Are you a Civic Tech innovator? Don’t miss the chance to showcase your ongoing or recent project to influential technologists, lawmakers, and fellow activists in Brussels, the capital of Europe! Submit your project now!
About the Competition:
Democracy is a core value of the European Union. Digital technologies have brought a sea change to how citizens engage in political action. This is the reason why, this year, the EU wants to celebrate the dynamism and creativity of activists across the world who use or create digital tools to bring democracy closer to the people. Do not miss a great opportunity to showcase your project and get global recognition in the capital of Europe!
Prizes:
- All six winners will be invited to Brussels, the capital of Europe, to receive their EU Award, present their projects on a global stage, and meet foremost European Civic Tech experts, democracy specialists, and international donors. The Awards Ceremony will take place during a special CivicTech4Democracy showcase event in Brussels, on 14 September 2018, on the eve of the International Day of Democracy.
- The six winning projects will also be presented in detail in the first EU Civic Tech handbook.
- All contestants will be also awarded a participation certificate issued by the EU.
Eligibility:
Apply if:
- You are an NGO worker, a blogger, a civic technologist, a grassroots activist, an advocate for rights, an academic… or anyone who has used digital tools to advance democracy and serve the public good somewhere.
- Your project was successfully implemented between 2010 and now.
- Your project has advanced transparency, participation and/or accountability in a non-OECD country.
Requirements:
- Your video presents an ongoing civic tech initiative or an already completed civic tech project that took place after 2010,
- Your video answers the following questions: What was the problem? What was your goal? How did your civic tech solution help to address it? How did people benefit from your project?
- Your video’s soundtrack or captions/subtitles are either in English, Spanish or French,
- Your videos’s format and sound quality is adequate.
Guidelines:
Your video must not be longer than 2 minutes. In it, you must explain briefly (by simply talking to the camera or smartphone or adding film and/or animations):
- What was the problem?
- What was your goal?
- How did your civic tech solution help to address it?
- How did people benefit from the pproject?
Please upload your video on YouTube and copy its URL.
Application Deadline:
July 31, 2018
How to Apply:
Upload a 2 minutes project video. Collect online votes and win a best project award by July 31, 2018.
For enquiries, you can send a mail to contact@civictech4democracy.eu