Eirini Souri is a marketing and communications expert with rich experience in civil society organisations’ management, strategic stakeholders’ communications, awareness-raising and community engagement via ICT. Eirini has also conducted research in the field of ICT for citizen engagement. Her expertise falls within the application of innovative software solutions and other ICT tools and how they translate into citizens’ engagement in governance and important policy fields from education to environment among other. Good knowledge and practical understanding of different complex policy issues.

About 4 years of rich experience in project management of various eGovernment, eParticipation and eInclusion projects co-funded by the European Commission (VoiceS, U@Marenostrum, WeGov, MyUniversity among other). Eirini has collaborated with a wide range of audiences from NGOs to public bodies as well as the academia.

Specialties: non profit organizations management, project management, civil society organisations, social media usability in eGovernance, public participation via ICT, digital community engagement, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, policy researcher.