Project description
Innovation in public service delivery
The EU-funded DCitizens project focuses on sustainability and resilience in public service delivery based on innovative technology and participation of all stakeholders involved in digital civics. Researchers propose ways to bind IT research & innovation, government bodies, private service providers and local communities to shape up a new model to handle citizen relationship with their local and state governments. By supporting digital civics’ research communities and policy and lawmakers, training staff and encouraging twinning partnerships, DCitizens lays the foundations for a more citizen-centred approach on public service design and delivery.
Objective
While governments act as transactional providers of uniform and static services, the challenges of contemporary society require different models of service design and delivery that are built on long-term engagement, participation, and co-creation with local communities and citizens. Digital Civics posits the use of technology in the provision of relational models of public services by empowering citizens and non-state actors to co-create, take an active role in shaping agendas, making decisions about service provision, and making such provisions sustainable and resilient. DCitizens builds on those principles to achieve 5 main objectives: O1) Enhance ITI research profile and innovation competence in Digital Civics; O2) Provide training to Staff and Early Stage Researchers to build critical mass at the interface of research, local government, and the private/third sectors; O3) Establish a leading pole of excellence in Digital Civics; O4) Strengthen and expand the collaborative network between the Twinning partners; and O5) Establish a Digital Civics Research and Innovation Agenda in line with the SMART Specialization Strategy for Lisbon. We identified four interconnected Strategic Areas in Digital Civics to be strengthened with the Twinning partners support that provide solid ground to establish the methodology and action plan to reach these objectives. The Strategic Areas are: 1) Community-based Research Methods, 2) Emerging Technologies, 3) Design Justice, and 4) Civics, Policy, and Economic Models. Based on these areas, the projects work plan includes a staff-exchange programme, organisation of joint scientific/training events, activities to enhance the profile of young researchers, training of research management staff, and a small citizen-led research project. The consortium includes partners from one widening country (ITI - Portugal), and three leading institutions in the field: IIT (Italy), University of Siegen (Germany), and University of Northumbria (UK).
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
MAIN PROGRAMME
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HORIZON.4.1.2 - Twinning
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Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
1000-043 LISBOA
Portugal
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.