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In The Netherlands, an increasing number of projects give experimental form to structural participation of citizens in the design and implementation of local governance and social programs at the…

In Molenwaard, the Netherlands, practically all municipal affairs are handled digitally, either in people’s homes or elsewhere at locations close to citizens. No physical town hall is needed any more…

The Things Network (TTN) is an initiative started by Dutch civil society. It aims to have LoRaWAN networks installed in every city around the world. By interconnecting these local networks, TTN wants…

This article identifies a growing urgency for the digital facilitation of existing democratic processes. In order to develop successful solutions it arguments that designers, developers and policy…

This paper argument that a design approach will be essential to the future of e-democracy and e-government. This development is driven at the intersection of three fields: democracy, information…

Govroam is a technical solution to provide public servants with ubiquitous access to WiFi networks, wherever the service has been made available by participating organisations. To that purpose…

Last year, the Dutch City of Hengelo developed the 'What's Hengelo Doing?' web app to facilitate another round of budget cuts that the City knew was coming. The app provides insight into what the…

Case Abstract Six Dutch public agencies have developed an alternative to cloud-based services for file storage and sharing. LocalBox software allows agencies to set up local systems for public…

The Dutch public administration operates a register of citizens living abroad. You might not find all persons in the Dutch general citizens register. What about emigrants who are registered elsewhere…