IMMODI – VALMA – Best Practice - IMMODI – VALMA – Best Practice - Finland Finland

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VALMA – shortlyVALMA – shortly

• Valma is an e-forum offering an electronic participation service to the citizens & residents of Tampere.

• It offers easy access to official information and possibilities to comment early on issues prepared by the City of Tampere, and which require decision making.

• It is a tool for the city administration to get rapid feedback and involve as many people as possible.

• Valma started officially in the year 2007. It is one of

the results of the Interreg III C North project e Citizen.

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DECISION

VALMA – BenefitsVALMA – Benefits

• Involving citizens and their opinions to decision making

• Raising awareness among citizens that they have the power to influence thigns so it is worth trying.

• Goal is to give citizen possibility to have an effect to the services they are using in daily life.

• Citizen has possibility to take part of preparation and planning from the early stage. This is possible, because of good reporting in the beginning.

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Recent issues

Most popular issues

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ISSUES

Time on effect

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Info about issue

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Opinions

VALMA – Requirements:VALMA – Requirements:

Small Server; 1Gb memory, 2Ghz processor

25-40 000€ for license, start-up etc.

One part-time moderator + 50-80 officers trained to get familiar with VALMA

Active citizens who like to make change !

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THANK YOU !!!

Pasi Puhakka, Regional Project ManagerKainuun Etu Oy Ltd, Lönnrotinkatu 1 Kajaani 87100-FinlandMobile: +358 44 551 4587Fax: +358 8 6178120

pasi.puhakka@kainuunetu.fi

Ninetta Chaniotou, Development ManagerKainuun Etu Oy Ltd, Lönnrotinkatu 1 Kajaani 87100-FinlandMobile: +358 44 551 4559, desk phone: +358 8 678119 Fax: +358 8 6178120 ninetta.chaniotou@kainuunetu.fi

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