e-Participation in Municipalities and Youth Engagement

Viability and Validation of Innovations for Service Delivery Programme (VVISDP): EU-funded, managed by Department of Science, Technology & Innovation (DSTI)

Project 5 of VVISDP: e-Participation and Policy Modelling Platform for South Africa (ePPMOSA)

Aims to:

  • Understanding how municipalities want to enhance public participation
  • Test use of tech in +-6 pilot projects
  • Support peer-learning amongst municipality practitioners and researchers

UN DESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs). (2020). UN e-Government Survey 2020. https://publicadministration.un.org/en/Research/UN-e-Government-Surveys

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