Imagine if voting and talking to your local mayor worked as easily as using a social media app, but without the fake news and shouting. This project is building a set of digital tools and a scoring system to help cities see how well they are actually listening to their people. It's like a health check for how a city uses technology to let citizens have a real say in decisions.
Governments struggle to implement digital participation tools that are inclusive and secure. There is currently a lack of standardized ways to measure if these digital tools actually improve democracy or just create more noise.
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If you are a software provider dealing with low citizen engagement in government portals — this project developed a Digital Democracy App and a scoring toolkit that improves how people interact with public services.
If you are a consultancy dealing with clients who don't know how to measure their digital transition — this project developed a toolkit to test government approaches and output a quality score for digital democracy.
If you are an EdTech company dealing with a lack of civic education materials — this project developed a digital platform to host educational materials that democratize access to digital tools.
Based on available project data, no pricing or licensing costs are mentioned; the project is funded by an EU contribution of EUR 3,376,860.
The project objective specifically mentions providing scalable and replicable solutions for e-participation across different backgrounds.
Based on available project data, specific IP or licensing terms are not provided, though the project focuses on open government and data protection principles.
The Digital Democracy App is built in conformance with principles of data protection, data security, and ethics.
The project period runs from 2025-01-01 to 2027-12-31, suggesting deliverables will be finalized by the end of 2027.
The consortium is well-balanced for a GovTech project, consisting of 12 partners across 5 countries. With a 33% industry ratio (4 companies, including 4 SMEs), there is a strong link between academic research (3 universities, 3 research entities) and commercial application, ensuring the tools are grounded in theory but designed for practical use.
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