Wietse Van Ransbeeck

On a mission to make public decision-making more inclusive and participatory 🏛

Co-founder & CEO @govocalco. @ForbesUnder30 Europe. Brussels, 🇧🇪 & 🇪🇺.

[Karl Lauwers @lauwerskarl]

Sterke opinie @WietseVR in @tijd.

Het idee dat overheden moeten werken als bedrijven, is naïef. Ze hebben immers verschillende doelen. Ja het moet efficiënter in België maar als overheden zich terugtrekken, verschuift de vrijheid enkel naar de sterksten.
https://t.co/kdvoFdhAlf

[Democracy Technologies @DemTech_org]

The platform CitizenLab has been renamed @govocalco. CEO @WietseVR explains "we felt we had outgrown it". We asked him about the company's use of AI as a moderator for deliberative, co-creative decision-making and process design.

https://t.co/eiLUjNzTVB

[David Bollero @dbollero]

Evidentemente, la clase política pone cortapisas.
"La #DemocraciaParticipativa no ha cumplido sus promesas. A nivel local, tenemos un modelo muy fuerte; el problema es cómo llevamos esto a otro nivel. Falta voluntad política", @WietseVR. https://t.co/zKHJcckXGx vía @publico_es

[EmpoderaORG @EMPODERA_org]

This was #EmpoderaLIVE 2024!🙌 https://t.co/rDBNqwpTL0

🗣️For 2 days, experts gathered to discuss how to decentralize technological spaces and guarantee the Internet as a fundamental right and a public good for citizens.

▶️Watch all the talks: https://t.co/xqdmJaYttV

[EmpoderaORG @EMPODERA_org]

📣“Hay más de un millón de personas que han podido participar en su democracia, y eso tiene un gran impacto tangible”, @alinemuylaert y @WietseVR nos explican en #EmpoderaLIVE como funciona la plataforma @citizenlabco

No te pierdas, su charla en https://t.co/fpbSH1rnbX

[EmpoderaORG @EMPODERA_org]

LAST SEATS for #EmpoderaLIVE 2024! ⏱️

We have very few seats left for you to enjoy the leading event in #CivicTechnology live.

Register for free now at https://t.co/9ZS3BA56B8

📅 May 21st and 22nd, 2024.
📍 @CineAlbeniz

🤝With the support of @empleogob

[Cibervoluntarios @cibervoluntario]

Descubre la impresionante agenda que hemos preparado, con personas y organizaciones que trabajan por un #Internet abierto, transparente, ético y accesible.👉https://t.co/izwnBzbMVz

🤝#EmpoderaLIVE 2024 está organizado por @cibervoluntario con el apoyo de @empleogob

[Wietse Van Ransbeeck @WietseVR]

Both one and yet distinct. On merged personhood, as lived by identical multiples. https://t.co/E30Qcf9vu4 via @aeonmag

[Wietse Van Ransbeeck @WietseVR]

Awesome visualisation on the state of democracy around the world. https://t.co/fgazfZH1QT

[TPXimpact | B Corp™ @TPXimpact]

"Climate and environmental challenges are not things that exist in isolation" - @kelly_mcb joins @PLLord1, @WietseVR, @richwi1son and Granaz Baloch to discuss community action and its role in addressing environmental challenges #StrongerThings

[@jesstud.bsky.social @jesstud]

For communities to play a part tackling the #ClimateEmergency, we need to build cultures of participation, requires 3 things:

-political will & responsive leadership; - enabling organisational structures;
- the right skills and resources,
says @WietseVR

#StrongerThings

[Democracy Technologies @DemTech_org]

Last weeks' democracy technology convention saw a host of fantastic panel sessions, including a chat (hosted by @JudithMerkies) with @WietseVR @AdrienDuguet @JGyldenkaerne and @samvanderstaak on the development of (and obstacles to) digital democracy.

https://t.co/eyBELgjLxQ

[The GovTech Summit @SommetGovTech]

Check out the first 10 global #GovTech leaders joining us on 23 Nov to rethink how governments operate in a #digital world 💡

Learn & #network with @BernardClerfayt, @arunemat, @ptavares, @WietseVR, #ElisTootsman & more at the #GovTechSummit

Register 🟡 https://t.co/6huNkldfZ1

[Mauricio Mejia @Mau_MejiaG]

📢 #DelibWave Have you organised or are you aware of recent examples of citizens' assemblies, juries, or panels? Share your example to be included in the 2023 update of @OECDgov Database of Deliberative Processes and Institutions!

More information: https://t.co/6fbRFcWSpk

[Ludovico Einaudi @LudovicoEinaud]

This was taken in 2016 in the Arctic Ocean. I was inspired by eight million voices from around the world calling for Arctic protection.
Today is Earth Day and there's still an urgent need of help to support the work in the environmental movement.
#EarthDay

[Democracy Technologies @DemTech_org]

For more on the growth and the future of citizen participation, check out the full interview...

https://t.co/25thkLb1Vp

[ETION @ETIONforum]

Met hun digitale platform CitizenLab maken @WietseVR en @alinemuylaert winnaars van #LeadershipAward2023, het gemakkelijker voor steden en gemeenten om hun burgers inspraak te geven in thema’s die hen aanbelangen. https://t.co/0j9nRNSr6W #sterkondernemen #ondernemerschap

[Mauricio Mejia @Mau_MejiaG]

New ranking of digital platforms for participation by @PeoplePowrd is here ! Criteria include accessibility, ethics+ transparency, costs, reliability, etc.
🏅@citizenlabco @decidim_org
🥈 Your Priorities by @CitizensFNDN
🥉@BangtheTable

Full list : https://t.co/s4DsUlQVxn

[ETION @ETIONforum]

Bruggenbouwers ⁦@alinemuylaert⁩ & ⁦@WietseVR⁩ oprichters van ⁦@citizenlabnl⁩ winnen ETION Leadership Award 2023. Proficiat! 🎖️ https://t.co/zoPIupiWyw

[Wietse Van Ransbeeck @WietseVR]

Vereerd om samen met @alinemuylaert de ETION Leadership Award te ontvangen gisteravond.
Geweldig fier op de erkenning voor zowel ons werk om bruggen te bouwen tussen burger en overheid alsook onze waarde-gedreven organisatie.

Veel dank aan @ETIONforum! https://t.co/Zykser6tkV