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TechCamp Rome

Creating New Centers: Urban Regeneration and Civic Engagement

Economic Opportunity Elections & Civic Participation Good Governance & Transparency
Rome, Italy View Map
May 24-25, 2022

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Italy

Description

On May 24th-25th, forty participants from across Italy will meet in Rome, Italy for TechCamp Rome: Creating New Centers: Urban Regeneration and Civic Engagement. This workshop aims to increase the effectiveness of civic engagement influencers and practitioners in Italy through the use of new technologies.  The TechCamp will work to promote local and national efforts to address Urban-Periphery Regeneration as a national priority in partnership with the U.S. Mission in Italy.

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Trainer Bios

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Agenda

Day 0- 23 May 2022

18:00-19:30  Aperitivo:  Rooftop Industrie Fluviali  

Day 1- 24 May 2022

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Networking
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Remarks
09:15 - 09:30 What is TechCamp/Overview/What to Expect
09:30 - 10:30 What’s Your Challenge? Brainstorming Groups 
10:30 - 11:30 Human Centered Design Plenary Session
11:30 - 11:40 Coffee/Tea Break
11:40 - 12:30 Speed-Geeking
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch 
13:30 - 15:00 Interactive Training Session 1 Choose one topic from the table below (same sessions will be available tomorrow)

TopicTrainers
Community Building Hermence Matsotsa
Design Thinking Tools and TechniquesSimone Mora
Youth and Political LiteracyMatteo Bergamini
Civic Engagement Online to OfflineStefania Paolazzi
Data VisualizationDayna Sessa
Digital StorytellingTina Bikic
Countering DisinformationGiovanni Zagni
CrowdfundingMauricio O’Brien

15:00 - 15:15 Coffee/tea Break
15:15 - 15:30 Challenge Statement Creation Overview
15:30 - 16:30 Challenge Statement Development and Form Project Groups Participants will go back to their brainstorming groups and narrow down top challenges to develop an actionable/tangible challenge statement. Brainstorming groups may break off into smaller teams as they identify which specific root cause they want to work on solving
16:30 - 17:00 Start ideating potential solutions Meet with project team to brainstorm potential solutions/ideas which will be further refined tomorrow
17:00 End of Day Announcements 
20:00 - 22:00 Dinner 

Day 2- 25 May 2022

08:30 - 09:00 Registration 
09:00 - 09:10 Morning Announcements 
09:10 - 09:30 Challenge Statement Read-out One representative from each group will share what challenge statement they came up with and why it’s important
09:30 - 11:00 Interactive Training Session 2 Choose second topic from the table above (same sessions from Day 1)
11:00 - 12:30 Mapping Out a Solution Participants will work in their small groups to map out a solution to their challenge
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Rooftop
13:30 - 15:00 Work on Solutions & Presentations
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee/Tea Break
15:15 - 16:15 Presentations
16:15 - 16:30 Surveys and Follow-on Announcement
16:30 - 17:00 Closing Remarks and Certificates 
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