The Virtual Training Centre (VTC) of the eParticipation Network (ePN) has the ultimate goal to provide high-quality training material on eParticipation for all key stakeholders (researchers, representatives, NGOs etc).

The training material is organised in mini-courses, each requiring approximately 45 minutes to be completed. Each mini-course consists of a number of chapters while a brief quiz is available at the end of each chapter. Additional material is also provided at the Appendix.

The eParticipation VTC is currently at a pilot phase. During this phase, a number of mini-courses mainly for researchers are provided free of any charge however all rights remain with the authors. The current mini-courses are based on DEMO-net Reports. The final terms and conditions of using the eParticipation VTC will be announced when the final platform is launched.

Currently, the eParticipation Network offers the following mini-courses:

• Social Networking Services and eParticipation
• e-Collaboration in eParticipation
• A Framework to Evaluate eParticipation
• Evaluation of Socio-Technical Networks
• Adaptivity and personalisation in eParticipation
• eParticipation and Web 2.0
• eParticipation Good Practice Case
• Mapping the eParticipation Landscape (2006)

You can visit the VTC at the following address: wapps.islab.uom.gr/vtc/