Public consultation: explored topics

1. framing the issue

1.1. theory behind - the main concepts related to open consultation

1.1.1. public participation, Arnstein ladder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participation_%28decision_making%29

1.1.2. public consultation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_consultation

1.1.3. rulemaking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rulemaking

1.1.4. stakeholder theory http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Edward_Freeman

2. tech tools

2.1. OpenDebate is a commercial tool to implement open consultations https://www.opendebate.co.uk/default.aspx

2.2. EU-Survey by the European Commission is a tool to create online questionnaires for online consultation http://ec.europa.eu/isa/ready-to-use-solutions/eusurvey_en.htm

2.3. CitizenSpace is an open consultation tool which provides a detailed description of its features http://www.citizenspace.com/info/tour/consultation-admin

3. case studies

3.1. European Commission’s “single access point” to a wide variety of consultations

3.1.1. YourVoiceInEurope http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/index_en.htm

3.2. examples of national portals for open consultation in European Countries

3.2.1. Partecipa! - IT government http://www.partecipa.gov.it

3.2.2. UK Gov consultations - UK government https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?publication_filter_option=consultations

3.3. examples of open consultation portals at regional level

3.3.1. ForestryTasmania: proposed herbicide use http://www.forestrytas.com.au/news/2015/04/proposed-herbicide-use-in-spring-2015

3.3.2. open consultation portal - Welsh government http://gov.wales/consultations/?skip=1&lang=cy

3.4. not-for-profit related to open consultation: participatory photography for socially excluded groups

3.4.1. Photovoice.org http://www.photovoice.org/