08. Newsletter - September 2017 - eParticipation

NEWSLETTER

NÂş 8 - SEPTEMBER 2017

Photo: OurSpace

Knowing OurSpace

BB&R, HRYO & Momentum World explore the features of this e-Participation Platform

OurSpace is a specially developed platform designed to bridge the debate gap between citizens and those who have the power to make important decisions.

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In this regard, the platform allow the users to engage on EU and National topics, influence EU and National policy-makers and connect

Impact of digitalisation and the on-demand economy on labour markets

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with peers online. Following the same system than other platforms, OurSpace allow users to propose topics and debate them, join open debates, vote for the best proposal and visualise the results.

who bring new users. However, the platform is only available in 4 languages, what can make it difficult for some users.

On the other hand, the users of the platform score according to their participation and those

OurSpace is promoted by 9 partners from 6 European countries.

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How online organisation helped a mass student movement

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R i g h t n o w, O u r S p a c e i s powered by different European Youth Organisations.

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www.e-participation.eu

@eparticipation

@_eParticipation

@eparticipationplatform

http://bit.ly/2oDzrSF

Impact of digitalisation and the ondemand economy on labour markets D i g i t a l i s at i o n i s t ra n s f o r m i n g b u s i n e s s landscapes. Nevertheless, has also created threats for employers and employees. This study examines the impact of digitalisation on employment and industrial relations in both traditional and digital businesses.

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Discover the complete study in CEPS.

Photo: Robert Atanasovski

How online organisation helped a mass student movement

eParticipation. Preparing everything for the youth sessions BB&R, HRYO and Momentum World are preparing everything to celebrate the youth sessions of the project.

Each entity will have a session with youngsters of secondary

Stefan Alijevikj, EUth journalist, describes clearly how Macedonian students managed to mobilise a massive number of young people and

organise protest marches against educational reforms between 2014 and 2015. In this successful case, social media served as a principal tool to inform and argue why these re f o r m s w o u l d d e v a s t a t e Macedonian higher education.

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Read the full article here.

level to present DemocracyOS. The youngsters will explore the platform, propose measures to tackle youth unemployment and assess it through the evaluation template.

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This sessions will allow the partners to actually know the opinion of the youngsters regarding eParticipation.

www.e-participation.eu

This project has been funded with support from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. This newsletter reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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