TELECENTRE EUROPE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015
General Assembly in Brussels & Belgrade
e-Participation Conference & Workshop in Brussels
In 2015 Telecentre Europe held two General
Assemblies. On 25 February GA in Brussels gathered
39 member representatives. A new Board was
elected for the next two years. New projects such as
I-LINC and E-UROPa were introduced to members,
together with the latest services and resources.
On 8th December Telecentre Europe organised
a multi-stakeholder conference ‘Enabling Civil
e-Participation in Europe’ in the European
Parliament. The event was hosted by two Members
of the European Parliament: György Schöpflin (EPP,
Hungary) and Marju Lauristin (S&D, Estonia). The
half-day conference consisted of two panels: (1)
The role of ICT in active citizenship and (2) Digital
literacy, access and provision of e-services. The
conference was attended by 80 people from 25
different countries aimed to bring together policymakers, relevant EU officials, e-Participation experts
and civic activists at national and EU levels to
discuss democratic participation in the digital age.
New Board elected in Brussels in February
2015
Telecentre Europe presented main achievements
in 2014 and the revised strategy for 2015-2017.
Members had the possibility to contribute in small
discussion groups. On 24 September GA in Belgrade
called on to approve important amendments in the
statutes.
The next day an international workshop for NGO
leaders was organised by Telecentre Europe, kindly
hosted by the Delegation of Catalonia to the EU.
The workshop ‘The role of CSOs in enabling Civil
E-participation in Europe’ brought together 40
NGO representatives, e-participation experts and
civic activists. Participants in two working groups
discussed issues related to accessing e-government
services, structured e-participation opportunities at
EU level, and ICT tools enabling grassroots citizens’
initiatives.
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