• Identify the main collective and organisational mechanisms underlying participation, and their evolution 
• To discuss the utopia of the "representative" "Super Citizen", in order to delimit more realistically the participatory methods 
• To test 4 concrete tools from the Feel Good Toolkit, a toolkit dedicated to strategic planning of participation in a "Smart" context 
• To address the mechanisms of participation evaluation 
• To capitalise on recent e-participation experiences to identify the benefits and limitations of online suggestion box participation
• To develop and integrate a network of actors from the Smart City/Smart Region ecosystem

These two days of workshops will be punctuated by practical exercises based on a concrete case. They will be led by Catherine Elsen (Professor at ULiège, INTER'ACT team) and Lara Vigneron (Founder of Yuza).

Catherine Elsen, Professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences, ULiège, Inter'Act team Catherine Elsen, an architectural engineer by training, is a professor at the University of Liège, Faculty of Applied Sciences (INTER'ACT team). She holds a doctorate in engineering sciences and a Master's degree in Labour Sciences and Society. She is developing a research activity that aims to study design processes (in architecture, engineering, urban planning, design...), and more specifically the impact that design tools, methods and technologies have on the integration of user needs, creativity or participatory mechanisms.

Lara Vigneron, Founder of Yuza Lara Vigneron is the founder of the consulting company Yuza. She accompanies innovation projects in the health sector based on a user-centred approach. A civil engineer with a PhD in engineering sciences, she is also a scientific collaborator at the University of Liège for the Inter'Act team, with whom she works on the development of new participative methods for well-being and quality of life in the field of Smart Cities.

• Day 1 – Monday 13 March 2023 > From 9:00 to 17:00 (breakfast from 8:30)
• Day 2 – Tuesday 14 March 2023 > From 9:00 to 18:00 (breakfast from 8:30 and drink to close the day from 17:00) 

This workshop is aimed at all the key stakeholders of Smart City initiatives (public, private and academic sectors), regardless of the size and/or nature of the territory concerned by them.

Public sector

Managers in charge of the Smart City/Smart Region them (Smart City Manager or related), political leaders and policy decision makers, mayors, ministers, general directors, department directors, etc.

Private sector

Any professional working or wishing to work (support, collaboration) with the public sector (municipalities, provinces, regions, etc.) in terms of Smart City. 

Academic sector (all disciplines)

Architects, geographers, computer scientists, urban planners, environmentalists, sociologists, tax specialists, economists, etc.

Format & location

The workshop will take place at HEC Liège (format : face-to-face)

Address of the day : Rue Louvrex 14, 4000 Liège.

Price

400€ excl. VAT - preferential rate of 360€ excl. VAT for alumni of our previous trainings (continuing education or thematic workshop #1 dedicated to the Smart City strategy) 

NB: The price includes breakfast, lunch, drinks and the drink of the 2nd day

Title issued

Certificate of participation

Language

The entire workshop is given in French.

Interested ? Registration are open and can be done via our online form. Registration will close on February 20, 2023.

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