Democracy is something that is fragile and it’s something we have to be concerned about, and we have to take action to reinforce democracy in society…it’s important to put bridges between political people and civil society.

About Jean-François Gauthier

Government relations expert, Jean-François Gauthier has worked in the strategic ICT support field since 2004. Passionate about public affairs and technology, Jean-François is an advocate of leveraging of technology for more efficient public service.

Until recently a strategic advisor to the Office of the Chief of Information, he is now working on initiatives to support innovation in the public service. Jean-François has also worked in several political offices and in public administration.

À propos de Jean-François Gauthier

Expert en relations gouvernementales, Jean-François Gauthier œuvre en accompagnement stratégique dans le domaine des TI depuis 2004. Passionné de la chose publique et de technologies, Jean-François souhaite contribuer à la mise à profit plus efficiente des technologies pour le service public. Clairement orienté business, les technologies doivent demeurer selon lui un moyen d’optimiser les processus d’affaires. Devant le dialogue de sourd encore trop présent entre les lignes d’affaires et les technologues, celui-ci souhaite contribuer à redonner le goût, des leviers et des moyens concrets aux décideurs publics de se réapproprier leur technologies.

Jusqu’à tout récemment conseiller stratégique auprès du bureau du dirigeant principal de l’information, il travaille à définir la vision d’affaires qui permettra de redonner l’enthousiasme et le goût d’innover en serviteurs public. Avant de se joindre à Loran, Jean-François a travaillé dans de petites moyennes et grandes entreprises en technologies ce qui lui a permis de bien saisir les enjeux liés tant aux services partagés qu’aux difficultés d’accès au marché gouvernemental. Il a aussi précédemment œuvré comme lobbyiste conseil, après avoir travaillé plusieurs années dans plusieurs cabinets politiques et dans l’administration publique. Depuis des derniers mois Jean-François se spécialise en Open Data et Open Gov et propose avec Loran une offre de service d’accompagnement pour les organismes publics qui souhaitent se donner plus de transparence, mettre à profit leur capital informationnel et économiser sur les coûts actuels de leurs dépenses en ressources informationnelles.

About Lyne Robichaud

Passionate about open government for several years, analyst and web project manager co-designed with John F. Moore the Government in the Lab initiative, an open government multilateral partnership project for States that share the French language, which was proposed to the government of Quebec in March 2011. The project aims at the participation of 39 countries and 977 of their towns.

Since November 2011, Lyne has been an “Engagement Manager” of the Edgeryders think tank on youth and transition, run by the Council of Europe. In February 2012, she joined the 2.0 Committee of the Institute for Consciousness Research, whose mission is to raise awareness that science is about to make a monumental breakthrough, which will help to unlock a new real human potential. She hopes to apply this empowerment to open government and other spheres of society.

À propos de Lyne Robichaud

Passionnée pour le gouvernement ouvert depuis plusieurs années. Analyste et gestionnaire de projets Internet. En décembre 2010, elle conçoit avec John F Moore, de Government in the Lab (Boston, États-Unis), un projet de partenariat multilatéral de gouvernement ouvert s’adressant aux États ayant le français en partage, qui a été proposé au gouvernement du Québec en mars 2011. Le projet vise 39 pays et 977 de leurs villes.

Depuis novembre 2011, elle est “Engagement manager” dans l’équipe du groupe de réflexion Edgeryders sur les jeunes et la transition, piloté par le Conseil de l’Europe. En février 2012, elle a rejoint le Comité 2.0 de l’Institute for Consciousness Research, qui a pour mission de faire prendre conscience le fait que la science est sur le point d’effectuer une percée monumentale, qui permettra de faire débloquer un nouveau réel potentiel humain, qu’elle souhaite voir s’appliquer au gouvernement ouvert et à d’autres sphères de la société.

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• Towards open government in Quebec and Francophonie
• Mon cheminement vers le gouvernement ouvert
• Démocratie Ouverte
• Plate-forme de consultation publique Web 2.0, mandat du député Henri-François Gautrin, Gouvernement du Québec
• Un GouvCamp fructueux
• Résumé du GouvCamp Paris
• À Paris pour la démocratie et à Montréal pour l’idéal?
• Retour du GouvCamp: le mouvement aurait-il franchi un point de non-retour?

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A successful participatory budgeting program is one that delivers what has been decided… It is very fashionable right now to use technology to engage with citizens, but you’re not able or willing to respond to citizens, then don’t engage with them.

Tiago also emphasises the escalating impact of mobile technologies to enable a more inclusive participatory budgeting program:

One of the things that you see is… the power of using mobile phones for citizen participation…We’ve been in areas where citizens walk further to charge their mobile phones than they walk to get water!

About Tiago Peixoto

Tiago Peixoto is an Open Government specialist in the ICT4Gov program of the World Bank Institute.  Having worked for 10 years as a practitioner and researcher in the field of ICT and participatory governance, Tiago is currently an open government specialist at the ICT4Gov program of WBI’s Open Government cluster. Prior to joining the Bank, Tiago has managed projects and worked as an advisor and consultant for various organizations in the field of participation and technology, such as the European Commission, OECD, the United Nations, and the Brazilian and UK governments. He is also research coordinator of the Electronic Democracy Centre, a joint venture of the European University Institute, the University of Zurich and the Oxford Internet Institute of the University of Oxford.

About the World Bank Institute

The World Bank Institute (WBI) is a global connector of knowledge, learning and innovation for poverty reduction. It is part of the World Bank Group, and connects practitioners, networks and institutions to help them find solutions to their development challenges.

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• Project overview of Participatory budgeting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Recent Participatory Budgeting conference in New York
• Participatory Budgeting Facebook Group
• Non-exhaustive map of Participatory Budgeting Cases Around the World. Markers in red indicate cases of e-participatory budgeting (ICT facilitated)
• Article on mobile phones and Participatory Budgeting
• Mobile Participatory Budgeting in South-Kivu
• La Plata Multi-Channel Participatory Budgeting including PDF Case study
• Belo Horizonte’s (Brazil) e-Participatory Budgeting (PDF)
• ICT facilitated Participatory Budgeting in the DR Congo
• Brief report of NYC Participatory Budgeting Process, prepared by the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center (PDF)
• World Bank / Open Government Partnership webinar on “ICT for Citizen Engagement”

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Participatory budgeting project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Belo Horizonte Participatory Budgeting

Recife Participatory Budgeting

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John Wells chats to David about his reflections inspired by the meeting, and his perspectives on the value of these intergovernmental gatherings to people working in the trenches. This opens up a wider discussion about the ways that governments create and leverage roles such as CIO and CTO, and what this communicates about a Government’s attitude towards technology.

I think we’re at a really interesting place around the role of ICT in government…I always like to look to see where the CIO sits in the org chart – it’s a very ‘old school’ thing to do, but it tells you a lot about how that government understands technology.

About David Eaves

David is a public policy entrepreneur, open government activist and negotiation expert and frequent speaker on these topics. He is retained by several governments to advise on open government and open data, works with two spin-offs of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and advises businesses on open source strategies and community management. Three years ago David advised the Mayor of Vancouver on Open Government and Open Data and helped draft the Open Motion. He has also launched a number of open data projects including Recollect.net and emitter.ca.

David blogs regularly at eaves.ca where you can read more about his projects and upcoming speaking engagements.

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About the OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate (GOV)

The Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate (GOV) assists countries in adapting their public sector governance arrangements to the changing needs of society.

Through the sharing of country experiences, the OECD work on Public Sector Innovation seeks to develop a better understanding of innovative approaches and tools, and their impact on government performance and public service delivery.

OECD work on e-Government explores how governments can best exploit information and communication technologies (ICTs) to embed good governance principles and achieve public policy goals.

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• OECD E-Leaders: Strengthening the strategic agility of the public sector
• OECD National e-Leaders meeting: E-Government: New ICT Solutions for Public Sector Agility
• OECD and the Internet Economy
• David Eaves’s blog

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Host Allison Hornery is joined by Salem Al Shair Al Suwaidi, the Director General of Emirates eGovernment to talk about the journey of the Emirates to reach their current ranking by UNPAN’s recent eGovernment survey as #1 in the Arab region.

Mr Salem shares his candid insights into the challenges and benefits of eGovernment for federal agencies, city governments, local entrepreneurs and citizens.

When we started we had a very small team, however it was a team of highly motivated professionals and we had ‘removed the rooftop’ for creativity and innovation, and I think that’s what has put us at the forefront. We could not have achieved what we have if it wasn’t for opening the roof and having everybody chip in.

About Salem Al Shair Al Suwaidi

H. E. Salem Khamis Al Shair Al Suwaidi is the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)’s Deputy Director General for Information and eGovernment.

In August, 2008, H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,  President of the United Arab Emirates appointed Al Suwaidi  as Director General of the General Information Authority (which was later merged with the TRA) and tasked him with the activation of the eGovernment programme at the federal level in the UAE.

Prior to that, Al Suwaidi held the position of eServices Director at Dubai eGovernment between 2000 and 2008, where he led the e-Governance transformation in Dubai government and contributed in raising the community’s e-literacy level to facilitate a new knowledge-based society in Dubai.

Al Suwaidi’s achievements and successes were recognised by various awards and honours. In April 2009, he received The Feigenbaum Leadership Excellence Award which is dedicated to honour men and women in the Arab World for their exemplary leadership in driving their organisations to fulfil their roles in business and society.

In September 2011, Al Suwaidi was granted the Arab eGovernment Pioneer Award by the Pan Arab Internet Academy and the Arab Administrative Development Organisation.

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• Social Media Usage Guidelines for UAE Government
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• Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority website
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We speak about the international Open Government Partnership program, with an ever-increasing list of countries signing up, and the innovative Networking Mechanism that Nathaniel and his team are coordinating that aims to connect Open Government practitioners inside and outside Government.

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About David Eaves

David is a public policy entrepreneur, open government activist and negotiation expert and frequent speaker on these topics. He is retained by several governments to advise on open government and open data, works with two spin-offs of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and advises businesses on open source strategies and community management. Three years ago David advised the Mayor of Vancouver on Open Government and Open Data and helped draft the Open Motion. He has also launched a number of open data projects including Recollect.net and emitter.ca.

David blogs regularly at eaves.ca where you can read more about his projects and upcoming speaking engagements.

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• The Open Knowledge Foundation
• Open Spending website
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• The MySociety Mapit initiative
• Code for America Adopt-a-hydrant project

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Julian also talks about the two recent devastating quakes in the Christchurch region of New Zealand, the loss of 60 percent of the central business district, and how open government principles are assisting the recovery process.

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We chat  about how data is impacting development priorities, and how the World Bank is playing a leading role in providing open data for new applications and services.

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Volunteers and media can learn more about World Cleanup 2012 on the web, or contact Hiie at Irmelin@letsdoitworld.org.

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