Youth e-participation: Lessons Learned from an Ongoing Project in Switzerland

E-participation describes the utilization of ICT means and social media in order to further develop citizen participation in the information society. Especially the youth is using respective applications and platforms quite naturally for communication and interaction. In an ongoing e-participation pilot project in a Swiss municipality an e-participation platform has been developed. After presenting a general overview of the topic the project including its initial situation as well as lessons learned are being presented.