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.

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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.

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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.

The ePLANET H2020 project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 101032450.

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The beneficiaries will work towards the creation of a new digital framework to share harmonized information for a clean energy transition, and benefit from tailored support.