WeGov updated generic project presentation (June 2012)

1. Closing the loop between
governments & citizens
WeGov updated generic presentation
June 2012, Belgium
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the
SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME THEME ICT 2009.7.3 ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling

2. Table of Contents
Aim
Concept
Objectives
Approach
Field Trials
Solution
Tools & Components
Added Value
Competitive Advantage
Get familiar now

3. Project Aim
Improve the engagement between
government policy-makers and citizens via
popular social networking sites.
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4. Project Concept
Government policy-makers can better engage with citizens by
utilising channels citizens already use and are familiar with.
Social media – like Twitter and Facebook – have been
identified as the most effective tools of engagement due to
their:
 their popularity;
 their ease of access, and;
 the rapid information flow that
they allow.

5. Project Objectives
To develop a cutting-edge software solution which allows
policy-makers to:
 use the power of social networking to
improve the policy-making process;
 engage with citizens via social media &
understand their actual opinions;
 highlight those citizens’ opinions that
should influence policy decisions.

6. Project Approach
The tools & components of the WeGov solution allow:
 discussions to be seeded and stimulated through injection
of policy discussion points into relevant communities in a
secure and managed way.
 the origins, bias and evolution of opinions to be tracked to
provide auditable records of provenance, guard against
misuse, and ensure trust and privacy for all involved.

7. Field Trials

8. Field Trials

9. Project Solution
What is the WeGov toolbox?
The WeGov toolbox is at is says.
A box of tools.
The WeGov software solution is a web application,
application
which includes tools and components that support
policy-makers in the analysis of social networks.

10. Tools & Components

11. Search

12. Topic Analysis

13. Discussion Activity
Analysis

14. User Behaviour
Analysis

15. WeGov Toolbox

16. Added Value
What is the added value?
The WeGov solution intended to be flexible &
applicable to many different use cases.
It enables beneficiaries to make full use of the high
level of participation and rich discussions that
already take place in existing social networking sites.

17. Competitive
Advantage

18. Competitive
Advantage
The WeGov cutting-edge toolbox provides policy-
makers an advantage in:
 using the power of social
networking to improve the
policy-making process;
 engaging with citizens via
social media & understanding
their actual opinions;
 highlighting those citizens’ opinions that should influence
policy decisions.

19. Get familiar now
Do you have a question about the WeGov project?
Please feel free to contact us: info@wegov-project.eu

20. Project Information
Project website: www.wegov-project.eu
website
Duration: January 2010 – September 2012 (33 Months)
Programme: This project has been funded with support from
the European Commission under the SEVENTH FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME THEME ICT 2009.7.3 ICT for Governance and
Policy Modelling .
Partners: Experts in eParticipation, government consulting,
and ICT research & development academic community.

21. Thank you very much for your attention!