Citadel Statement

De Citadel Statement is een actieplan om e-government bij steden en gemeenten te ondersteunen. De Citadel Statement werd voorgesteld op de 'Flemish Conference on local eGovernment' op 14 december 2010 in het ICC te Gent. Tijdens deze conferentie kwamen tal van experts hun visie geven over hoe lokaal e-government kan en moet versterkt worden. Het ‘Citadel Statement’ kreeg de steun van tal van organisaties en bedrijven die deze tekst een sterk beginpunt van een Europees beleid inzake gemeentelijk e-government vinden. Het Citadel Statement kent een vervolg in het Citadel...on the move project.

The Citadel Statement is an action plan to support cities and municipalities to implement eGovernment. The Citadel Statement was presented on the 'Flemish Conference on local eGovernment' on December 14th 2010 in Ghent, Belgium. During this conference several experts gave their vision on how local eGovernment can and must be reinforced. The 'Citadel Statement' got the support of numerous organisations who find this text a strong beginning point for a European policy concerning local eGovernment. The Citadel on the move project is carrying this action plan one step further by implementing the principles in practice.

Lees de Nederlandse versie van de Citadel Statement of download de PDF (, 41 kB) - English version Citadel Statement or download PDF (, 45 kB)

Photos and videos

Conference photos - part 1
Conference photos - part 2
Conference photos - part 3
Conference videos

Slides Flemish Conference on local eGovernment (14 Dec 2010)
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• Geert Mareels – Welcome / Flemish eGovernment – Download PDF
• Dr. Julia Glidden – Citadel Statement: European policy to support local eGovernment – Download PDF
• Prof. Carlota Perez – Modernising government to shape a better future – Download PDF
• Daniël Termont – Reflections on the Citadel Statement – Download PDF
• Sabine Rotthier – I-scan tool. eGovernment: a new cance or a new problem? – Download PDF
• Edwin Tromp – Innovations in Mobile Communication for Emergency services - Download PDF
• Paul Davidson – Opening up public data to improve transparancy and efficiency - Download PDF
• Jos Creese – Tomorrows public services today - Download PDF
• Cory Doctrow – Information doesn’t want to be free, people do 
• Dries Buytaert – Open source Cloud computing platform - Download PDF
• Geert Bourgeois – Closure & official launch of the citadel Statement - Download PDF

Supporters of the Citadel Statement

SOCTIM (Society of IT Management),  V-ICT-OR, Intercommunale Leiedal, EU Smart Cities, Global Cities Dialogue, Microsoft, HP-Belgacom THV, EU-Forum, IS-Practice, SmartIntuitions Ltd.,Cyprus, EPMA (European Projects and Management),  Politech Insitute (European Center of Political Technologies), Innova S.p.A, NET-EUCEN, Athens Technology Center (ATC), Cheshire Henbury, VIAG (Vereniging van coördinatoren I&A van Gemeenten ) ,eCitizen 2.0 Project, 21c Consultancy, Hampshire County Council

Articles about Citadel Statement

• New action plan for local e-government. Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• Signing the Citadel Statement. Global Cities Dialogue.
• Globaal Europees actieplan voor lokaal e-government. Datanews.
• Citadel Statement zet ondersteuning e-government door bovenlokale overheden op agenda. Intercommunale Leiedal.
• Citadel Statement moet lokaal e-government in Europa stimuleren en ondersteunen. Knack.be (Belga).
• Citadel Statement vindt veel weerklank. V-ICT-OR.
• Wat is het "Citadel Statement"? V-ICT-OR.
• The Citadel Statement: Making Malmö ‘Real’ by Identifying What Local eGovernment Really Needs. Smart Cities.
• Creating a Citadel Statement on Local eGovernment. ePractice.
• eGovernment Action Plan, Citadel Statement and ECI regulations. PEP-NET.
• Jos Creese (President) signs Citadel Statement on behalf of Socitm. Soctim Blog.
• Announcement of CEMSDI support for Citadel Statement. CEMSDI.
• LOLA supports 'Citadel Statement' towards Europe. LOLA - ICT.
• EU-consultatie. Hoe e-government op lokaal niveau ondersteunen? De Wakkere Burger vzw.
• Citadel Statement: Telling Member States and EU Decision Makers What European Local Gov Really Needs. eGov Monitor.