Organisations Workshop New Technologies and Transition What Role for CSOs in a Future of EDemocracy JDE62 Methodology Introduction EU online Public Consultations The EESC and CSOs The ID: 606291
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EU Public Consultations in the Digital Age: Enhancing the Role of the EESC and Civil Society
Organisations
Workshop New Technologies and Transition:
What Role for CSOs in a Future of E-Democracy
JDE62Slide2
Methodology
Introduction EU online Public Consultations
The EESC and
CSOs
The EESC’s Potential Role in Public ConsultationsPolicy Recommendations Slide3
State of the Art
Why consultations matter A brief history of EU Public Consultations What Minimum Standards for online EU public consultations State of play Clarity Targeting
Publication
Consultation period
Feedback 1. EU Public ConsultationsSlide4
The interacting phases and key steps of the consultation processSlide5
Four General Principles:
ParticipationOpenness and AccountabilityEffectivenessCoherence
An EU consultation is defined as a “formal process by which the Commission collects input and views from stakeholders about its policies”
Five Minimum Standards:
Clarity
Targeting
Publication
Consultations period
FeedbackSlide6
EU online Public Consultations 2014-2015-2016
‘Your Voice in Europe’ (Single access point)2015 Guidelines5 Minimum Standards
1.2 State of PlaySlide7
Minimum Standards
Database Indicators
Clarity
Language of the information relevant to the consultation
Language of the questionnaire
Language required for the replies
Targeting
Respondents (Experts/Public Authorities/Citizens )
Age
Gender
Education
Geographical distribution (EU Countries/Regional and National Authorities/Non-EU Countries)
Publication
Publication on other websites than the single access point
Consultation period
Consultation period
FeedbackTotal amount of replies Executive summary or Synopsis reportOutcomes
Database indicators selected on the basis of the 5 Minimum StandardsSlide8
ClaritySlide9
TargetingSlide10
PublicationSlide11
Consultation
PeriodSlide12
FeedbackSlide13
Challenges
weak feedback mechanisms unrepresentativeness of the consultationsConclusions of the First
ChapterSlide14
The EESC’s Current role in online EU Public Consultations
The EESC and its influence in EU policy-making processes; The EESC’s role in EU public consultations Civil society organisations’ role in public consultations The Potential Outreach of the
Organisation
The Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)The use of ICTs and social media for online EU public consultations2. The ESSC and Civil Society OrganisationsSlide15
The two ways of consultation for EU policy-making processes are not complementary and do not coincide most of the time
Own-initiative opinion on the "Evaluation of European Commission stakeholder consultations" in July 2015REFIT Platform, Opinion on the submissions XXII.4.a by the DIHK and XXII.4.b by a citizen on Stakeholder consultation mechanisms, adopted on
June 2017
The EESC’s Current role in EU online Public ConsultationsSlide16
Survey, 71
responsesThe Potential Outreach of the OrganisationThe Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)The use of ICTs and social media for online EU public consultations
Civil society
organisations’
role in public consultations Slide17Slide18Slide19Slide20
CSOs
commonly use ICTs and are aware of the potential of digital tools in facilitating the implementation of their main activitiesCSOs should learn how to better exploit new technologies (especially in order to enhance the awareness and the participation of their Members to EU online public consultation processes)CSOs should also be directly involved in the consultation process since the preliminary stage‘Consultation Electronic Platform’The EESC could support CSOs in carrying out these tasks by putting its knowledge and expertise on the consultation process at disposal of its Members (organize training, mailing lists, direct consultation, translation, templates)
Some
conclusions of the Second
ChapterSlide21
Chapter 3: Interviews
Rhion Jones, Founder of The Consultation InstituteProf. Dr. Maria Cristina Marchetti, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Prof.
Dr. James S. Fishkin, Stanford UniversityDr. Raphael Kies, University of LuxembourgConclusions and Policy Recommendations
Coming
soon
…Slide22
Elisa
Lironi and Daniela PetaEuropean Citizen Action Service (ECAS)
AuthorsSlide23
Awareness raising – improve
the awareness of citizens regarding digital tools
and online
services
for e-participation at local, national and European level.Skills development –
provide
learning
opportunities
on
digital
skills
combined
with the development of critical thinkingAs the infrastructure of e-democracy – bridging the gap between politics and citizens, between technology and actual political resultsEnsuring transperency Ensuring effective communication tools and methods (to reach out to and engage citizens)Ensuring e-democracy leads to valid authorization toolsWhat role for CSOs in a future of e-democracy?Slide24
Focus on offline activities to target
communities less likely to participate onlineAdvocating
for “inside-out”
processes
to policy-makers –eg. Participatory budgeting and collaborative urban planningAdvocating
the benefits of “high-
quality
”
participation
–
helping
decision-makers
distinguish
the “
good” process from the “bad” processCreate an EU data-centric platform for the sharing of knowledge and technology between civil society organisations along with face-to-face meetingsMake Europe the world leading region for open technologies with a special focus on education and researchSlide25
Focus on offline activities
to target communities less likely to participate online
Advocating
for “inside-out”
processes to policy-makers –eg. Participatory budgeting and collaborative urban planningAdvocating the benefits of “high-
quality
”
participation
Awareness
raising
on e-
prticipation
Digital
skills development Ensuring e-democracy leads to valid authorization toolsAs the infrastructure of e-democracy – bridging the gapEnsuring transparency Ensuring effective communication tools and methodsCreate an EU data-centric platform (for the sharing of knowledge and technology between CSOs along with face-to-face meetings)Advocate for open technologies (with a special focus on education and research)Slide26
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