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First SoPoLab Session in Messina

Apart to address the main objective of the initiative that is trying to answer what  the trust and attitude of public services in the use of disruptive technologies is,  the key objectives in Messina are 1) fostering the use of ICT technologies in the Municipality Departments and 2) Creating a Fo...

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First SoPoLab Session in Helsinki

According to the Helsinki vision, for the purpose of defining plans data is vital; plenty of which is currently existing but is located in different (virtual) places. The themes for the first  workshop were designed to:Firstly, define the data needs considering both current data resources and pos...

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First SoPoLab Session in Bilbao

The open debate was intended to take place in three parts. The first, based on the analysis of previous experiences in other sectors (coming up from the D2.1) and the motivation of end-users in the various examples, was intended to delve into what such practices can entail in democratic policy go...

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First SoPoLab Session in Amsterdam

The way in which this first SopoLab session in Amsterdam was framed as follows: Drawing on conversations, desk research, interviews and individual discussions, the SoPoLab meetings included those who had participated in previous discussions to formally consider local attitudes, challenges, capaci...

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What are Social Policy Labs (SOPO Labs) in URBANITE?

The philosophy that lies behind the Social Policy Labs (SOPO Lab) is based on the ability to involve diverse actors with different expertise’s, skills, experiences, motivations and limitations to be engaged in a collective and shared process that will allow to test multiple small-scale solutions ...