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<li> '''Who is the initiator and who is funding this initiative?'''<br> | <li> '''Who is the initiator and who is funding this initiative?'''<br> | ||
The [[Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era]] project is an initiative of a civil society organization based in Cyprus but operating globally called [[Future Worlds Center]]. The initiative has been launched under the generic title [[Reinventing Democracy]] in 2012 with four smaller projects implemented in Europe with European Commission funding. This global and quite ambitious phase is being funded by the [[United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)|United Nations Democracy Fund]]. | The [[Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era]] project is an initiative of a civil society organization based in Cyprus but operating globally called [[Future Worlds Center]]. The initiative has been launched under the generic title [[Reinventing Democracy]] in 2012 with four smaller projects implemented in Europe with European Commission funding. This global and quite ambitious phase is being funded by the [[United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)|United Nations Democracy Fund]]. | ||
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<li> '''What is the aim and goal of this initiative in a few words?'''<br> | <li> '''What is the aim and goal of this initiative in a few words?'''<br> | ||
* The key objective is to increase youth participation in democratic governance by empowering young people from across the world to invent and propose new, innovative and concrete actions. | * The key objective is to increase youth participation in democratic governance by empowering young people from across the world to invent and propose new, innovative and concrete actions. | ||
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* More than 1000 additional participants, referred to as [[Shadow Participants]], will also contribute their ideas concerning characteristics of innovative new systems of governance and actions designed to achieve progress towards that end using virtual telecommunication technologies such as short video clips published in YouTube™ explaining their suggestions. The management of both the video recording and uploading as well as the written clarification of an idea will be done using a mobile App (or equivalent desktop computer software) called [[IdeaPrism]]. | * More than 1000 additional participants, referred to as [[Shadow Participants]], will also contribute their ideas concerning characteristics of innovative new systems of governance and actions designed to achieve progress towards that end using virtual telecommunication technologies such as short video clips published in YouTube™ explaining their suggestions. The management of both the video recording and uploading as well as the written clarification of an idea will be done using a mobile App (or equivalent desktop computer software) called [[IdeaPrism]]. | ||
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<li> '''What are the expected outcomes and/or deliverables of this initiative?'''<br> | <li> '''What are the expected outcomes and/or deliverables of this initiative?'''<br> | ||
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However the outcomes are a lot more diverse and rich and are listed in [[Reinventing_Democracy_in_the_Digital_Era#Outcomes_and_Outputs|Outcomes and Outputs]] | However the outcomes are a lot more diverse and rich and are listed in [[Reinventing_Democracy_in_the_Digital_Era#Outcomes_and_Outputs|Outcomes and Outputs]] | ||
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==About this Wiki== | ==About this Wiki== | ||
<li> '''Is this the only website for this initiative?'''<br> | <li> '''Is this the only website for this initiative?'''<br> | ||
Yes | Yes | ||
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<li> '''Why did you choose to use the [[MediaWiki]] platform as website space for this initiative?'''<br> | <li> '''Why did you choose to use the [[MediaWiki]] platform as website space for this initiative?'''<br> | ||
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<li> '''How many mentors serve in the project?'''<br> | <li> '''How many mentors serve in the project?'''<br> | ||
A total of 60 experts from around the globe; 20 per mentor type. | A total of 60 experts from around the globe; 20 per mentor type. | ||
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<li> '''How many [[Mentorship Program|Mentor Types]] exist?''' | <li> '''How many [[Mentorship Program|Mentor Types]] exist?''' | ||
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<li> '''Who is the overall Coordinator of this initiative?'''<br> | <li> '''Who is the overall Coordinator of this initiative?'''<br> | ||
The Global Coordinator is [[Maria Georgiou]] member of the team of the [[Global Education Unit]] of [[Future Worlds Center]] who has the contract with the [[United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)|United Nations Democracy Fund]]. | The Global Coordinator is [[Maria Georgiou]] member of the team of the [[Global Education Unit]] of [[Future Worlds Center]] who has the contract with the [[United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)|United Nations Democracy Fund]]. | ||
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<li> '''Who are the Regional Coordinators of this initiative?'''<br> | <li> '''Who are the Regional Coordinators of this initiative?'''<br> | ||