From Priorities to Action Seminar 10.3.2010

Immigrant Inclusionby eParticipation

…in danger of exclusion

E-practices by authorities

Collaborative and Community technology

Diversity

So closeyet so far?

Team work layer

Competence layerCountry layer

Cultural and linguistic

minorities

Cultural and linguistic

minorities

weakParticipation(political, cultural)

Social media community/ platform

Social media community/ platform

AspirationInterest

IssueProblemConcern

using

Local authoritiesRelevant governance

structures

Local authoritiesRelevant governance

structures

ICTInternet

platforms

ICTInternet

platforms

Cultural and linguistic

minorities

Cultural and linguistic

minorities

strongerParticipation(political, cultural)

Social media community/ platform

Social media community/ platform

AspirationInterest

IssueProblemConcern

using

Local authoritiesRelevant governance

structures

Local authoritiesRelevant governance

structures

New tools

New tools

ParticipationAdvice using

In the complete 2005 season of

American Idoljust over 500 million votes were cast.

In 2004 the American Presidential election

garnered a paltry 122 million votes.

Do’s and don’ts

• Don’t be afraid of the big questions

• Don’t get stuck (too long) with conceptual discussion

• Get clarity on what you can plan and what you need to leave open

• Get the budget right

Matthias WevelsiepUniversity of HelsinkiPalmenia Center for Continuing EducationMatthias.wevelsiep@helsinki.fi+358 50 5958978