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STARTUP FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

17:15 – 18:15

INTRODUCTION : WHAT IS CIVIC TECH ?

Emmanuelle Duquenne | Lawyer & Policy Advisor @BeCivitechemmanuelle.duquenne@gmail.com

+32 498 48 39 79

IN THE UNITED STATES

Any technology that is used to empower citizens or help make government more accessible, efficient, and effective.

Civic Hackers

Open Government& Open data

• Citizen to Citizen (C2C): Technology that improvescitizen mobilization or improves connectionsbetween citizens.

• Citizen to Government (C2G): Technology thatimproves the frequency or quality of interactionbetween citizens and government.

• Government Technology (Govtech4): Innovativetechnology solutions that make government moreefficient and effective at service delivery

While no clear definition of the Civic Tech sector appears, it provides several platforms and programs to enhance public engagement in the context of the Digital Single Market.

While no clear definition of the Civic Tech sector appears, it provides several platforms and programs to enhance public engagement in the context of the Digital Single Market.

IN EUROPE

Government Industry

Academia Civil participants

Public engagement in the Digital Single

Market

The EC promotes a Quadruple Helix Model where government, industry, academia and civil participants work together to co-create the future and drive structural changes.

1. Open & Participative innovation thanks to the Living Labs network

While no clear definition of the Civic Tech sector appears, it provides several platforms and programs to enhance public engagement in the context of the Digital Single Market.

The EC Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group works alongside several institutional and industrial partners

2. Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation

2013 : all public data must beaccessible by default, re-usable andfree of charge

2016 : 8644 data set available on the European Union Data portal

Importance of open data forgovernment transparency,efficiency and efficient democraticaccountability

IN BELGIUM

« Public services will sustain innovation by opening public procurements to startups »

Digital Belgium Action plan

The Open Data federal strategy

• Open by default “Comply or explain”

• Proactive by 2020

• Simple user request meanwhile

• No administrative burden

WHAT’S NEXT ?

@BeCivicTech ?▪ Community building (meetups, events, share of ideas and experiences)

▪ Awareness growing (lobbying, advocacy, sector definition andstructuration on the Belgian scene)

Thanks for your attention

Emmanuelle Duquenne | Lawyer & Policy Advisor @BeCivicTech+ 32 498 48 39 79 | emmanuelle.duquenne@gmail.com