✨ How can digital tools empower every citizen to join the green transition? 🌍 Embracing the Power of Digitalisation for the Green Transition! Insights from the Policy Dialogue at European Policy Centre in Brussels 🚀💚 Today, the European Policy Centre, supported by Vodafone Institute, hosted a Policy Dialogue on "Digitalisation for the Green Transition: Empowering Community Action”. Representing Vodafone Institute Olena 🇺🇦 Snidalova had the privilege of participating. Key themes from today's dialogue: 🔍 Empowering Citizen Engagement: Digital tools are revolutionizing how citizens participate in the green transition, from e-platforms and apps to AI-driven solutions. 🌐 Overcoming Barriers: We explored the challenges and opportunities in using digital tools to enhance inclusivity and ensure no community is left behind. 🔒 Ensuring Trust and Security: Addressing concerns around data privacy, cybersecurity, and misinformation, and discussing how robust EU policies can safeguard citizens while fostering an environment conducive to digital and green innovations. Together, we are charting a course towards a more sustainable and digitally empowered Europe. Stay tuned for updates on how VodafoneInstitute is shaping the future of Europe! #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Diskussion 🌿🌐
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION | Empowering citizens in Europe’s green transition: The role of digital solutions In this Policy Brief, EPC's Laura Rayner ,Berta López Domènech , Brooke Moore , and Eric Maurice looked at how deeper participation helps to mitigate costs while promoting a more inclusive approach to the green transition. As Europe undergoes the green transition, engaging citizens as both beneficiaries and active agents in combating climate change is vital. Digital solutions support top-down and bottom-up methods of citizen involvement, ranging from citizen climate assemblies to online activism. These digital solutions can overcome obstacles like resource limitations, dwindling public trust, and a significant skills shortage in the green and digital arenas. Digital tools widen public participation and empower individuals to influence environmental policy. Read it here 👇