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Better Governance through Thought and Action
Walk before you
run
A WBI Brown-Bag Lunch Presentation
November 18, 2004
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Governance relationships
ValuesValues
CivilCivilSocietySociety
PrivatePrivateSectorSector
GovernmentGovernment
mediamedia
TraditionsTraditions
HistoryHistory
CulturesCultures
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Walk before you run
Government to Citizen Communications Latvia & 6 Eastern European countries CIDA & UNDP
Strengthening Social Policy Partnerships Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Thailand & Canada CIDA
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Government to Citizen Communications
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Principle
Sound communication between government and citizens is fundamental to democracy
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Project objectives
Support healthy two-way flow of information between government & citizens by: assessing current status identifying challenges & opportunities making recommendations to
governments
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Approach
national and international experts selected
preparation of research literature review interviews with stakeholders consultations or focus groups reports & recommendations
sharing of findings among experts reports submitted to governments
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Participating countries
Estonia Hungary Lithuania
Latvia
Poland Slovakia Slovenia
Others...
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Common challenges
Democracy is young Political structure Citizen distrust/alienation Civil service evolving Role of civil society
unclear Constrained resources Influence of media
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Common opportunities
Priorities require coordination Desire to improve
government/citizen communications Outside support Commitment to change Youth & energy
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Overview of common recommendations
Separate political and administrative roles Create awareness at political &
administrative levels See communications as a policy tool Provide adequate resources Foster central coordination Encourage networking Promote direct contact with citizens Use plain language
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Selected effective practices
Estonia Government press workers code of
ethics Electronic communications e.g. Public
Internet Access Points
Hungary Civic initiative: Tele-cottages Cross-government coordination in early
stages
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Selected effective practices
Latvia Workshops for Cabinet & senior
officials Approved communications policy Coordination mechanisms established Communications integrated into
policy development Legislation on consultation
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Selected effective practices
Lithuania Existing communications directives Communications efforts by Foreign
Affairs re NATO
Poland Bulletin of Public Information (BIP) ‘Friendly Administration’ program
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Selected effective practices
Slovakia Regular media analysis High quality government internet
information
Slovenia Political will & operational readiness Signs of increased resourcing
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What next?
Share results and value added Introduce program elsewhere Research effective practices
Promote diagnostiques & professional development on: importance of government
communications strategic planning & coordination communications internal to government
for elected and appointed officials
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Walk before you run
Government to Citizen Communications Latvia & 6 Eastern European countries CIDA & UNDP
Strengthening Social Policy Partnerships Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Thailand & Canada CIDA
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Strengthening Social Policy: Lessons on Forging Government - Civil Society Policy Partnerships
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Principle
Policies are stronger, more responsive and more successful when civil society is engaged in their development
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Goals, Objectives and Approach
of Project
The Case Studies
Overall Results
Key Lessons Learned
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Goal
More effective government - civil society policy partnerships
Social policy
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Canada
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Key objectives
Build a network linking civil society organizations to key policy officials
Learn how civil society organizations can affect government decisions, and
Build more effective state-society policy partnerships
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Our approach
Local researchers [Jan 2003] Draft case studies completed [Sept 2003] Researchers meeting: Bangkok [Oct 2003] Case studies completed [March 2004] Regional meeting of government and civil
society representatives: Kuala Lumpur [June 2004]
Dissemination
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Project partners Canadian International Development Agency
Indonesia: Dr. Joe Fernandez Malaysia:Dr. Denison Jayasooria Philippines: Dr. Francisco Magno Thailand: Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan; Dr.
Kanokkan Anukansai Canada: Mel Gill, Synergy Associates Institute On Governance: project leader &
facilitator
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Case study topics
Thailand - prostitution, maternity leave Indonesia - participation of women in
local government, trafficking of women Malaysia - children’s rights, women’s
rights, consumer rights Philippines - indigenous people’s rights,
children’s rights Canada - children’s rights
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Overall results
Network emerging
Case studies on successful “partnership” between government and civil society
Common social issues, common lessons
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Lessons learned (1)
Understanding partner’s context critical government context: policy-making
process, decision-making and accountabilities
civil society context: representation, governance and decision-making
different time-frames and time horizons
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Lessons learned (2)
Importance of leaders and champions key individuals and relationships
crucial to moving an issue ahead the right champion can be found or
converted to the cause
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Lessons learned (3)
Structures and processes help lobbying, public education, advocacy,
and participation in consultations and demonstrations
role of informal mechanisms times for collaboration & times for
working separately
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Lessons learned (4)
Progress slow and incremental Relationships, context can change over
time Know when to push (and not to push)
for more
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Lessons learned (5)
Gap between policy formulation and implementation policy impact can be weak because of
poor monitoring, enforcement and implementation
government needs to create a space to engage civil society post policy-development
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Other lessons
Timing Role of media Influence of international
agreements, organizations Challenges of collaboration between
civil society organizations Impact of public attitudes and
beliefs
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What next?
Further dissemination
Possible future work: research on policy implementation,
monitoring and evaluation building governance capacity of civil
society organizations exploring representation in civil society
organizations
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Concluding thoughts
Democracy depends on citizens and governments respecting each other
citizens must understand their role and hold governments accountable
governments must explain their actions
both have a role in policy development and implementation
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For More Information
www.iog.ca
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Questions?
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