The Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs – I.R.T.E.A. successfully organized an international event titled “Young People’s Hackathon” on June 22nd and 23rd, 2023, at the Triaena Business Center, located at 15 Mesogeion Avenue. The event brought together 55 young participants and representatives from municipalities of Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, and Italy.
The first day of the Event started with a panel of experts under the title “Conference on Digital Participatory Democracy” and moved on with an interactive world cafe activity discussing the aspects and impact of digital tools an dplatforms in our active participation and democratic society. The day closed with another roundtable discussion with two esteemed guests that discussed good practices of projects and initiatives that have managed to raise awareness and knowledge about the topic.
The second day began with team-building activities to foster a better sense of teamwork among the participants, leading up to the two Hackathon Sessions. During the sessions, the participants were divided into three groups, each examining one of the digital participation tools: Com’ ON City, VR Application, and Youth Thematic Years.
In the first session, the participants were tasked with identifying the needs covered by the tool they were examining from each partner country, defining the common goal it addresses, and determining the necessary actions/changes to ensure the sustainability of the tool over time.
In the second session, after completing the tasks from the first session, the groups conducted a SWOT analysis, assuming that the tools were implemented in all partner countries.
Finally, each group presented the results of the two sessions, which yielded particularly interesting outcomes.
The results of this event were included in the Manual produced at the end of the D.C.P v2.0 project, which contains material from the entire implementation process and you can find it here.
Find out more about the Event and its Report here!
