Open Gov Challenge: United States

Framework for Public Participation and Community Engagement

What’s the issue? Currently, there is no federal framework for public participationGiving citizens opportunities to provide input into government decision-making leads to more effective governance, improved public service delivery, and more equitable outcomes. Technical specificatio... and community engagement in the United States.

What’s the plan? The government committed to creating a new framework to strengthen current public participation activities led by the federal government and to provide support for agencies that will begin such engagement for the first time or support those with engagement activities already underway. The commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... includes the creation of a toolkit, which will act as an ongoing repositoryAccess to relevant information is essential for enabling participation and ensuring accountability throughout the OGP process. An OGP repository is an online centralized website, webpage, platform or ... for guidance, case studies, and leading practices on public participation.

Why is this ambitious? This commitment seeks to promote and support federal agencies’ obligation to improve public participation throughout the federal government.