New opportunity on digital civic dialogue platform that enhances citizen participation in local governance

The Municipality of Bicaz (Romania) is seeking partners for the CERV-2026-CITIZENSCIV-ENGAGEMENTBEYOND-ELECTIONS call to develop and implement a digital civic dialogue platform that enhances citizen participation in local governance. The project aims to address a lack of accessible participation channels by creating an inclusive, multilingual tool enabling public consultations, participatory budgeting, citizen feedback, and real-time communication between authorities and residents. It targets underrepresented groups such as youth, rural populations, and people with disabilities and includes transnational cooperation with experienced municipalities to ensure replicability. Expected outcomes include increased civic engagement, improved democratic processes and a scalable model for small municipalities, with an expression of interest deadline of 21 April 2026. Please direct all expresions of interest to joaquin.martin@fundecyt-pctex.es as soon as possible.