Valma - forum

1. Valma - forum

2. Agenda • Background information • Valma is democracy on the web • Presentation of Valma demo • Statistics of Valma • Role of communication • Future challenges Eija Uurtamo project manager

3. Background information • eTampere program • at the same time as the chances in administration in the Tampere city started • information society skills • easy access to Internet • citizen in a information society Eija Uurtamo project manager

4. Background information • Valma pilot • to find out a new ways of listening residents • eparticipation was new all; for decision makers, for administration and for residents • At first we opened a very simply internet page in Tampere pages were we asked resident to send their opinions for issues which were in elected bodies agendas • late time for participation, but for learning a new way of working it was a good time Eija Uurtamo project manager

5. Valma is democracy on the web! • Valma puts items online for residents’ comments. • In an early stage of preparation or planning process issues can published in Valma • Valma shows all related document and outlines procedure • There is on a automatic connection between Valma and IT-systems of administration, • so when the handling of the issues continues the procedure and document of administration can be seen via Valma • all processing phase of the subject matter, all electronic documents and all decisions can be seen Eija Uurtamo project manager

6. Valma is democracy on the web.. • Valma shows GIS data • if it necessary and important to show places in the map it is possible • Valma sends your opinions to officials, planners and committee members (politicians) • Valma has connection to email of the above mentioned groups, at the same time they all get the same email • On the bases on the cases recievers differ Eija Uurtamo project manager

7. Valma is democracy on the web.. • Valma publishes the opinions • if the sender provides his/her contact information. Opinions can be posted under a pen-name. Also the permission of publishing is needed. • a person of the cities’ communication unit is doing the publising work, she/he also check that the opinion is not inappropriate. (Mostly they are). Eija Uurtamo project manager

8. Valma is democracy on the web.. • Valma shows the latest items and opinions on the front page • you can find items also by subject matter • following the newest issues is easy but t it also possible and fluent to follow the older ones • Valma sends a newsletter to email • so the following of cities issues is possible and easy • a user will receive a newsletter of all issues he/she is interested in Eija Uurtamo project manager

9. Role of Communication •  There is no participation without communication! • a press release every time when new item is publised • newsletters to neighbourhood committees, parents’ association, other collaborators etc. • local newspapers are the most important media for resident to get local information Eija Uurtamo project manager

10. Presentation of Valma demo •  Demo in English: • http://valmademo.eduix.fi/valma/hallinta/AsiaController?toimintakoodi=8 • Service in Finnish • http://valma.tampere.fi/selaus Eija Uurtamo project manager

11. Statistics of Valma • more important than get as many comment as possible is to get new ideas, new point of news • but what is the right or sufficient among of comments?? Eija Uurtamo project manager

12. Future challenges • Social media: is integration needed? • Now Valma is a official tool, one can trust the information shared or published in it • need it to be more flexible? • How to use comments received via Valma, has at he utilization been effective? Eija Uurtamo project manager

13. Thank you! Eija Uurtamo  Project Manager eija.uurtamo@tampere.fi Eija Uurtamo project manager