MUNICIPAL OPEN PUBLIC SPACES (HUBS) AS INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY (THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF KYIV)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17721/2616-9193.2022/15-7/9

Keywords:

open public spaces, society, digital communications, civil society institutions, public participation tools, non-governmental organizations, public spaces, hubs

Abstract

The questions of the emergence and development of open public spaces, their role in the world democracy development and the process of their transformation into modern multifunctional platforms for the development of civil society and communications are studied.

The Ukrainian experience of creating open public spaces (hubs) and the concept of their activity in such cities as Lviv and Vinnitsa were analyzed. The process of creation and development of open public spaces (hubs) in Kyiv and their technical equipment are studied. There is a detailed description of the concept and directions of activities realized on the basis of hubs in Kyiv in the context of different target audiences. In article there are examples of events held on the basis of municipal open public spaces.

The author discribes down the process of organizing digital communications between city authorities and civil society institutions as the main direction of further development of the non-governmental sector, through the creation of unified portals, providing services for NGOs. The principles of using the portal by civil society institutions are described in detail.

The article pays special attention to the rules of use of the established municipal open public spaces in order to maintain the balance between all potential users and not to politicize such public participation tool as open public spaces (hubs).

It is concluded that, over time, new public spaces (hubs) should become the centers of the social life of micro-communities and ensure the development and improvement of direct communication between the city authorities and residents in order to develop a democratic society.

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Published

2021-12-29

How to Cite

Ruban, D. . (2021). MUNICIPAL OPEN PUBLIC SPACES (HUBS) AS INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY (THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF KYIV). Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Public Administration, 15(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.17721/2616-9193.2022/15-7/9