The e-Democracy summer seminar of the University of the Basque Country
This seminar on ‘e-Democracy’ is organised by University of Mondragon (Spanish Basque Country) in collaboration with the Basque Parliament and the Basque Government as part of the list of Summer Courses offered by the University.
The event has been designed for those wishing to learn more about defining eDemocracy projects, developing project management plans and implementing projects aimed at improving public administration’s transparency, citizen participation in local government and decision making.
The methodology proposed by the organisers covers several objectives, among which:
eDemocracy concepts’ definitions, historical development, distinction with related eGovernment activities and topics;
- Teaching the basics of eDemocracy models from social, political, technological and institutional perspectives, as those models are being used today in numerous towns, cities, and local government agencies in countries and EU regions;
- Sharing aspects of some of those models, from the organisational and resources’ point of views notably;
- Analysing a list of e-Democracy Best Practices (BP), including steps to follow during the implementation stages, tools available to help with the implementation and management of these BPs;
- Giving an overview of a selection of real-life initiatives in e-Democracy in order to complement the theory of e-Democracy models, and to provide an open forum for Questions and Answers.
The course will be given in both English and Spanish. More information relating to registration is available on the seminar website.
Event website
http://www.sc.ehu.es/scrwwwsu/programas/b5i.html
Venue
Miramar Palace
Pº Miraconcha 48
20009 San Sebastian
Spain
Contact
E-mail: olizarralde@eps.mondragon.edu
