The Romanian Academic Society invites you on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, starting at 17:00, to the online launch event of two tools useful for monitoring the activity of the authorities and supporting the advocacy process at the local level: Guide for responsibility and civic involvement and the animated film YOU start the change YOU expect.
The tools are part of the project Engaged citizens for quality local public services, which aims to contribute directly to improving the quality of urban life by involving citizens – mainly young people – and determining local authorities to provide quality public services.
The main objectives are: (1) Involvement of citizens in improving the quality of urban life by monitoring local public services – transport, education and waste management – in 40 municipalities of county seat and Bucharest (city hall and district town halls) and (2) Capacity building of citizens’ civic involvement, especially young people, in municipalities from each development region by transferring good practices to mobilize Norwegian communities (organizing training sessions and conducting advocacy campaigns at local level to improve the quality of public services monitored).
The event will take place through the Zoom platform and will be broadcast live on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/romaniacurata.arc
Topics covered:
What are the public institutions that we should not ignore?
What is the role of (1) the local authority and (2) the citizen in the development of public services?
How do the problems of a community reach the attention of decision makers and how can they be solved?
What does it mean to set up a local initiative group and how is born a strong community?
The paths of your involvement: how you bring about change.
❔ Do you always imagine what it would be like to live in a country where services are digitized? Where you don’t have to stand in endless queues and there’s no need for files full of documents? If so, then come along to discuss this topic with the Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Sebastian Burduja. It is your chance to receive the answers to all your curiosities related to the digitization of Romania. We are of the opinion that young people must have an active role in the community, so we want there to be as many opportunities as possible to talk with the responsible decision-makers. We will also teach you how to get involved civically to change the community you are in and how to take responsibility for your responsibilities. The event will take place at the “Ovidius” University of Constanța (Campus headquarters), Umberto Eco hall, on March 27. The event will take place between 4:00-5:00 p.m., with access between 3:30-4:00 p.m.: 00. 👉🏻Fill out the registration form here: shorturl.at/msJQV
We are waiting for you with as many questions and curiosities as possible!
EVENT PICTURES:
The Evolution of the Public Transport Service through the Involvement of Active Citizen Groups and Local Public Authorities! 🚌🏛️
Date: 17.10.2023
Time: 13:00
Location: Online zoom platform:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEsdu…
See here: https://fb.watch/oJsJV6VN2E/
Public transport is a matter of national interest, and to improve it we need to work with local public authorities and our active community.
This event is a unique opportunity to discuss how we can make public transport more efficient and sustainable with the active involvement of citizens and authorities.
What you can expect:
🔸 Inspirational presentations from public transport leaders and local authority representatives.
🔸 Interactive debates with the active participation of citizens and public authorities, regarding the future of public transport.
🔸 The opportunity to ask questions of the experts and exchange ideas with other participants.
🔸 A constructive commitment to shape the future of public transport at national level.
If you are passionate about commu
nity development and interested in the future of public transportation nationwide, this event is for you! Sign up now and let’s work together to build a better public transport system for all our citizens.
To register and receive the access link to the event, please complete the registration form: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEsdu…
Let’s together lay the foundations for efficient and accessible public transport throughout the country! Invite your friends, family and co-workers to join this essential discussion. See you at the event!
#Let’s find out what are the most effective measures to increase the rate of waste collection and recycling at the local level. Because there are localities in Romania that have shown that #SePoate. There are local public administrations that have had the courage to invest resources and effort in waste management measures that have yielded commensurate results.
Date: 28.10.2028 || Time: 18:00 || Location: online – Zoom platform
SEE VIDEO HERE: https://fb.watch/oJsHdv0TPG/
Why this event and why take the time to join us?
• Because the separate collection and recycling of waste is one of the most important environmental challenges that Romania is currently facing. Our country missed the 50% recycling target imposed by the European Union in 2020, having a recycling rate below 15%.
• Because we have in front of us countless examples of municipalities that are far from the objectives assumed at the European level and even from complying with the minimum requirements in the legislation. Each of these localities can learn from those who have already managed to implement successful models in the field.
• Because sometimes we need to look at the half of the glass, to put the spotlight on those administrations that show us that #ItCan and learn from their experience.
In short, if you want to find out what measures your locality can adopt to increase the rate of waste collection and recycling, then this event is for you!
To register and receive the access link to the event, please complete the registration form: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZAkdOGrrD8sGtIMgBNRzALwfDnu9…
Let’s take new steps forward, so that we are no longer the European Union’s tailgaters in the Waste Management chapter.
We have successful examples right at home that we can learn from!
How important is the community of which a student is a part for his educational journey? What can we do as students, parents, teachers, representatives of local public authorities or citizens?
❕ The debate “Active communities for a quality public education service” will have as its central topic of discussion the importance of collaboration and the involvement of all actors at the local level, so that the student community benefits from access to an educational system of the highest quality.
📌If you wish to participate in the event, please send us an email to sabina.spatariu@ras.org.ro
📌 See you on November 1, at Hotel Cișmigiu, Bucharest, from 13:00.
The event is organized under the auspices of the “Active citizens for quality public services at the local level” project, developed in partnership with Act for Tomorrow and Vellenes Fellesorganisasjon.
WATCH LIVE HERE: https://fb.watch/oJsVOT07EJ/
WE questioned the state. Find out what THEY told us.
The final event of the “Active Citizens for Quality Public Services” project – “National Forum for the Quality of Public Services at the Local Level” will take place on 28.11.2023, in Bucharest, physically, at 14:00, Inst. Cervantes, media room.
On this occasion, we will launch and present the Diagnostic Report on the quality of local services in the 8 cities involved in the project: Alba Iulia, Baia Mare, Bacău, Deva, Constanța, Giurgiu, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Sector 1, mirror report, result of the activity local teams, compared to the first report released in 2022.
The event is designed as a forum for dialogue and collaboration, and will bring together a diverse and influential audience, including decision-makers, local and national authorities, institutions, public and private partners, NGO representatives, students, parents and teachers. This event is a unique opportunity for all these stakeholders to discuss and contribute to improving the quality of public services in our cities.
WATCH LIVE HERE: https://fb.watch/oJsZ_NMD2y/
With joy and gratitude, we want to thank everyone who made our experience at the National Public Service Quality Forum possible! It was a day of debate and exchange of ideas that would not have been as rich without the valuable contribution of each participant. Over 110 participants!
Thanks also to our inspiring speakers who brought their personal experience and remarkable insights.
🙌 A special greeting to Manuela Mureșan, representative of the General Secretariat of the Government, Eduard Mititelu, state secretary at the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Denisa Neagu, deputy, Daniel Ciungu, local councilor in Sector 1, Simona Iliescu, Inspector in the Department of Local Development at the Râmnicu Vâlcea City Hall, and Cristian Ichim, Bacău deputy. You have really shed light on critical topics and enriched us with valuable knowledge. Special thanks also to the student associations present from all over the country with us!
It has been an honor to form this community dedicated to improving public services, and we are all inspired to continue working together for a better future.
Thank you, and we look forward to continuing this journey together! 🚀
Many thanks to all of you, not only those mentioned, but those who fight daily for empathy, community and a better tomorrow!
The project is carried out by the Romanian Academic Society, in partnership with the Act For Tomorrow Association and Vellenes Fellesorganisasjon and benefits from a funding of 249,989 euros, through the Active Citizens Fund Romania program – funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021 . The content of this website does not necessarily represent the official position of the EEA and Norwegian Grants 2014-2021; for more information visit www.eeagrants.org. Information about Active Citizens Fund Romania is available at www.activecitizensfund.ro.