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PROJEKT BLIŹNIACZY
WDROŻENIE RAMOWEJ DYREKTYWY WODNEJ
Internet Technology as a Tool to Improve
Public Participation in the Scope of the
Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Poland
Dr. Markus Weidenbach
landConsult.de / GTZ
PROJEKT BLIŹNIACZY
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Internet Technology as a Tool to Improve Public Participation
1. Possible approaches to use IT (1)
The Aarhus Convention requires an adequate form of public
participation.
Studies in Germany have shown that personal concern can
be achieved best on a local level
A profound information policy increases the public
acceptance of planned measures
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1. Possible approaches to use IT (2)
Proposal of a 3 tier approach:
The provision of general Information about the conditions of
the water bodies on all levels (national, regional, local)
The participation of citizens on regional and local level, to
provide the possibility to handle the issue on-site. This may
end in a practical participation in specific local projects
(Information Trail, local river projects, etc.) [demo]
The communication between citizens, planers and decision
makers on all levels is another most essential aspect of
public participation
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2. Technical Options (1)
General Information can be published by using a standard
web site design with static html programming. Where
possible dynamic links to a database can be established to
generate actual information on the fly, like standardized
queries on a central XML database.
A more intensive way to participate citizens and stakeholders
in the planning process requires a database driven web
design to generate dynamic contents. So, the web page is
becoming a tool for decision making:
search and query specific information (database queries, overlay of
information layers, etc.)
exchange of digital information
communication with all stakeholders (discussion forum, chat room,
newsletter, calendar)
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2. Technical Options (2)
Content Management System ZOPE (http://www.zope.org)
presently under development at the aquadoc server of IMGW Krakow
wide spread throughout public administrations, e.g. EEA in
Copenhagen
open source and freeware (GNU License), available for all systems
stand alone web server and compatible to Apache and UMN Map
Server
control via web browser (WebDav), world wide user and developer
community
UMN Map Server (http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu)
wide spread throughout public administrations, e.g. EC DG Research
open source and freeware (GNU License), available for all systems
compatible to Apache, IIS and ZOPE Server
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2. Technical Options (3)
Databases
Tamino XML Database with Content Management functionality,
presently under development at the MoE for the implementation of
the EIA directive (try http://www.mos.gov.pl/infoos/oos)
Many other commercial database solutions (Oracle, Informix,
MSAccess, etc.)
Powerful Open Source and free (GNU License) databases like
MySQL or postgre etc.
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3. Applications
Rafting Trail Black Forest (http://landconsult.de/floesser)
Local participation of citizens and visitors
Interactive Maps to add geo-referenced content
Database driven (MSAccess, ASP and PHP)
Draft of WFD web page at http://zswlinux.powodz.info
(planned) and http://www.rdw.pl
HTML, PHP, JavaScript
General Information, Forum, Newsletter, Chat
Database connection envisaged
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Internet Technology as a Tool to Improve Public Participation
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
General
Is the Internet accessible for a representative group of Polish citizens?
Is the Internet a well accepted medium to transport official information?
 A computer never replaces the personal meeting and discussion
 The Internet must be used only in addition to conventional methods
Scale and organisation of public participation
 Generate personal concern about environmental issues on local level
Technical
Adaptation of web site management to organisation level, i.e. local
participation requires local web site management
Database driven solutions
Usage of well known free open source software systems
Development of national templates (like ZOPE extensions)
Training of interested IT personal