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The Virtual Youth Space ep-ourspace.eu

The Virtual Youth Space www.ep-ourspace.eu. Daniel VAN LERBERGHE President & Executive Director POLITECH INSTITUTE (European Center of Political Technologies) danielvl@politech-institute.eu. Overview. Project Overview Consortium OurSpace Objectives Specific Activities. Project Overview.

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The Virtual Youth Space ep-ourspace.eu

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  1. The Virtual Youth Space www.ep-ourspace.eu Daniel VAN LERBERGHE President & Executive Director POLITECH INSTITUTE (European Center of Political Technologies) danielvl@politech-institute.eu

  2. Overview • Project Overview • Consortium • OurSpace Objectives • Specific Activities

  3. Project Overview • Project’s Website: www.ep-ourspace.eu • Co-funded by the EC under Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) • Target Group: Youth (age 18-35) • Start date: July 2010 • Duration: 36 months (3 years)

  4. Consortium 9 partners from 6 EU countries Athens Technology Center (GR) POLITECH INSTITUTE (BE) National Technical University of Athens (GR) Google Ireland Limited (IR) Danube University Krems (AT) 21c Consultancy Limited (UK) Babel International (FR) DUHA (CZ) UK Youth Parliament (UK)

  5. OurSpace Objectives • Successfully deploy an innovative communication area for democratic participation: • Setting-up a web based platform which will allow the youngsters from different countries to discuss and share common issues and create online debates • Strengthening and enhancing transparency and accessibility of dialogue: • Formalising the online deliberation process with a particular emphasis on cross-border deliberation and their inherent cultural, lingual and other challenges • Engage a broad range of young EU citizens to participate by using the tool to deliver true value through collaborative participation

  6. OurSpace Objectives (cont.) • Feed the results of the debates to the relevant National & EU governmental organisations: • Creating a feedback framework that will deliver results to the decision-makers and will encourage them to respond back to youngster via the platform • Evaluate the levels of success of the project trials: • Conducting an overall evaluation of the pilots’ efficiency and added valueCreate a sustainable strategy for project achievements and outcomes • Using the outcomes to understand the best practices for achieving positive impact as well as provide a sustainable cost effective implementation package for future deployment

  7. Specific Activities • Identification of the Critical Thematic topics of common interest among the countries by the Youth organisations following the priorities of the EU agenda • Definition of the online deliberation processes in order to ensure transparency and stimulate active participation • Definition of Code of Conduct and Moderation Activity plan • Implementation of the web-based OurSpace platform • Definition of the dissemination and promotional activity plan of OurSpace • Establishment of a link with the representatives of National and European Organisations & Committees, MPs, MEPs and other EU decision-makers in order to promote and bring forward the results of such initiative

  8. Join us & follow the project http://on.fb.me/ourspace_project http://twitter.com/ourspace_eu Or join us by visiting www.ep-ourspace.eu http://bit.ly/ourspace_eu http://linkd.in/ourspace-project http://bit.ly/ourspaceproject

  9. Thank you! Daniel VAN LERBERGHE President & Executive Director POLITECH INSTITUTE (European Center of Political Technologies) danielvl@politech-institute.eu

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