E-participation and Citizen Engagement in the GCC Richard Kerby Adviser, UNDESA THE FIRST GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) eGOVERNMENT CONFERENCE Muscat, December 2009
2 Agenda 1.Forms of e-Participation 2.Tools for Citizen Engagement 3.Citizens Satisfaction 4.Culture 5.Summary
3 Forms of e-Participation 1.E-Information 2.E-Consultation 3.E-Decision-Making
4 E-Information Percentage Site provides information about inclusiveness in e-government 24% Site provides information about e- participation 18%
5 E-Consultation Percentage Citizen Charter available or Service Level Statement 19% Facility for Citizen Feedback38%
6 E-Consultation
7 Tools for Citizen Engagement Blogs Facebook Discussion Forms E-Petitions Mobile Alerts E-Services – Online Forms – Online Transactions
8 Tools for Citizen Engagement Percentage Online Polls15% Online Surveys or Feedback Forms28% Chat room or IM feature6% Weblogs10% Listservs or Newsgroup8% Other Interactive tools18%
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10 Online Forms
11 Online services Number of CountriesPercentage Taxes3520% Registrations3620% Permits, Certificates, ID Cards 3520% Fines2312% Utilities1910%
12 Citizens Satisfaction Key Performance Indicator – Behavioral Data Page Visits Traffic Transactions Key Success Indicator – Customer Satisfaction Attitudes Intent Impact of Change Why, Who and How
13 Citizens Satisfaction Future Behaviors – Likelihood to use as a primary source – Likelihood to recommend – Likelihood to return
14 Culture Digital Society Accessibility Content Encouragement Empowerment
15 Summary Create an environment that is conducive to citizen engagement and e-participation Market the e-tools that you will use for e- participation (REACH) Develop a culture of citizen engagement Empower citizens to be more connected
16 Thank You