CONCERNING THE CONSULTATION
1. What is this consultation
This online consultation concerns the proposal for the establishment of the OGP Multistakeholder Forum in Greece, which was developed by GFOSS and submitted to the Ministry of Digital Governance.
This consultation is carried out in the context of the European research project AI4Deliberation (HORIZON Europe, Grant Agreement No. 101178806), which develops and evaluates artificial intelligence tools to improve public consultations.
Important clarification: This is pilot research consultation. It is not a substitute for a formal legislative consultation under Law 4622/2019. The proposal being consulted is not a draft law, but a policy proposal that will be resubmitted to the Ministry of Digital Governance accompanied by the results of this consultation.
2. Why it takes place
Greece participates in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) but does not yet have an institutionalised Multilateral Forum – a permanent space for cooperation between government and civil society to co-create open government policies. The country is already under OGP Procedural Review due to this gap.
The proposal being consulted builds on evidence-based international practices from countries such as Italy, Finland and Estonia.
3. Who is invited to participate
The consultation is open to all interested parties. It aims in particular at:
- Non-governmental organisations active in transparency, accountability, human rights and participatory democracy
- Civil servants and executives Ministries, Regions, Municipalities and Independent Authorities
- Academics and researchers in the fields of digital governance, social and political sciences and public policy
- Journalists and media representatives
- Technological communities Open Source and Open Data
- Youth organisations and vulnerable groups
- Any interested citizen
4. How the consultation works
Format: Asynchronous online consultation modelled on opengov.gr – commentary per article.
3-phase process:
Phase 1 – Preparation (May 2026 – early June 2026)
- Suggestion and supporting material uploaded
- Invite participants through targeted channels
Phase 2 – Consultation (9 June 2026 – 10 July 2026 )
- Informative webinar 18/6/2026
- Asynchronous commentary on 7 articles + General Comments
- Comments are published after moderation
- AI4Deliberation Tool Test: summary, argument extraction, mitigation, gamification
Phase 3 — Composition (10 July – end of July 2026)
- Synthesis of contributions supported by artificial intelligence
- Final report (mapping arguments)
- Send results: Participants, Ministry of Digital Governance, OGP Contact Point
5. What about the results
The comments collected will:
- Composed in a final report with an argument mapping, leveraging artificial intelligence tools under human supervision.
- Sent participants, the Ministry of Digital Governance, and the OGP contact point, as an evidence-based submission.
- Published open at opengov.ellak.gr.
- Exploited the evaluation of the Sprint 2 of the Greek pilot (deliverable D5.1 of AI4Deliberation).
Note: The results are of a suggestive nature. The final decision to set up OGP MSF belongs to the Ministry of Digital Governance.
6. Artificial intelligence tools in the consultation
The platform leverages pilot AI tools developed under AI4Deliberation. In particular:
| Tool | What it does | How it affects you |
| Summary | Creates article-by-article comment summaries | Helps you see the main points of the discussion |
| Mitigation (Moderation) | Detects inappropriate content | Final control is always done by a human. |
| Extraction of arguments (Argument Extraction) | Recognises positions for/against | Helps map the discussion |
| Thematic classification (Topic Modeling) | Groups comments by topic | Facilitates navigation in many comments |
| Gamification | Provides budget and progress table | Encouraging quality participation |
Key principles for the use of AI in the consultation:
- Transparency: Every AI tool that works on the platform is marked. You know when you see an AI result.
- Human oversight: No AI tool makes decisions. The mitigation of comments, the synthesis of results and the final report are always done under human supervision.
- Manual decision-making: Automated decision-making within the meaning of GDPR Article 22 shall not be used.
- Comments are not evaluated: The tools do not rank, rate or rate feedback qualitatively. Each comment has equal weight.
- AI risks: AI tools may present errors (e.g. misclassification, incomplete summary). That is why human oversight is mandatory.
- Right to contest: If you consider that an AI tool has mishandled your comment (e.g. incorrect mitigation), you can contact [admin@eellak.gr] for human review.
7. Contact
For questions about the consultation: [admin@eellak.gr]
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