Our initiative is aimed at addressing local issues and global challenges on the basis of more effective multi/cross-sectoral interactions with citizens participation. Basic idea for greater efficiency: common barrier free multi-sectoral IT-environment of different actors and citizens simplifies cross-sectoral interactions and allows to solve issues for lower cost within defining and addressing issues. Integrated in daily work of stakeholders and life of people it will provide better transparency, avoiding duplication, more effective use of limited resources, generate more trust and unlock new opportunities for SDGs, which has not been feasible before. Brief description https://youtu.be/utsmwKXuSvA.

1. Free access to join. Local authorities and NGOs explain advantages of the “Smart Interaction” (SI) for the needs of their communities on this video https://youtu.be/TfJWCQMIA-w, which is published on YouTube, Facebook, and periodically on different specific resources for local authorities, NGOs. Interested local authority/NGO fills online form for piloting https://goo.gl/zsTTDG, and sends its official LOI to the main coordinator with confirmation its participation and its coordinator for further contacts. 2. Self-governing piloting. After LOI local coordinator receives a link to step-by-step manual for participation, and local community is included in a list of engaged local communities at https://edu.gurtom.mobi/implementationua Progress of local communities in accordance with their steps is updated weekly, which create a kind of competitive base and rating of communities. After creation community barrier free multi-sectoral IT-environment, participants invited to offline working meeting to discuss plans (selection SDGs as nearest goals and creation plans to achieve them. For example, working meeting of 30 participants from first 13 local communities of the West, East, South, North, South and Center of Ukraine was provided 24-28 of June 2019, where participants mostly selected SDG16.7, 8.9 and 1.A as their concrete targets for piloting with SI till the end of 2019. Every plan includes agreed indicators of performance and impact to monitor and evaluate progress and comparison of results. 3. Support. NGO “Youth Corporation” created online course “SI” http://edu.gurtom.mobi to ensure free access of interested actors and people to the knowledge, and provides “HelpDesk” to assist successful e-learning. Association “Active Citizens” (network of 84 partners, mostly NGOs and Universities, and 200 trained facilitators in citizens activation trained and certified by the British Council) provides a number of activities in local communities with using SI tools. The Ukrainian Government included training of civil servants and local officials according to the program “SI” into their action plan.

1. Digitals tools. SI uses digital tools to simplify further expanding among communities in and outside Ukraine (online course at https://edu.gurtom.mobi, working IT-prototype at https://gurtom.mobi). 2. Know-How. Partners make different records during implementation, which helps with further creation of step-by-step manuals with indicators to simplify technology transfer. 3. Upgrading facilitators. Facilitators of the network “Active Citizens” are regularly upgraded with SI knowledge and skills on special seminars.

Foundation “Moloda Gromada” (Young Community) is the main coordinator of all partners in Ukraine, incl. local authorities and Government. It uses weekly digest to inform participants, while participants reply with their issues; when participants need in group discussion foundation organize online meetings in Zoom. After creation community barrier free multi-sectoral IT-environment and offline working meeting participants level up from coordination only through foundation “Young Community” to direct contacts and networking to support each other.

foundation "Moloda Gromada" (Young Community), association "Active Citizens", NGO "Youth Corporation", Ukrainian Government and a number of local authorities from 21 regions of Ukraine