E-PARTICIPATION AS A PROCESS AND E-PARTICIPATION AS A PROCESS AND PRACTICE: WHAT METEP CAN MEASURE, PRACTICE: WHAT METEP CAN MEASURE,

WHY AND HOW?WHY AND HOW?

Second meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention(Geneva, Palais des Nations, Switzerland, Salle VIII)

16 - 17 December 2013

Development Management Branch (DMB)Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM)

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

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Citizen ParticipationCitizen ParticipationUN Public Administration Glossary:

“…implies the involvement of citizens in a wide range of policymaking activities, including the determination of levels of service, budget priorities, and the acceptability of physical construction projects in order to orient government programs toward community needs, build public support, and encourage a sense of cohesiveness within neighborhoods.

UN World Public Sector Report 2008 http://www.unpan.org/Directories/UNPublicAdministrationGlossary/tabid/928/language/en-US/Default.aspx

UN Conference on Sustainable UN Conference on Sustainable Development Development

stressed effective governance at local, national, regional and global levels as representing the voices and interests of all

resolved to enhance participation and effective engagement of civil society

Source: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/66/288&Lang=E

What is METEP?What is METEP?

METEP is a diagnostics &

analytical tool for measuring and evaluating

e-Participation practices

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E-ParticipationE-Participation

is the process of engaging citizens through ICTs in policy and decision-making in order to make it participatory, inclusive, and deliberative

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Engaging citizens is Engaging citizens is beneficial:beneficial:At the early stagesThrough the implementation stages by facilitating dialogue

To receive feedback

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Common Common participatory activities e-Campaigning, including e-

Petitioning Community building / Collaborative

e-environments e-Consultation Online deliberation Information provision online e-Polling e-Voting

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3 main stages of e-3 main stages of e-participationparticipation1. e-Information – provision of information on the Internet 2. e-Consultation – organizing public consultations online3. e-Decision-making – evolving citizens directlyin decision processes

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METEP’s assessment goalsMETEP’s assessment goals

1. Help identify and eliminate barriers for participatory policy making2. Help create and exploit effective public engagement e-tools that are accepted by citizens3. Help develop capacities for evaluating e-participation progress for best practice exchange and continuous learning

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Assessment formulaAssessment formula

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METEP’s Proposed diagramMETEP’s Proposed diagram

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AssessmentAssessment

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Public Engagement

Process

Public InputProcess

Target audienceTarget audience

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other categories of public managers

senior/mid-level government officials representing legal departments (or equivalent units)

Self-Assessment Self-Assessment QuestionnaireQuestionnairePart 1: Fact Based Questions - a factual observation

Part 2: Experience Based Assessment - assess, based on direct experience

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