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Digital engagement and participatory democracy: lessons emerging from the CIVITEC Project
This briefing reports on the CIVITEC project, an EU interregional cooperation initiative, and the May 2026 partners’ meeting hosted by Donegal County Council, exploring how civic technology can enhance local democracy, particularly in rural and peripheral areas.
“Resource pack: Global Executive Live Panel - Councillor Conduct Models: Lessons from across the globe”
Panel discussion focussing on standards frameworks currently operating across the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada including common challenges, best practice models, and potential lessons that each country’s local government sector could learn when it comes to the crucial area of maintaining robust and effective standards for elected members.
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