One of the aims of Open Government Partnership (OGP) is to strengthen the relationship between citizens, society and government. This is why OGP member countries commit to developing their country action plans through a multi-stakeholder process, with the active engagement of citizens and civil society.
Experience shows that an open, well-defined and executed co-creation process can bring solid cooperation and partnership based on dialogue and trust. It is no secret however that getting the consultation/co-creation right proved challenging for many of the member countries for a whole range of reasons, including a lack of clear guidelines on the roles of both government and civil society actors. The challenge for civil society and government together is to get the consultation and action plan co-creation right.
The moment to reflect on consultation and co-creation is now. More than 40 countries are about to develop their first or second OGP action plans in the next couple of months. This webinar will focus on getting the consultation process and the co-creation of action plans right.
This webinar will introduce key resources, including updated consultation guidelines based on international good practices, and share the lessons and challenges from national success stories. It will bring high level guidance and provide concrete answers to practical questions.
This webinar is organized by the World Bank Institute, OGP’s independent Civil Society Coordination (CSC) and the OGP’s Support Unit.
Speaker bios
Paul Maassen – Paul is the independent CSO coordinator for the OGP and supports independent engagement with the OGP in all member countries. He was Head of Finance and Partnerships for WWF International’ Global Climate & Energy Initiative and he was involved in the establishment of Twaweza. He holds an MSC in industrial engineering and management.
Simon Burall – Director of Involve Simon has vast experience in the fields of democratic reform, governance, public participation, stakeholder engagement, and accountability and transparency. He is also the Chair of Democratic Audit, an Ambassador for WWF UK and Head of Dialogue at the Science Wise Expert Resource Centre. He was a Research Fellow at ODI (2006-2009) and Executive Director of the One World Trust (1999 – 2005).
Emmanuel Kuyole – Emmanuel has been the Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) Africa Regional Coordinator since 2008. He is currently responsible for strategic leadership, management and coordination with respect to the Africa portfolio in countries.
N.B: When you register for this webinar you will receive a confirmation e-mail from ADOBE CONNECT with the webinar link. Kindly use the link to join the webinar session 5 minutes before its scheduled start on Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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