U@MARENOSTRUM presentation at the eParticipation Workshop

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By: Maria Perez Ortega, Project Coordinator – GFI By: Maria Perez Ortega, Project Coordinator – GFI

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eParticipation Workshop in Brussels, Belgium on the 7th of December, 2010U@MARENOSTRUM was presented at the Workshop. The objective of the presentation was to discuss the results, the success factors of the project as well as the key constrains of the project’s applicability are going to be discussed.

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By: Maria Perez Ortega, Project Coordinator – GFIBy: Maria Perez Ortega, Project Coordinator – GFI

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• to engage citizens and local actors (community groups, associations etc.) from the Mediterranean costal zones in decision-making processes for the adoption and implementation of water and marine environmental protection in the Mediterranean region with the help of ICT and GIS;

• to advance the idea and use of eParticipation in environmental decision making by empowering citizens and local associations to use the state-of-the-art infrastructure in order to debate and engage in the implementation of EU environmental legislation;

The project aims:

Citizens :• are being involved in decision-making with the help of ICT overcoming

geographical barriers;

• are able to address key issues on water, giving their opinion to the public authorities and learn more about water related issues, the specific policy field and decision-making process in general;

• become familiar and involved in the functioning of democratic processes and monitor the implementation of the EU environmental law on water management and protection in their regions.

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• It is co-funded by the European Commission within the e-Participation Call for Proposals 2008.

• Duration: two years from January 2009 to January 2011.

• The deliverable is an open-source software solution and methodology to help local decision-makers to improve the quality, legitimacy and transparency of their policies in the eyes of the citizens;

• The online tools provided by the U@MARENOSTRUM platforms are: the forum, the interactive map (GIS), ePetitions, eSurveys and Letters to Officials.

About the project

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U@MARENOSTRUMU@MARENOSTRUM counts (mid Jan – mid Nov 2010):

1524 registered users 1524 registered users in total with 1070 posted arguments 1070 posted arguments in the forums, 228 markers 228 markers on the interactive maps, 859 electronic signatures 859 electronic signatures via the ePetition tool, 454 completed online surveys 454 completed online surveys and 7 Letters to Officials were sent via the platforms.

•The Greek platform (mid Jan - mid Nov 2010) there have been a total of: 2,725 Visits2,725 Visits, from which the 32.77% was New Visits32.77% was New Visits, with 905 Absolute 905 Absolute Unique Visitors Unique Visitors and with 35,503 Page-views35,503 Page-views. The 2,725 visits came from 22 22 countries/territoriescountries/territories.

•The Spanish platform (mid April - mid Nov 2010) there have been a total of: : 2,266 Visits2,266 Visits, from which the 39.36% was New Visits39.36% was New Visits, with 898 Absolute 898 Absolute Unique VisitorsUnique Visitors and with 7,671 Page-views7,671 Page-views. The 2,266 visits came from 27 27 countries/territoriescountries/territories.

Results so far:

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eParticipation tools need to be adjust to specific requirements of implementing body;

Marketing and media campaigns are necessary to support the adoption of such tools;

Major constraints but at the same time key success factor: the responsiveness and degree of involvement of policy makers;

User friendly applications are prerequisite;

Issue of trust (security , privacy of data…);

Difference in degree of citizens involvement based of the issue of discussions, geographic areas (there is a tendency that local; - everyday issues attract more the attention of citizens ).

Issues to consider

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For further information:

www.uatmarenostrum.eu