The Councillor for Citizen Participation, Juan Carrion, has participated in the Day of Practice in this area, organized by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa through the University of Deusto, in order to publicize the experiences of participation developed the background and experience of the municipality in the implementation and development of experiences of citizen participation.
This event took place at the Palacio de Congresos Kursaal "in San Sebastian serving as the culmination of a study conducted by such educational institution in relation to significant experiences of citizen participation in national and international level and aiming to spread some of them.
The council discussed in the paper entitled "The experience of citizen participation in the town of Totana" the background that served to set the same today and the social and citizens that support it.
In this connection, he highlighted the efforts and support of the City of Totana in shaping the rich and diverse local associations in existence today represented by over 300 associations.
He also stressed the critical nature and role of both the various organs and structures of participation (among those who described the headman and the Board of Immigration Sector Council, among others) and equipment that make it possible: local social, hotel associations.
Also, Carrion Tudela stressed the need to periodically evaluate the functioning of these mechanisms and resources to enrich and progressively improving municipal proposals and solutions in relation to the participation of its citizens.
In this sense, said the intention of the City of Totana to promote and implement various municipal activities for the empowerment of the channeling of public interest and the improvement of neighborhood living.
The formation meeting also featured the participation and involvement of experts from countries like Germany and the UK.
At the same exposed different experiences and innovative projects for citizen participation.
Councilman captured Question Time, attracting the interest of all of the majority group of local elected officials who gathered in the audience in the auditorium, being asked questions related to policy management and promotion of citizen participation municipal level and mechanisms of choosing the participating bodies.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana