Local2020

• Local and Regional Development using ICT• Animating the Blogosphere • Building on Output of Going Really Local• Local2020 Website ( www.local2020.eu )• Local Grand Prix• Debate / Issues …• Vote on Regional Priorities• What Next ?

Local2020 Statistics

• 300 Registered Users • 18 Proposals• 650 Comments on 75 Posts• 15,000 Pageviews, 250 Visitors per day• 150 Tweets per week, 40 Followers• 2000 Facebook likes , 80 page fans• 70 Votes • 6 Topics raised for discussion

Local Grand Prix – The Race

• 18 Entrants• 4 From Really Going Local• 14 New Ones• Spain/ Belgium/Finland/UK .. most • Dynamic Rules• Laps from likes/comments/tweets etc • Most important new contribution/comment

Local Grand Prix – The Result

Local Grand Prix – The Winners

BEST EXISTING PROJECT

LILA CV from Asturia, Spain

Leader Jose Antonio Miyar Casal

BEST NEW IDEA

SCHOOLVILLE from Team Green 4

Leader Geert Mareels

Local Grand Prix – Runner Up

Helsinki - Everybody has a StoryPromoting Lifelong Learning among seniors citizens in Europe.

Our method:- their stories through photography. We chose this medium as it is noninvasive.

The traditional, direct approach used in education  and lifelong learning activities often escape.  Especially now, with the digital divide in place.

.Arja Mielonen-Walker, Centre for Continuing Education University of Helsinki arja.mielonen-walker@helsinki.fi

• HUG Video• The Project

Local2020 - Learning

• We did get engagement … • Out of control = good • Competition worked• Clearer Prizes/Rules• Entrants need Strong Leaders• Debates hard to animate … need focus• Must take notice of online responses• Great way to link events/ policy/etc

Local2020 – Next Steps

• Maintain Expand Site• Support Projects/Ideas in reaching out• New Competition … Virtual Region • Selective Debates• Embed in some calls • Reach more senior audience