Bruggenbouwers ⁦Aline Muylaert⁩ & ⁦Wietse Van Ransbeeck⁩ oprichters van ⁦@citizenlabnl⁩ winnen ETION Leadership Award 2023. Proficiat! 🎖️ etion.be/kennis/aline-m…

Vereerd om samen met Aline Muylaert de ETION Leadership Award te ontvangen gisteravond. Geweldig fier op de erkenning voor zowel ons werk om bruggen te bouwen tussen burger en overheid alsook onze waarde-gedreven organisatie. Veel dank aan ETION! etion.be/kennis/aline-m…

New ranking of digital platforms for participation by People Powered is here ! Criteria include accessibility, ethics+ transparency, costs, reliability, etc. 🏅@citizenlabco Decidim 🥈 Your Priorities by Citizens Foundation 🥉Bang the Table Full list : peoplepowered.org/platform-ratin…

Met hun digitale platform CitizenLab maken Wietse Van Ransbeeck en Aline Muylaert winnaars van #LeadershipAward2023, het gemakkelijker voor steden en gemeenten om hun burgers inspraak te geven in thema’s die hen aanbelangen. ow.ly/aXlo50NkYBV #sterkondernemen #ondernemerschap

For more on the growth and the future of citizen participation, check out the full interview... democracy-technologies.org/industry-news/…

This was taken in 2016 in the Arctic Ocean. I was inspired by eight million voices from around the world calling for Arctic protection. Today is Earth Day and there's still an urgent need of help to support the work in the environmental movement. #EarthDay

📢 #DelibWave Have you organised or are you aware of recent examples of citizens' assemblies, juries, or panels? Share your example to be included in the 2023 update of OECD Governance Database of Deliberative Processes and Institutions! More information: airtable.com/shr2hoWdtkrjU6…

Check out the first 10 global #GovTech leaders joining us on 23 Nov to rethink how governments operate in a #digital world 💡 Learn & #network with Bernard Clerfayt, Arune, Pedro Tavares, Wietse Van Ransbeeck, #ElisTootsman & more at the #GovTechSummit Register 🟡 govtechsummit.eu

Last weeks' democracy technology convention saw a host of fantastic panel sessions, including a chat (hosted by Judith Merkies) with Wietse Van Ransbeeck Adrien Duguet Jacob Gyldenkærne and Sam van der Staak on the development of (and obstacles to) digital democracy. democracy-technologies.org/industry-news/…

For communities to play a part tackling the #ClimateEmergency, we need to build cultures of participation, requires 3 things: -political will & responsive leadership; - enabling organisational structures; - the right skills and resources, says Wietse Van Ransbeeck #StrongerThings

"Climate and environmental challenges are not things that exist in isolation" - Kelly McBride joins Polly Lord, Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Rich Wilson and Granaz Baloch to discuss community action and its role in addressing environmental challenges #StrongerThings

Awesome visualisation on the state of democracy around the world. visualcapitalist.com/state-of-democ…

Both one and yet distinct. On merged personhood, as lived by identical multiples. aeon.co/essays/being-a… via Aeon Magazine

Descubre la impresionante agenda que hemos preparado, con personas y organizaciones que trabajan por un #Internet abierto, transparente, ético y accesible.👉ciber.be/empoderalive-a… 🤝#EmpoderaLIVE 2024 está organizado por Cibervoluntarios con el apoyo de Ministerio Trabajo y Economía Social

LAST SEATS for #EmpoderaLIVE 2024! ⏱️ We have very few seats left for you to enjoy the leading event in #CivicTechnology live. Register for free now at ciber.be/empoderalive-b… 📅 May 21st and 22nd, 2024. 📍 Cine Albéniz 🤝With the support of Ministerio Trabajo y Economía Social

📣“Hay más de un millón de personas que han podido participar en su democracia, y eso tiene un gran impacto tangible”, Aline Muylaert y Wietse Van Ransbeeck nos explican en #EmpoderaLIVE como funciona la plataforma @citizenlabco No te pierdas, su charla en empodera.org

This was #EmpoderaLIVE 2024!🙌 ciber.be/CqQCo 🗣️For 2 days, experts gathered to discuss how to decentralize technological spaces and guarantee the Internet as a fundamental right and a public good for citizens. ▶️Watch all the talks: ciber.be/youtube-empode…

Evidentemente, la clase política pone cortapisas. "La #DemocraciaParticipativa no ha cumplido sus promesas. A nivel local, tenemos un modelo muy fuerte; el problema es cómo llevamos esto a otro nivel. Falta voluntad política", Wietse Van Ransbeeck. blogs.publico.es/kaostica/2024/… vía Público

The platform CitizenLab has been renamed @govocalco. CEO Wietse Van Ransbeeck explains "we felt we had outgrown it". We asked him about the company's use of AI as a moderator for deliberative, co-creative decision-making and process design. democracy-technologies.org/industry-news/…

Sterke opinie Wietse Van Ransbeeck in De Tijd. Het idee dat overheden moeten werken als bedrijven, is naïef. Ze hebben immers verschillende doelen. Ja het moet efficiënter in België maar als overheden zich terugtrekken, verschuift de vrijheid enkel naar de sterksten. tijd.be/opinie/algemee…