Data

Location
Brussels
Brussels
Scope of Operations & Activities
No Geographical Limits
Sector
For Profit
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Public Participation
Government Transparency
Budget - Local
Links
https://www.citizenlab.co/
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Long-term civic bodies
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Manage and/or allocate money or resources
Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
Facilitate decision-making

ORGANIZATION

CitizenLab

June 11, 2019 CitizenLab
Location
Brussels
Brussels
Scope of Operations & Activities
No Geographical Limits
Sector
For Profit
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Public Participation
Government Transparency
Budget - Local
Links
https://www.citizenlab.co/
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Long-term civic bodies
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Manage and/or allocate money or resources
Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
Facilitate decision-making

CitizenLab is a citizen participation platform. We help cities and local governments be more transparent and shape better policies by involving citizens in the decision-making processes.

Mission and Purpose

CitizenLab's mission is to reinforce local democracies by increasing legitimacy and efficiency through citizen participation. We believe that be including citizens in the decision-making processes, cities and local governments can increase trust in governments and shape better policies.

Origins and Development

CitizenLab was created in 2015 and is located in Brussels. It has developed a citizen participation platform used by cities, governments and civil organisations which is used to collect and analyse citizen input.

Organizational Structure, Membership, and Funding

CitizenLab is a for-profit company based in Belgium. Cities, local government or civil organisations who use the platform purchase a yearly license.

Specializations, Methods and Tools

Cities and governments can use the platform to consult citizens on a range of different topics. The platform combines a top down approach (with administrators posting projects that participants can vote for) with a bottom-up approach (citizens can submit ideas, comment on the proposals and debate with one-another).

Another important feature of the platform is its integrated data analysis capability. It has developed Natural Language Processing algorithms which can easily process thousands of unstructured, multi-lingual citizen input. Comments can be automatically classified, clustered and located on a map, making it easy for administrators to see at a glance what topics are being discussed on the platform and how this varies across a city or region.

Major Projects and Events

CitizenLab has worked with over 100 cities and governments, from small Belgian municipalities such as Arlon to major cities like Vancouver, CA.

Analysis and Lessons Learned

Publications

https://www.citizenlab.co/resources

See Also

References

https://oecd-opsi.org/innovations/unlocking-the-potential-of-crowdsourcing-for-public-decision-making-with-artificial-intelligence/

https://www.citizenlab.co/case-studies

External Links

https://www.citizenlab.co/

Notes