How can someone in Berlin influence policy discussions at the European level, but also discover what people in Bologna, Bucharest, or a village in the Belgian Ardennes think too? How can we foster open policy making, involving open data and active citizenship? Anthony Zacharzewski and The Democratic Society (demsoc.org) have been exploring and recently published a report on 'Developing a Model for Open Government in the EU'.
Anthony is trying to make European democracy work. He founded the Democratic Society in 2006, and since 2010 he has led practical democracy projects and research from village councils to the European Commission. From 1996 to 2010, he worked for the UK’s Treasury, Cabinet Office, and Department of Health, and led the strategy function for the city of Brighton & Hove.
President
the Democratic Society
