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Bw_medium Tiago Peixoto

EU Profiler: voting advice application for the 2009 EP elections

last updated about 1 year ago, 4 Comments

Here's a link to a video about the EU Profiler, a Voting Advice Application for the 2009 European Parliamentary Elections. http://www.euronews.net/en/article/27/02/2009/an-orientation-tool-for-eu-voters/ The EU Profiler has been developed here at the European University Institute with the collaboration of a unique team of international researchers. A bit more about the EU Profiler: "The EU Profiler is a Europe-wide Voting Advice Application (VAA) or a party profiling website for the Europ...

posted in voting Europe

Rolf_luehrs_version1_medium Rolf Luehrs

Discussion: eParticipation in Europe

last updated about 1 year ago, 2 Comments

Today an Internet discussion starts about the current state and future developments of eParticipation in Europe. It has been organised and will be moderated jointly by PEP-NET (Pan European eParticipation Network)  and the European eParticipation Study. Issues to be debated are: Existing and emerging technologies, channels, bottom-up vs top down, dangers, European public sphere, EU cooperation with other actors, EU learning experience, changes in nature of politics and institutions. P...

posted in Participation Consultation e-Democracy Europe

Copy_of_diogo_vasconcelos_by_jo_o_oliveira_silva004_medium Diogo Vasconcelos

Recovery through innovation

last updated about 1 year ago, 1 Comment

"The European stimulus plan is about promoting innovation in all sectors", said President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso on the final session of the workshop on Social Innovation I had the opportunity to participate this week in Brussels (official press release here). On the same day, it was announced that President Obama will create an Office of Social Innovation. This ad hoc meeting, very well organized by the Bureau of European Policy Advisors, gathered 40 social innovator...

posted in Innovation Europe Social_Innovation