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

2. http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 2 Citizen Participation UN 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

3. UN Conference on Sustainable 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

4. What is METEP? METEP is a diagnostics & analytical tool for measuring and evaluating e-Participation practices http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 4

5. E-Participation is the process of engaging citizens through ICTs in policy and decision-making in order to make it participatory, inclusive, and deliberative http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 5

6. Engaging citizens is beneficial:  At the early stages  Through the implementation stages by facilitating dialogue  To receive feedback http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 6

7. 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 http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 7

8. 3 main stages of e-participation 1. e-Information – provision of information on the Internet 2. e-Consultation – organizing public consultations online 3. e-Decision-making – evolving citizens directly in decision processes http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 8

9. METEP’s assessment goals 1. Help identify and eliminate barriers for participatory policy making 2. Help create and exploit effective public engagement e-tools that are accepted by citizens 3. Help develop capacities for evaluating e-participation progress for best practice exchange and continuous learning http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 9

10. Assessment formula http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 10 Technology e-Features Engagement technologies Participatory action & stage: e- Information, e- Consultation, e-Policy

11. METEP’s Proposed diagram http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 11 Political Block A - e-Participation policy domains A1 : Legal frameworks A2 : Organisational frameworks A3 : Modalities & channels A4 : Outreach measures Social Block B -Type of e-participation actions B1 : e-Decision- making B2 : e-Consultation B3 : e- Information Technical Block C - e-Participation technologies of public engagement C1 : Open data & government C2 : Social media C3 : Mobility C4 :Other (e.g. dedicated platforms)

12. Assessment http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 12 Public Engagement Process Public Input Process Availability/ access to engagement e- tools Use of e-tools to generate public input

13. Target audience http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 13 other categories of public managers senior/mid-level government officials representing legal departments (or equivalent units)

14. Self-Assessment Questionnaire  Part 1: Fact Based Questions - a factual observation  Part 2: Experience Based Assessment - assess, based on direct experience http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/.. 14

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