Project Idea: PARTICIPATE

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Project Idea PARTICIPATE
Contact leyla.arsan_at_tages.biz safak.altan_at_ecotel.
com.tr
Istanbul Municipality
Mobile Operator
Software Developer
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• to create integrated public services related to
  several areas of public participation,(development
  and enhancement of future legislations,
  reporting of local issues particularly about
  pollution and noise, and submission of wishlists
  and requests)
• to identify major obstacles that may prevent
  public from expressing their voices, particularly
  focusing on social, technical and cultural
  barriers.

Aim
Objectives

• Simplification of relationship between citizen
  and government workers,
• multi-channel communication strategy (e.g.
  internet, mobile, phone and kiosks). Each channel
  is synchronized, with a high usability level, to
  handle a wide coverege of citizens without ICT
  knowledge.
• Raising the awareness of public so that they can
  be a part of conflict and problem resolution and
  democratic process, with the channels defined
  above, in order to help governments to act
  regarding local issues on time with the right
  resources.
• Realization of several pilot projects with the
  help of local and municipal administration using
  software developed, also by localizing and
  internationalizing the application to suit end
  users needs.

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• Technologies envisaged
• - Kiosk interface
• - SMS connectivity
• Smart phones
• (focusing on iPhone)
• - Web 2.0 technologies on client side
• - Open source on server side

Until Now Already using interactive
participation channel (SMS) 80 different regions
in Turkey 83-84 Local Public Authorities, 25.000
Citizens
Citizens PARTICIPATE in
- Referendum
Citizens PARTICIPATE through
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One of the Testbeds lots of opportunities and
challenges with a diversity of culture Megacity
ISTANBUL
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Collaboration sought
- A Project to Collaborate funded by
eParticipation Preparatory Action - Regional
Communities (For Test Beds) - Supporting Decision
Makers