Citizen Participation in the Smart City Strategy Phase

Our citizen participation phase began on March 9, 2022, with the goal of gathering direct feedback and ideas from the public. Through a participation platform created specifically for this purpose by the City of Jena, citizens had the opportunity to evaluate our goals and measures in the Smart City project and share their views with us. In addition, digital and in-person workshops were offered on topics related to the overall strategy and areas of action. These workshops provided an opportunity for direct dialogue with project leaders.

The evaluation and results of the public participation process are summarized in this PDF:

dokumentationbuergerbeteiligung.pdf
(PDF | 1.3 MB)

The following events took place as part of the public engagement process:

Date	Time	Event
March 31, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Online Workshop: @Your City: Your Smart City Jena—What’s It All About and How Can I Get Involved?
April 28, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Online Workshop: @Your City: Your Smart Administration
May 5, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Online Workshop: @Your City: Your Data, Your Digital Infrastructure
May 11, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Online Workshop: @Your City: Strengthening Digital Skills and Participation, Experiencing Culture and Education the Smart Way
May 14, 2022		Information Booth: “Your Day in Paradise 2022”
June 2, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Online Workshop: @Your City: Connecting Business and Academia for Your Smart and Sustainable City
June 8, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Online Workshop: @Your City: Smart Development, Digital Environmental Protection, and Innovative Transportation Solutions
June 22, 2022	4:00–6:00 p.m.	Lobeda Neighborhood Office: Smart City Café: What Do You Need to Benefit from Digitalization?
June 23, 2022	4:00–5:30 p.m.	Eastside Youth Center: Smart City Workshop: What do you think is important in your smart city?
June 25, 2022	10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.	Market Square: Smart City Festival

Citizen Engagement During the Implementation Phase

Involvement and participation are central elements of our project. That’s why the involvement of Jena’s citizens doesn’t end with the completion of the strategy. We want to continue involving the city’s community in the Smart City process during the implementation phase as well, and we’ll offer suitable in-person and digital formats for this purpose.