http://europetition.eu eParticipation & Petitioning links daily 1 2009-06-18T11:24:25Z http://europetition.eu/links/momentum-portal-of-eparticipation-projects The main objective of MOMENTUM Project is to strengthen political, social, scientific, and technological excellence in eParticipation by integrating results and practices of relevant initiatives building upon the ICT research capacities of individuals and organisations spread across Europe. MOMENTUM is a Specific Support Action project funded under the European Commission’s eParticipation programme (eParticipation 2007/1). No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:22Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/eparticipation-preparatory-action The objectives of the eParticipation Preparatory Action are to demonstrate how using modern ICT tools and applications can make it easier for people to participate in decision-making and can contribute to better legislation. The action was initiated by the European Parliament and launched in 2006. It supports pilot projects in real-life environments that demonstrate the use of Information and Communication Technologies to bolster citizens’ participation in democratic decision-making. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:22Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/eparticipation eGovernment for the people - Good practice in eParticipation with links to the eParticipation leaflet, eParticipation preparatory action, FP5 and FP6 research projects on eParticipation & the Report on national eParticipation initiatives. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/community-portal-of-eparticipation-projects Initiative to increase citizens participation in EU legislative process No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/legese-easing-participation-in-legislative LEGESE is an eParticipation Action project that is pilot trialing a new service to encourage easy communication and information exchange for effective public participation in the legislation implementation phase of European initiated legislation at the local and regional levels that are most directly relevant to most citizens’ lives. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/eParticipate-The-eParticipation-Trans-European eParticipate provides an open integrated standard web-based network & gateway of existing “best of breed” applications (called Public-i) to enable public bodies to implement and benefit from a range of eParticipation tools to broaden the participation of citizens in the democratic process No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/feed provides users with seamless access to existing federated content that matches their information search requirements, with a focus on Environmental and Energy issues. Read more. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/demo-net-the-eparticipation-network DEMO-net is a Network of Excellence project funded under the European Commission's sixth framework programme: Information Society Technologies IST (FP6-2004-27219). The project started 1 January 2006, will be funded for 4 years. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/demos-work-european-wide-discussion-between facilitating European-wide discussions between elected representatives and civil society on emerging policy issues in the field of public health, particularly the harmful effects of smoking. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/ideal-eu-integrating-the-drivers-of-e raising awareness on the latest evidence on climate change, and appropriate policy responses, together with assessments of the financial impact and costs of inaction. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/vep-the-virtual-european-parliament creates a virtual European Parliament in which young citizens can participate via mobiles and web2.0 technologies and tools. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/voice-giving-european-people-a-voice-in-eu enhancing the participation of citizens from regions in Germany and Spain in EU decision-making in the area of consumer protection. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/ecommittee provides citizens with the opportunity to follow issues in the European Parliament's Environment Committee and to interact with MEPs. The focus is on climate change. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/dalos-drafting-legislation-with-ontology-base project aims to provide law-makers and European citizens with linguistic and knowledge management tools to assist in accessing and retrieving as well as drafting legal texts. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link http://europetition.eu/links/seal-smart-environment-for-assisting-the-drafting developing an integrated working environment to help those involved in drafting legal texts. The project provides the tools to make it easier to create legal drafts and connections from and to existing legal sources. No publisher joflaherty 2008-12-19T18:09:23Z Link