[open-government] Fwd: [ogp] Fwd: Digital Engagement and the Future of Closing Feedback Loops | Thursday, May 29, 9:30-11:00am EST, room J1-050

Tue May 27 21:54:20 UTC 2014

Webcast:
http://bit.ly/digitalengageworldbanklive

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?"

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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

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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 vberi at worldbank.org.

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
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Visitors
External participants
should email
Vinod Beri at vberi at worldbank.org,
by 1200 EDT on May 28 with name and organization in order to obtain a
visitor's pass

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