Nandi County won an Open Gov Challenge Award in 2025 for strengthening access to information and making governance more inclusive.

#OpenGovChallenge #OpenGov #AccessToInformation #Inclusion #CitizenEngagement

Evolve Democracy, Advance Humanity Know how your representative votes. Track legislation across every level of government.

Engaging with your representatives is the best way to hold governments accountable. I made it as easy as possbile with trackgov.com

Every level (local coming soon).

#CivicTech #GovTech #DigitalDemocracy #CitizenEngagement

🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia won an Open Gov Challenge Award in 2025 for expanding participatory budgeting across the city, giving residents a direct voice in how local funds are spent.

#OpenGovChallenge #OpenGov #ParticipatoryBudgeting #Transparency #CitizenEngagement #FiscalOpeness

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At #ASPA2026! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social sharing research in sessions on Women’s Voices in Public Service; #AI Accountability & #PublicSector Ethics; AI in #Ethics, #CitizenEngagement & Collaboration; & Governing AI aspanet.org/Conference20...

📢 New Open Access Article
The Ten Commandments of Engaging Vulnerable Citizens in Collaborative Innovation: A Systematic Review
Leone Verweij, Agnieszka Kanas & Menno Fenger
🔓 Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CitizenEngagement #OpenAccess

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👥 Attendees included Vice Mayor for Economic Development @BIZIMANA_Erick, Sector Exec Secretaries (#Kabacuzi #Shyogwe #Cyeza #Nyamabuye #Kiyumba), #FOBASI reps, village leaders, PSF, cooperative leaders, district agri partners & security officials. #RuralDevelopment #CitizenEngagement

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👥 Attendees included Vice Mayor for Economic Development @BIZIMANA_Erick, Sector Exec Secretaries (#Kabacuzi #Shyogwe #Cyeza #Nyamabuye #Kiyumba), #FOBASI reps, village leaders, PSF, cooperative heads, district agri partners & security officials. #RuralDevelopment #CitizenEngagement

Citizen engagement in practice: insights from across Europe – INSPIRING ERA online event - Inspiring Era On 27 January 2026, the INSPIRING ERA project hosted an online event bringing together participants from more than 30 countries to explore how public engagement and citizen science can strengthen trus...

🗣️🔬🌍 #CitizenEngagement in practice — what actually works

Our #INSPIRINGERA online event gathered participants from 30+ countries to share reusable lessons on meaningful participation, inclusion & building trust in science—plus what’s next in the #ERA.

📚 Read the full insights:
bit.ly/4r0eVur

Excellent panel on #AI in Local Government at #NYCOM Winter Meeting in #AlbanyNY. Organized by City of Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy with presentations on #chatbots #citizenengagement #computervision & #ResponsibleAI from @ctgualbany.bsky.social, Cyvl & #SchenectadyNY's Matt Douglas & Chris Lunn

The IMPORTANT EU Project contributes to the Mission Cancer Cluster on Citizen Engagement, working with partner projects:

LIVERATION, SAGITTARIUS, PragmaTIL, CARE1, PRIME-ROSE, DE-ESCALATE, IntReALL2020, LEGATO, IMPACT-AML, SALVOVAR, STREXIT2

#MissionCancer #CitizenEngagement #HorizonEurope #HADEA

🗣️🔬🌍 Engaging citizens with science — materials now available!

Thank you to everyone who joined our #INSPIRINGERA online event!
📚 Access the materials ➡️ bit.ly/4bWRtta
🗳️ Have your say: What matters most for meaningful #CitizenEngagement? ➡️ lnkd.in/dyCqs2gp
#ERA #CitizenScience #ScienceCommunication

Engaging citizens with science: Insights and success stories from across Europe - Inspiring Era How can we make citizen engagement in research more meaningful, more inclusive, and more impactful? This INSPIRING ERA online event on Tuesday 27 January at 10-12 CET will explore what works in public...

⏰ Taking place tomorrow!
🗣️🔬🌍 Engaging citizens with science: Insights and success stories from across Europe

Join us 10:00–12:00 CET (online)
🔗 Details: bit.ly/49vNUsv
Poll: What matters most for meaningful #CitizenEngagement with science? 👉 bit.ly/3NUbCGk
#ERA #ScienceCommunication #CitizenScience

Politics was never meant to be outsourced.

#CivicDuty #Democracy #CitizenEngagement #PoliticsQuotes #DigitalParticipation #IODNation

Engaging citizens with science: Insights and success stories from across Europe - Inspiring Era How can we make citizen engagement in research more meaningful, more inclusive, and more impactful? This INSPIRING ERA online event on Tuesday 27 January at 10-12 CET will explore what works in public...

What matters most for meaningful #CitizenEngagement with science? 🗣️ 🔬

🗳️ Vote in our latest online poll! ➡️ bit.ly/3NUbCGk

We’ll be exploring how to make #PublicEngagement meaningful, inclusive and impactful at our online event next week.
🗓️ 27 January | 10:00–12:00 CET
🔗 Programme ➡️ bit.ly/49vNUsv

What Is One Responsibility That Is Only for United States Citizens? Learn the Answer What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? Learn the clear answer, why it matters, and how it applies to real civic life.

What Is One Responsibility That Is Only for United States Citizens?
If you love insights about civic life and what it truly means to participate in democracy, this...
Continue reading: www.djoinerbooks.com/what-is-one-...
#CivicDuty #VoteResponsibly #DemocracyInAction #CitizenEngagement

What Is One Responsibility That Is Only for United States Citizens? Learn the Answer What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? Learn the clear answer, why it matters, and how it applies to real civic life.

What Is One Responsibility That Is Only for United States Citizens?
If you love insights about civic life and what it truly means to participate in democracy, this...
Continue reading: www.djoinerbooks.com/what-is-one-...
#CivicDuty #VoteResponsibly #DemocracyInAction #CitizenEngagement

Engaging citizens with science: Insights and success stories from across Europe - Inspiring Era How can we make citizen engagement in research more meaningful, more inclusive, and more impactful? This INSPIRING ERA online event on Tuesday 27 January at 10-12 CET will explore what works in public...

How do we make #CitizenEngagement in research more meaningful, inclusive & impactful?

📆 Join us online 27 Jan, 10–12 CET
Hear from inspiring #PublicEngagement & #CitizenScience initiatives from across Europe.

Build better participation together!
🔗 Register ➡️ www.inspiring-era.eu/event/engagi...

🗣️ Day 2 of the #IDEAL project meeting has come to a close! Over the past two days, we’ve 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, and 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 to the next level.

👉 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 www.idealdemocracy.eu

#Citizendeliberation #CitizenEngagement #Innovation #HorizonEurope #FutureOfDemocracy

Join us this evening. Let's make a statement on this adopted National Pedestrian.

When: 11th December 2025
What time: 5:30 pm
Where?: maps.app.goo.gl/Ar4Zax4gSLRp...

#CitizenEngagement

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📚 December 2025 INSPIRING ERA Library

As INSPIRING ERA wraps up its 2nd project year, we’ve gathered key insights & materials across 5 ERA themes:
#OpenScience
#GenderEquality
#ResearchCareers
#ResearchAssessment
#CitizenEngagement

📰 bit.ly/4puVMA9
✉️ INSPIRING ERA newsletters 👉 bit.ly/3XyEu8U

Sumner County reconstitutes Brown House ad hoc committee, trims membership to seven after public plea Sumner County commissioners voted to reconstitute the Brown House ad hoc committee after extensive public comment urging preservation of the Latimer Brown House. The commission amended an initial motion to include prior committee members and then adopted an amendment to cap membership at seven; both amendments passed 4–3.

Sumner County is taking a significant step toward preserving the historic Latimer Brown House after a passionate public plea for action led to a newly formed committee.

Learn more here

#SumnerCounty #TN #CitizenPortal #HistoricalPreservation #CitizenEngagement #CommunityInvolvement

We’ve just wrapped up the first cycle of TWIN4DEM focus groups! 🎯

Our latest sessions in Prague and Budapest brought together diverse voices from civil society, media, policy, and research.

#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #CitizenEngagement #DigitalDemocracy #EUResearch

The #IMPORTANTproject joined the 2nd #HorizonEurope Cancer Mission “Diagnosis & Treatment” Cluster Meeting in Berlin 🇩🇪
We shared actions on #CitizenEngagement & #AddressingInequalities in cancer care highlighting how we bring science closer to people.

#MissionCancer #CancerResearch #HaDEA

Key change: Electors can link to ANY state's last intensive roll, not just current residence. 🌐 Migrant workers can prove eligibility via parent's/relative's old roll from another state. 🗺️ #ElectionProcess #VoterRights #CitizenEngagement

Congratulations to Heilbronn (DE), Assen (NL), and Siena (IT) for winning the 2027 European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards🎉

These 3 cities impressed the awards jury with their actions to reduce pollution, strengthen #CitizenEngagement, boost circularity, and more!🌱

Read more: buff.ly/MHrxTQ4

Advertisement for Dominic Systems at the Ontario Municipal Administrators' Association (OMAA) event. The top text reads 'VISIT DOMINIC SYSTEMS AT OMAA' followed by 'SMART TECH FOR SMART CITIES'. The background showcases YETI branded products including a green cooler with the Dominic Systems logo, two insulated tumblers, a clear water bottle, and a brown envelope labeled 'ROADIE'

Our team is excited to see you at the upcoming 𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 in Niagara-on-the-Lake!

#OMAA #LocalGovLeadership #CAOLeadership #GovTech #SmartCities #Microsoft #LocalGov #GovernmentTechnology #InformationManagement #CitizenEngagement #Municipalities #Dynamics365

Councilmember Gibsons motion to delay property tax-rate decisions fails; council schedules tax papers as first regular-agenda items Councilmember Gibson moved to continue two property tax-rate ordinances to allow time to receive fiscal-year 2025 surplus data; the motion failed for lack of a second. Councilmembers confirmed the tax papers will be the first items on the regular agenda and set a 5-minute speaking time for councilmember discussion (citizen-speaker time may be cut,

Councilmember Gibson's attempt to delay crucial property tax-rate decisions hit a snag as her motion failed to garner support, leaving citizens wondering what’s next for Richmond's fiscal future.

Learn more here

#RichmondCity #VA #CitizenPortal #LocalGovernance #CitizenEngagement

🔗 More info: corruptiondata.eu/events/after...

#BridgeGapProject #EUTransparency #EUAccountability #GoodGovernance #EuropeanUnion #CitizenEngagement

Promotional graphic featuring a giveaway for a Yeti cooler. The image includes bold text "WIN THIS YETI COOLER!" and invites viewers to visit Dominic Systems at the OMAA (Ontario Municipal Administrators' Association) event. The bottom of the image displays the Dominic Systems logo and tagline: "Smart Tech for Smart Cities.

Dominic Systems is again this October at the 𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽!

Let’s connect and keep things cool at OMAA!🧊

#OMAA #LocalGovLeadership #CAOLeadership #GovTech #SmartCities #Microsoft #LocalGov #GovernmentTechnology #InformationManagement #CitizenEngagement #Municipalities #Dynamics365