Test the citizen engagement platform at www.public-policies.eu: STEP 2

Once the “Problem identification form” is submitted and an administrator aproves it, a script generates the “Problem’s page” as seen in the picture below.  At the top, there is the name of the category of the problem, the title of the problem and a “share” widget that allows for easier dissemination over the Internet. The body of the page contains the photo of the problem, a photo of the problem-poster with hyperlink towards his/her website, the name of the problem poster, his/her profession, organization, the date when the problem was posted, the target institution to solve the problem, and a status bar. This tells the visitor how far away in the participation process is the problem, according to the following legend:

• Red: the problem has been approved by an administrator.
• Orange: the problem has received at least one solution.
• Yellow: the project partners have published a policy paper.
• Light green: the target institution has issued a response.
• Dark green: the problem poster is satisfied with the answer or the action of the target institution.

The lower part of the problem’s page contains the form that allows citizens to publish their solutions to the problem of public concern in question.

Tip: Once you publish a problem, use the “share” widget to promote your problem in order to get as many solutions as possible.