ePLANET / Project approach
ePLANET aims to improve the coordination between local authorities and regional governments by fostering the digitalisation of energy data available in dispersed data sources.
ePLANET project’s main objective is to create a platform to share harmonised information about energy measures and actions at local level to boost Energy Transition and improve the multi-level governance. Rather than just a top-down approach, the Multi-Level Governance (MLG) concept builds on:
- a vertical integration of other levels’ insights (i.e. local and regional authorities) to enhance and align higher-level decisions with subnational needs, and;
- a horizontal integration to engage peers at the same level from parallel ministries, relevant public agencies, etc. to ensure synergies and avoid misalignment.
A well-implemented MLG enriches policy-making processes with multiple benefits and leads to longer-term frameworks, stronger relationships and more successful initiatives.
ePLANET also adopts a 3-tier approach which means that 3 levels of participation and engagement from partners will be taken into account. The most committed public authorities and stakeholders will have access to more tools and capacity-building activities than the less involved ones.
Finally, we also follow a Continuous Engagement strategy to support early adopters and most engaged stakeholders in the development and replication of the project outputs. In this context, 5 Stakeholders Forums have already been organised on the following topics:
- Data visualization tools to support multi-level governance and maximize citizen engagement and impact;
- Strategies for validation of data dissemination;
- Impact of openness, participation, accountability, effectiveness and coherence on the deployment of effective multi-level governance;
- Early stages of development of the ePLANET platform;
- Early stages of development of Energy Transition governance figures.
