The New Europeana Network

Changes to the structure of Europeana have seen the re-launch of the Europeana Network, which is aiming to make the project more democratic and representative. The recommendations to go some way toward achieving this are as follows:

• Democratise the governance of the running of Europeana by embedding elections of representatives at each level of governance,
• Give a much bigger role to the Europeana Network as the democratic, working base of Europeana by changing from 6 network officers into a Members’ Council of 50 elected representatives and delivering direct representation in the Governing Board,
• Maintain a Governing Board of 15 who are able to react decisively and effectively within required time limits,
• Ensure the Governing Board is transparent and more directly accountable to the broader membership,
• Have a mix of stakeholders and expertise in the Governing Board with very clear role definitions in order to fulfill Europeana Strategy 2020.

For further info visit: http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/help-shape-the-new-europeana-network