Enhancing citizens’ engagement for better policy-making

Title: Enhancing citizens’ engagement for better policy-making
Description: A vibrant civil society has emerged in the city, with an increasing number of community groups taking the initiative to improve their neighbourhoods and solve pressing issues on the ground. In those circumstances, many projects in Athens have been supported by enhanced stakeholder and resident engagement that was pioneered by synAthina, the social innovation platform of the City of Athens that engages citizens in problem-solving and reform. The synAthina platform has been the first model of inclusive government in Greece and a systematic mechanism to collect and facilitate the participation of residents and visitors in developing sustainable solutions for the City of Athens. One of its more relevant initiatives is Co-Athens, an additional framework for refugees who have received asylum to collaborate with other residents, citizens’ initiatives, and local authorities in the design and implementation of small-scale urban interventions. Selected groups receive funding and support to carry out activities that will have a meaningful and positive impact for the city, and an investment in human capacity that builds from the bottom-up to resolve city challenges and empower refugees. Find out more at: https://www.synathina.gr/en/synathina/about-us.htmland https://oecd-opsi.org/innovations/synathina-platform/
STIT Type: STI