Virtual SDDP MedBEESinessHubs 2022

Virtual SDDP MedBEESinessHubs 2022 Report Title Mechanisms that ensure successful technology transfer in accessible and assistive ICT products and services Project MedBEESinessHubs Triggering Question “In the context of your work, what are obstacles that prevent efficient stakeholders’ dialogues?” Dates Feb - May 2022 virtual (zoom) Author(s) Yiannis Laouris Editor(s) Camille Lechoux Total Duration 5 weekly Zoom meetings Statistics Participants=18 Number of ideas=35 Number of Clusters=6 Ideas received Votes= 17 indicating Spreathink = 40% Ideas on MAP R= 7

Executive Summary

This report has been developed in the context of the MedBEESinessHubs project. It is the result of two Structured Democratic Dialogues (SDDs) in Cyprus between March and June 2022. The aim of the activities was to train representatives from the participating countries on how to apply SDDs to address local challenges in their respective rural communities.

The first part of the SDD training took place between May and June 2022. It was organized as a sequence of 5 weekly Zoom meetings. The Triggering Question was: “In the context of your work, what are obstacles that prevent efficient stakeholders’ dialogues?” The participants produced 35 ideas, which were clustered in 6 categories. After voting for their top 5, 17 ideas received votes (indicating Spreathink = 40%), and 7 were structured. The following ideas made it to the root of the tree: #3: (9 Votes) Lack/absence of a clear common goal for the group to work on; #2: (7 Votes) Moderator/facilitator; #5: (4 Votes) Inconsistency and incompatibility between group members (age, educational level and experience, etc.): #20: (4 Votes) Conflict of interest; #13: (3 Votes) Not knowing the contents of the topics well; #35: (3 Votes) Some members might not have the appropriate knowledge and the skills for stakeholders’ dialogue; and #1: (1 Votes) Logistical arrangements. The striking finding is that the group identified #2: Moderator/facilitator, as the most influential factor.

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Participants

Name
Abdalaziz, Al-Salhi
Amal, Wehaibe
Amr, Daoud
Androulla, Xenophontos
Ayed, Abdel Aziz
Christos, Tanteles
Demetra, Palaonda
Elia, Wehbe
Evi, Kazamia
Fady, Abou Fayad
Fransesco, Bachis
Geogia, Venizelou
Greca, N.Meloni
Khaldoon, El Hassanieh
Luigi, Manias
Mai, Darwish
Merna, Ziadeh
Noni, Demetroula
Noor, Alzaben
Osama Mourise
Said, Gedeon
Samra, Raconcic
Savvas, Maliotis
Yiannis, Laouris
Marios, Michaelides
Camille, Lechoux