From: "Tonu Basu" <tonu.b...@opengovpartnership.org> Date: Dec 8, 2016 3:56 PM Subject: [ogp] Panel on civic space and OGP To: "OGP Civil Society group" <o...@dgroups.org> Cc:
Dear colleagues, Please join us for the panel on civic space and OGP tomorrow at 1.15pm in Hemicycle. Details below: *Session Title* Strengthening Government-Civil Society Partnership: Expanding spaces for civil society Time: Friday December 9, 2016. 1.15pm Venue: Hémicycle, Palais d’Iena. A robust civil society and independent media form crucial pillars in the democratic edifice of any country. Strong civic space trends also point to robust civil society and government partnerships working to address pressing national and global challenges. Giving trends pointing to shrinking civic space in some countries, including OGP countries, this session will provide a context to explore how OGP can meaningfully contribute to the conversation and efforts to promote greater space for government-civil society dialogue. *Speakers:* Liia Hanni, former parliamentarian, Senior Expert, e-governance academy, and incoming advisor to the President * Elisa Peter, Executive Director, Publish What You Pay, and Board member, CIVICUS * Zurab Sanikidze, Director of Analytical Department of the Ministry of Justice and Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Council of Georgia; Chair, OGP Forum in Georgia * Fanny Hidvégi, European Policy Officer, Access Now * Martín Abregú, Vice president for Democracy, Rights, and Justice (to be confirmed). Discussant: Zohrab Ismayil, Chairman of Board, Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy -- Tonusree Basu *Program Officer, Civil Society Engagement* *Open Government Partnership Support Unit* <http://opengovpartnership.org> *Email:* tonu.b...@opengovpartnership.org | *Skype: *tonusreeb Based in London, UK | *Mobile:* +447424746002 <+44%207424%20746002> *Please note that emails exchanged with the OGP Support Unit may be subject to the OGP disclosure policy, which is available **here* <http://www.opengovpartnership.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Draft_OGP_Information_Disclosure_Policy.pdf> *. **If you have any questions or concerns about the specifics of this policy, please do not hesitate to ask.* You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community OGP Civil Society group <https://dgroups.org/hivos/ogp>. View this contribution on the web site <https://dgroups.org/_/42znlp00> A reply to this message will be sent *ONLY* to the sender; it will NOT be archived on the web site. Reply to all community members <o...@dgroups.org> | Unsubscribe <leave....@dgroups.org> ―― View topic http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/5fUxVt2OSHjrNveYbPMUEZ Leave group mailto:newswire@groups.dowire.org?subject=Unsubscribe
