The municipality of Groningen held an internal kick off meeting on February 7th for the Speak Up project. It is the start of the conversation with internal stakeholders on citizen engagement in Groningen. This marks the beginning of our internal working group, which will track all Speak Up developments closely.
Workshop
During the two-hour meeting, internal participation experts and stakeholders were invited to familiarize themselves with Speak Up and its objectives. The primary goal was to identify ongoing participation initiatives in Groningen that fit Speak Up and to kickstart collaborative efforts in this direction.
During the workshop session, attendees engaged in lively discussions, writing down their top three activities related to participation, their participation ambitions, barriers and drivers.
New opportunities with Speak Up
The workshop provided valuable insights on identifying shared challenges and thus aligning scattered initiatives. The workshop is seen as the start of new collaboration efforts as well as possibilities to enhance current participation efforts of the municipality.The municipality of Groningen is excited to work alongside European partners to share and combine knowledge and build new insights.
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