It's Your Parliament | Big Policy Canvas

This website gives you a unique overview of the votes cast in the European Parliament. You can easily find and compare voting records of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and political groups and you can make your own comments and cast your own votes.

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Policy domains: Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry & Foods Economy & Finance Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Employment & Social Security Foreign Affairs and Defence Health Innovation, Science & Technology Justice, Legal System & Public Safety Institutional Questions / Internal Affairs

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Policy Monitoring and Evaluation

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High

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http://www.itsyourparliament.eu/

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SWOT Analysis for It's Your Parliament
	Helpful	Harmful
Internal	Strengths• Provides a unique overview of the votes cast in the European Parliament • User can easily find and compare voting records of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and political groups • Users can comment and cast their own votes. • Promoting civic engagement: citizens can easily find and compare voting records of members of the European Parliament and political groups, comment and cast their own votes	Weaknesses• Inclusion of people from different sociodemographic backgrounds: Access and use of these platforms, in particular, might be difficult for marginalized groups in society as it requires skills and aptitude that are often out of their reach • Need for Internet connectivity
External	Opportunities• Recent advances in crowd-based production technologies and other associated methods have triggered numerous crowdsourcing initiatives for a wide range of government, civic, and commercially oriented causes. • Web-based platforms that crowdsource civic participation for urban governance have become increasingly prominent in recent years • Promoting civic engagement: citizens can easily find and compare voting records of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and political groups, comment and cast their own votes • Promote transparency and accountability	Threats• Marginalizing certain groups of the population: the cost of the equipment to access the platforms (e.g. smartphones, tablets, or computers) is a potential factor promoting exclusion.

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