Webinar on E-Petitions – Giving Voice to Citizens
The Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More Networking Mechanism is pleased to announce a Webinar on E-Petitions – Giving Voice to Citizens taking place on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 10:00 – 11:00 AM Washington DC (EST) | 2:00 – 3:00 PM London (GMT). Please see the details below.
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Date & Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:00 – 11:00 AM Washington DC (EST) | 2:00 – 3:00 PM London (GMT)
E-Petitions – Giving Voice to Citizens E-petition platforms enable citizens to easily create and sign petitions that call for governments to take action on a range of issues. Typically, the implementing government commits to respond to a petition that reaches a certain amount of signatures. This seemingly simple and intuitive mechanism can serve as a powerful tool that enables citizens to voice their demands and concerns, and engage government on issues that matter to them. However, in order to fulfill their ambitious promise, e-petition platforms necessitate a nuanced design and implementation. This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of how governments and civil society may reap the benefits of e-petitions. It will explore the design of e-petitions across various countries and contexts, highlighting in particular the experience of the United Kingdom; discuss good practices and implementation challenges; and examine how to assess the impact of e-petition initiatives.
Presented by: Dr. Jennifer Shkabatur, Consultant, World Bank and Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Peter Herlihy, Delivery Manager, United Kingdom’s Government Digital Service (GDS). Dr. Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society. — The Open Government Partnership webinar series is an initiative of the OGP Networking Mechanism to encourage peer learning and knowledge sharing on critical open government issues among civil society, government, and private sectorGovernments are working to open private sector practices as well — including through beneficial ownership transparency, open contracting, and regulating environmental standards. Technical specificat... More participants. It is hosted by the World Bank Institute.