Endorsed by ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs)
The Flanders Region eGovernment Services (CORVE) kicked off a majot new European project called Citadel on the Move in the City of Ghent on 1 February 2012. Citadel on the Move is co-funded
On the 7th of December 2011, Julia Glidden from 21c gave a lecture featuring EPIC on the changing face of eParticipation at the Institute of European Studies (IES) of the University of Brussels (VUB). In a small, round table discussion, Julia pointed out that these days, policymakers are much more likely to discuss citizen engagement in the context of the co-design and co-production of public services rather than democratic policymaking.
International experts from Europe, Asia and the Americas gathered in Brussels between November 7-8 to discuss their Vision for the Digital Future. Julia Glidden from 21c addressed a key sub-theme of the event
In the area of eGovernment, the Polish Government together with the European Commission hosted the 6th European Ministerial eGovernment Conference and Exhibition “Borderless eGovernment Services for Europeans” in Poznan, 17th -18th November, 2011. This event was one of the largest and biggest EU events in Poland during the six month period of the Polish Presidency, with approximately 800 delegates.
Susie Ruston and Oli Lacigova from 21c represented the EPIC (European Platform for Intelligent Cities) project at the recent Public Sector Enterprise ICT Conference held in London on the 15 November. The prestigious annual conference focused on what public sector ICT will look like in five years. Innovative speakers such as Andy Nelson, the Chief Information Officer at the Ministry of Justice UK spoke about the future of Cloud computing in government, what barriers need to be removed to ensure take up and what new opportunities exist for emerging suppliers and SME’s.
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