An IDEA like IKEA: eCollaboration Swedish Design

Suppose you have a problem, what’s the best way to solve it? How about inviting a selected number of experts on the topic from all over the world, pay for their travel, lock them up in a former prison on an island, seduce them to present their views, facilitate that by excellent food, cleverly moderate […]

OSCE Anti-Corruption meeting in Dublin

From 22 – 24 April 2012, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held a meeting in Dublin about “Promoting Good Governance and Combating Corruption in Support of Socio-Economic Development”. I was invited as a panellist for the Session “The key role of civil society towards developing comprehensive and effective anti-corruption approaches”. My […]

It’s high time for a CitizenVision 2.0

Electronic Government is no longer an appropriate framework for innovation in the public sector. The emphasis must shift to Collaborative Governance, and a CitizenVision 2.0 can support that transition Ambition Fifteen years ago in the Netherlands the first program started of what later became known as Electronic Government (eGovernment). Public Counter 2000 introduced the one-stop […]

European Citizens’ Initiative: first step towards Europe 2.0

Whether we like it or not, Europe is becoming increasingly important. For that very reason, new tools are needed to increase the quality of european democracy. The European Citizens’ Initiative is a first step.. Matt Poelmans. Member of the Board, Petities.nl Foundation Democratic deficit If anything, the euro crisis has made it clear that we […]

Tijd om digitale toegankelijkheid serieus te nemen

Als het gaat om toegankelijkheid van overheidswebsites, is het glas niet halfvol of halfleeg, maar bevat het slechts een bodempje. Er moet nog heel wat gebeuren voordat digitale dienstverlening een succes kan worden Toegankelijk Iedereen vindt het de normaalste zaak van de wereld dat een overheidsgebouw toegankelijk is. Zo hebben gebouwen een hellingbaan voor rolstoelgebruikers, […]

Dal punto di vista dei cittadini: la eCitizen Charter olandese

Laura Massoli of the Italian Department of Public Administration interviewed Matt Poelmans   Q1.  The release of the eCitizen Charter in 2006 provided clear and common requirements  for Government  in the provision and delivery of public service. How did you come out with the Charter? Which was the general process and the kind of stakeholders […]

Zonder burgerparticipatie 2.0 kunnen we de schuldencrisis niet oplossen

Nu het Griekse referendum niet doorgaat, moet op andere wijze draagvlak worden georganiseerd voor de noodzakelijke hervormingen Referendum Vorige week verbaasde de Griekse premier vriend en vijand met zijn voorstel voor een referendum over het steunpakket aan zijn land. Ook al was de timing niet handig, minstens zo bedenkelijk waren de reacties. Samengevat: zoiets is […]