THE CITY OF TAMPERE Valma - forum

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 2 Agenda Background information Valma is democracy on the web Presentation of Valma demo Statistics of Valma Role of communication Future challenges

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 3 Background information eTampere program –at the same time as the chances in administration in the Tampere city started –information society skills –easy access to Internet –citizen in a information society

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 4 Background information Valma pilot –to find out a new ways of listening residents –eparticipation was new all; for decision makers, for administration and for residents –At first we opened a very simply internet page in Tampere pages were we asked resident to send their opinions for issues which were in elected bodies agendas –late time for participation, but for learning a new way of working it was a good time

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 5 Valma is democracy on the web! Valma puts items online for residents’ comments. –In an early stage of preparation or planning process issues can published in Valma Valma shows all related document and outlines procedure –There is on a automatic connection between Valma and IT- systems of administration, –so when the handling of the issues continues the procedure and document of administration can be seen via Valma –all processing phase of the subject matter, all electronic documents and all decisions can be seen

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 6 Valma is democracy on the web.. Valma shows GIS data –if it necessary and important to show places in the map it is possible Valma sends your opinions to officials, planners and committee members (politicians) –Valma has connection to of the above mentioned groups, at the same time they all get the same –On the bases on the cases recievers differ

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 7 Valma is democracy on the web.. Valma publishes the opinions – if the sender provides his/her contact information. Opinions can be posted under a pen-name. Also the permission of publishing is needed. –a person of the cities’ communication unit is doing the publising work, she/he also check that the opinion is not inappropriate. (Mostly they are).

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 8 Valma is democracy on the web.. Valma shows the latest items and opinions on the front page –you can find items also by subject matter –following the newest issues is easy but t it also possible and fluent to follow the older ones Valma sends a newsletter to –so the following of cities issues is possible and easy –a user will receive a newsletter of all issues he/she is interested in

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 9 Role of Communication There is no participation without communication! –a press release every time when new item is publised –newsletters to neighbourhood committees, parents’ association, other collaborators etc. –local newspapers are the most important media for resident to get local information

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 10 Presentation of Valma demo Demo in English: – mintakoodi=8http://valmademo.eduix.fi/valma/hallinta/AsiaController?toi mintakoodi=8 Service in Finnish –

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 11 Statistics of Valma more important than get as many comment as possible is to get new ideas, new point of news but what is the right or sufficient among of comments ??

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 12 Future challenges Social media: is integration needed? Now Valma is a official tool, one can trust the information shared or published in it –need it to be more flexible? How to use comments received via Valma, has at he utilization been effective?

THE CITY OF TAMPERE Eija Uurtamo project manager 13 Thank you! Eija Uurtamo Project Manager