Flashvote: an instant democracy experiment

Web address of the case:

http://citedigitale.bordeaux.fr

Country of the case:

France

City/region:

Bordeaux

Posting Date:

12 April 2010

Last Edited Date:

09 July 2010

Author:

bidegain antoine (Mairie de Bordeaux)

eMobility | e-voting | youngsters

Type of initiative

Promotion/awareness campaign

Case Abstract

To foster youngster's involvement in the City's public life, the City Hall of Bordeaux has decided to set up a "Flashvote", an instant party held in a public place of the city, so that Youngsters aged from 16 to 25 might vote on a public agenda. Made of 17 short concrete proposals, the agenda was accessible through SMS or mobile web. Opinions on each proposal could be expressed shortly: I like / I don't like / I don't care...

A short dance show was offered in order to gather people on the vote place.,The whole event lasted approximately 10 minutes.

Description of the case

Domain

eGovernment

Topic

Inclusive eGovernment | eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting

Sector

Other

Date

April 2010

Date operational

April 2010

Target Users

Citizen | Civil society

Target Users Description

The target group is made of youngsters aged between 16 and 25 years of age.

Scope

Local (city or municipality)

Status

Operation

Language(s)

French

Policy Context and Legal Framework

The City of Bordeaux is pushing the development of innovative uses of the Internet and mobile devices, through its "Digital City" initiative. Dealing with eEducation, eInclusion, eCitizenship and innovative practices, the whole agenda has a special interest for corner-of-the-street uses of the Internet in order to catch new audiences and involve them in day-to-day city life. From street or buildings, Facebook groups to participation online platforms, this side of the Digital City project is rapidly growing among the youngest part of the population.

Project Size and Implementation

Type of initiative

Inclusive services of general interest

Overall Implementation approach

Public administration

Technology choice

Standards-based technology | Open source software

Funding source

Public funding local

Project size

Implementation: €1-5,000

Implementation and Management Approach

The initiative has been developped and disseminated by Bordeaux's City Hall.

Impact, innovation and results

Impact

The Flashvote has produced a change in the participation climate throughout the city during its campaign, and beyond.

After the initial launching event, the "flasvote" itself, a 45 days online campaign has allowed youngsters to vote through the city hall portal and through a Facebook application. Sharing this application allowed the most involved to share the participation spirit with their friends, and resulted in 1854 votes on the 17 action initiatives.

Lessons learnt

Because of the quick and efficient results gained, the City is now reflecting on amplification of the project to a broader audience.

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Christophe Strobbe

Flashvote: â€œQuick and efficient resultsâ€

14 April 2010 | 2404 Visits | Rating: 3 (maximum:5)

Dear Antoine Bidegain,

Where can we find more information on the "quick and efficient results" mentioned in the case? Is the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=313372971253 successful?

Best regards,