INNOVATION 7 themes Garbage and recycling, infrastructure, urban mobility, etc. engagement strategies Promotion via the Facebook profile of the candidate, newspaper, radio
EDUCACION, INNOVATION OF THE PARAGUAYAN PUBLIC EDUCATION 3 themes School attendance, teacher training, education infrastructure platforms Ideascale and Facebook engagement strategies Scheduled weekly Facebook posts and ads
INNOVATION OF A PUBLIC PARK 9 themes Infrastructure, security, landscaping, sports, etc. Catholic University of Asuncion platforms Appcivist and Facebook engagement strategies Offline events, alliances, facebook ads, posts in popular blogs
motivation factors expectation Platform activity logs # of ideas # of votos # of comments # of users timestamp of activity Semi-structured interviews 10 participants
and 34 years old. Well educated. Living in the capital and in middle- to high-class neighbourhoods. Technology savvy and content consumers. Socially but not civically active
allows the people living abroad to be engaged in discussions oriented to address issues in their home countries 13% of the participants reported not living in Paraguay
of the participants did not voted in elections in the last years The technology fosters the participation of people that reported not being civically active in the last years
more willing to participate when the topics affect their daily life than when the discussion is around broad themes, such as Education 1 Promote personally and through public figures. Personal promotion through public figures show to be more effective in attracting participants than structured weekly and impersonal ads in social media 2
more willing to participate when the topics affect their daily life than when the discussion is around broad themes, such as Education 1 Promote personally and through public figures. Personal promotion through public figures show to be more effective in attracting participants than structured weekly and impersonal ads in social media 2 Be responsive. People show to expect feedback from the organizers regarding their proposals. Be close to the participants throughout the process 3
that they want to see clearly communicated what will happen with the participants’ proposals 4 Organize binding civic engagement processes. People show to be more committed to the process when there are on board actors with the power to put in practice the proposals 5