Citizen Voice Initiative GoC open engagement and dialogue forum Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards, Ottawa June 1, 2018
The Pitch 1. Making citizen engagement more active and productive.
How can governments help citizens participate in xxx? Pace of change requires a different of approach How can we engage citizens in a meaningful, transparent and open forum/ platform through an ongoing iterative process?
[SOLUTION] Provide an open forum to engage citizens, share information Citizenship participation Use case could be e.g. AI for good (governance), parole board, immigration and boarder decision making Open forum/ platform for citizen engagement Increase in trust and awareness from citizens Learn more about citizen expectations, needs and resources Participatory democracy beyond voting
Making It Happen Next Steps
The Process Who you gonna call? CDS
The Ask Environmental scan Find a very willing partner who needs to engage in a more effective way. GoC and other govs are already doing some of this. Consider implications of data sharing. Square with other sources of data.