Cities- where future of society will be written

•Urban living –cities have the challenges that need to be addressedChallenges of sustainability, of integration, of inclusion, of economy, of R &D, of

housing, of transport, of energy, of cohesion

Europe – diverse and different•Europe – a common economy, shared continent,

•common humanity

The individual

•How does the individual feel engaged in the city and in this common Europe

UrbanChallenges

CityGovernment

CitizenAs Individual

As stakeholder

EuropeCommissionInstitutions

Engaged at the CITY Hall ????

WHO ?? – Citizen as individual ; Citizen within StakeholderOrganisation (Education ; Business ; Community(NGO)

• Your Dublin Your Voice – change to “mine” social media – Know and engage around real issues• CITY WATCH – City Wide Connect Platform – receive and send data• Create Fora for engagement especially around Projects/Actions• Participatory decision making – online game approach

Engage with Europe ?

Cities can do it themselves : Power is ours

Link our citizens and stakeholders : Tourism ; Education links ; Staff links ; Festivals of other cities ; Web and Social media platforms : language circles

Commission/Parliament – Capital City Dialogue on PolicyOpen to public –online or in place

Based on solutions suggested through citizen engagement

Technology is an inherent democratizer. Because of the evolution of hardware and software, you’re able to scale up almost anything. It means that in our lifetime everyone may have tools of equal power. SERGEY BRIN, lecture at UC Berkeley, Oct. 5, 2005