
Citizens’ panel experiments at the national level in Finland
With Sitra’s funding, more citizens’ panels are now being organised in Finland than ever before.
‘Climate Assembly Sapporo 2020’ in which participants were selected at random. The assembly was held online due to the pandemic.
The theme of the climate assembly in Sapporo was ‘How Sapporo should realize the transition to a decarbonized society,’ and three issues—the future vision of a decarbonized society, energy, and mobility and urban development/lifestyle—were discussed, and recommendations were compiled. The recommendations were used in the planning processes of the City of Sapporo.


With Sitra’s funding, more citizens’ panels are now being organised in Finland than ever before.

Together, we will run a series of assemblies across Europe to understand our current digital infrastructure & governance, and reimagine, showcase & demand a Democratic Digital Commons.

The permanent Citizens’ Dialogue (“Ostbelgien – Model”) is a participation project oft the Parliament of the German Speaking Community of Belgium. It counts 2 bodies: The Citizens’ Assemblies and the permanent Citizens’ Council.

To have each participant see the global warming issue as a personal concern and engage in discussions to share awareness of the issue, and to connect the outcomes of the meetings to the revision of the city's basic environment plan (global warming countermeasures action plan) and to concrete measures