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The importance of digital transition for Europe’s growth and economy cannot be overstated. One of the key components of digital transition is e-participation. In Europe, e-participation has been viewed as a way to increase the legitimacy of public institutions and rebuild trust among citizens. Efforts to integrate information and communication technologies into state processes have been identified as good e-participation practices in European countries. The Metropolitan City of Cagliari has taken a step forward by implementing Decidim within LABMET. LABMET is an experimental metropolitan innovation laboratory promoting citizen engagement in decision-making. LABMET participated in the “OpenGov Project: Methods and Tools for Open Administration”, launched by the Department of Public Functions. LABMET can serve as a model for other European cities seeking to embrace digital transition and promote citizen participation.
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This research received no external funding The “Opengov: methods and tools for open administration” is a project financed by PON Governance and Institutional Capacity 2014–2021, Axis I - Specific objective 1.1 “Increasing transparency and interoperability and access to public data” - Action 1.1.1
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Fenu, N. (2023). Citizen E-participation: The Experience of LABMET in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2023 Workshops. ICCSA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14105. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37108-0_41
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