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May 29, 2014 9:30–11:00am Eastern US The World Bank Institute's Open Government Practice and Innovation Labs, in partnership with the Feedback Labs invite you to Digital Engagement and the Future of Closing Feedback Loops This event is the third and final event in a series on "How Can Technology Accelerate Citizen Engagement?" ________________________________ Moderator Robert Hunja Manager, Open Government Practice, World Bank Group Panelists Nikhil Dey Social Activist and Founder, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) Gabriella Gómez Mont Founder and Director, Laboratorio para la Ciudad Tom Steinberg Founder and Director, MySociety Paul Lenz Head of International Projects and Finance, MySociety Discussants Astrid Manroth Operations Advisor, Openness and Aid Effectiveness, World Bank Group Sara Keener (tbc) Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank Group ________________________________ The World Bank recognizes citizen engagement as being at the core of improving governance and the delivery of public services, and it aspires to incorporate it in 100% of its projects. Citizen feedback must not be treated as a checkbox in a compliance exercise, however. We must ensure that citizen feedback serves as the foundation for the work of traditional development actors, and that governments incorporate it to improve service delivery. Technology can enable and accelerate citizen feedback and government responsiveness, though it is crucial to not treat it as a panacea and rather as a complement to offline approaches for a more inclusive and robust engagement. In recognizing this, and the critical role of citizen engagement for improved development impact, this event will continue to explore the future of technology-enhanced citizen engagement. The questions that will be explored include: What will these technology-enhanced solutions look like? What is the evidence base supporting their viability? How do we ensure they effectively complement offline initiatives and the work of other actors in the field? What should collaboration between the stakeholders in the Open Government agenda look like, and how can their efforts best be coordinated for improved development impact? And, how will we continue to engage with the stakeholders involved in this agenda and study what works and what does not? This is the third and final event in a series titled “How Can Technology Accelerate Citizen Engagement?” The series complements the World Bank Directions in Development publication entitled “Closing the Feedback Loop: Can Technology Bridge the Accountability Gap?” The publication brings together an evidence base around the issue of how we can better engage citizens, close the feedback loop, and improve government responsiveness. Copies of the publication will be available at the event. In the meantime, you can access the publication and two standalone chapters here: - Closing the Feedback Loop: Can Technology Bridge the Accountability Gap - Closing the Feedback Loop: Can Technology Amplify Citizen Voices? [1.66 mb PDF] - The Loch Ness Model: Can ICTs Bridge the "Accountability Gap"? [751 kb PDF] (SLC: For report links see:) http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/news/2014/04/29/closing-feedback-loops Watch for the launch of the full edition on June 19, 2014. If you have questions concerning this event, please contact Vinod Beri at [email protected]. In-person Details: Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:30–11:00am Room J1-050 World Bank J Building 701 18th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Light refreshments will be served starting at 9:00am. This event will be live streamed in English. A link to the stream will be sent out on Wednesday, 5/28. Join the conversation on Twitter at: #wblive and #OpenGovNow ________________________________ Visitors External participants should email Vinod Beri at [email protected], by 1200 EDT on May 28 with name and organization in order to obtain a visitor's pass ᐧ ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/3kf2UWNsFid0rzSOVaU7Ti For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
