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project info
Start date: 1 January 2019
End date: 31 December 2022
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 258 053,00 €
EU contribution: 154 831,80 € (60%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2020
Managing authority: Conseil Régional de Lorraine (Pôle Europe)
European Commission Topic

DIGITAL PORTAL OF BENEVOLE ENGAGEMENT

In support of the citizen engagement of all Meurthes-et-Mosellans, the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle is creating a digital meeting place between associations looking for volunteers and citizens wishing to give their time. This project has several objectives: — Promote the dynamism and competitiveness of the territories through their associative dynamics: Voluntary associations will be able to formulate and communicate their needs; — Democracy of proximity and uses of digital technology: through this innovative application, citizens who do not have the knowledge of the community fabric, its diversity and its richness, can in 3 clicks on computer or smartphone contact associations around their home or elsewhere, in a field or with an audience that interests them. The use of a digital tool makes it possible to stick to the new expectations of volunteers whose profile has evolved (young profiles, less long commitments, search for specific missions with meaning, etc.). — E-inclusion: Particular vigilance on the access of all to engagement must help to avoid widening the digital divide: nearby access points and appropriate support will allow all citizens to engage, even without computer skills or access to the Internet at home. For these audiences far away from the digital world, appropriate support must allow a rise in

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