Welcome to the April edition of our Newsletter, in which we are happy to share with you the latest news and announcements on upcoming activities and opportunities! A bustling spring season is ahead of us ripe with opportunities to learn, contribute and cooperate. Read on!

Firstly, get involved in the European Convention on Democracy Technologies!

Secondly, do not miss the chance to register for the Spring School on Climate Citizens' Assemblies: Designing climate futures with citizens.

Thirdly, in this edition, you will find DG REGIO's call for interest to support innovation in citizen participation.

Fourthly, we have a new announcement on the EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023.

We also invite you to read three short articles: the first is a reflection on the 2nd Summit for Democracy written by Graham Allen, the second presents highlights from a recent research seminar on institutional challenges to co-creation, the latter describes our pilot projects on involving citizens in the protection of wild pollinators.

Finally, do not miss another edition of Meet the Competence Centre corner.

For further information visit our website: https://cop-demos.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Or contact us via e-mail: EU-CITIZEN-ENGAGEMENT@ec.europa.eu

The Competence Centre Team

Call to action

EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023 will run from 25 to 28 April

Spring School on Climate Citizens’ Assemblies: Designing climate futures with citizens.

Are you interested in 'impact on policy making' of citizen engagement? Contact us in April!

Upcoming Events

Meet the Competence Centre on Participatory & Deliberative Democracy

The next ‘Meet the Competence Centre!’ corners will be held on April 26 and on May 30, 2023. If interested, book your 30 minutes slot!

European Convention on Democracy Technologies

The first European Convention on Democracy Technologies is taking place on 11 May 2023 in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.

Funding Opportunities

DG REGIO: Call for interest!

DG REGIO is offering for the second time technical support by experts from the OECD to managing authorities, intermediate bodies or beneficiaries to work in cooperation with civil society organisations to implement in an innovative way the partnership principle. The call is specifically about applying innovative citizen participation approaches for managing, implementing and monitoring EU funds under cohesion policy.

Explore funding opportunities for citizen participation in 2023

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

Featured stories on citizen engagement

Read the most recent insights on the 2nd Summit for Democracy

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.

Institutionalising co-creation? Challenges and opportunities

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.

Citizen engagement and biodiversity protection

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

Research and Reports

Mission Publique's perspective on the Conference on the Future of Europe

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

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