Your opinion counts! Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark starts survey on the future

Your opinion counts! Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark starts survey on the future

Potsdam, Deutschland - Citizen participation in Potsdam-Mittelmark receives fresh wind! The district has the campaign "Our district. Our future. Your opinion." launched to hear the voices of the residents. This exciting participation campaign aims to record the opinions and needs of the citizens by a

Another plus: The survey is anonymous and easy to handle. Participants can fill them on both the smartphone as well as on tablets or computers. You only have to invest a few minutes to express your opinion. The feedback will make a significant contribution to identifying relevant topics for the coming years and thus further developing the district.

At the same time, Potsdam starts the digital participation platform help shape.potsdam.de . This platform is intended to provide information on citizen participation and the community budget. It bundles the previous online offers and offers citizens a variety of functions. In this way, ideas can be submitted, defects reported and surveys are made. Heike Bojunga, head of department, emphasizes the user -friendliness and efficiency of the new system.

In addition, the defect detector is integrated into the platform and the existing Maerker format runs in parallel operation until the changeover is complete. From April 2024, only helps shape.potsdam.de. A particularly important aspect of the platform is the direct dialogue with the mayor, which is digitized. An event calendar will also bundle all participation formats and a special area for children and adolescents is also set up.

A look into the future of local participation

The research project "Success factors local e-participation" examines the opportunities and challenges of digital participation models in Germany. The aim of the survey is to identify successful procedures and to develop a multimodal digital dashboard that visualizes the data collected and used for comparing and optimizing participation procedures. This could make a big step towards a more inclusive and more effective citizen participation in various municipalities.

These initiatives clearly show that the citizen's voice is very popular. With the new digital channels and committed campaigns, it is easier for the residents of Potsdam and the district to actively participate in the design of their living environment. A good knack for the future - those responsible have been committed to the flag!