e-DEM Platform
For
Active citizens who want to influence decisions of local authorities and local governments.
Objective
Improve communication between community residents and local authorities in solving priority social issues.
The e-DEM platform is the first platform that assembles popular e-democracy tools.
- Community Participatory Budget – Community residents launch public initiatives and apply to receive funds from a local budget for implementation.
- Local Petitions – Allows citizens to petition local authorities online and draw attention to a specific issue.
- Open Community – Ukrainians report a local problem to government authorities and leave a mark on the map. For example, reporting a broken garbage can or an out-of-order traffic light.
- Public Consultations – Allows government authorities to determine the position of community residents on various issues and residents to offer their solutions.
School Participatory Budget – Teaches students to submit and implement projects. For example, equipping a new sports hall.
Results
2 million
platform tool users
239 643
registered accounts
546
local governments connected to the platform