Institutionalising citizen participation and deliberation in EU cohesion policy (22 March 2024)
date: 22/03/2024
venue: online
Organiser: DG REGIO competence centre for administrative capacity building & OECD open governance
Registration: Registration
Institutionalising citizen participation and deliberation in European cohesion policy
Learning from OECD-DG REGIO pilots
Virtual event
22 March 2024, 9h15-12h00 CET
As public authorities across the European Union are experimenting with the use of innovative citizen participation to shape the delivery of cohesion policy, governments have an opportunity to embed these practices within the public administration, fostering a systemic culture of participation in the public sector. By institutionalizing structured citizen participation within the administration processes, governments can harness citizen insights and needs, resulting in a more inclusive, responsive, and accountable public sector which delivers better, more transparent, and more responsive policies.
This webinar focuses on the public governance considerations for embedding citizen participation into policy and decision-making, drawing from the experience of the joint DG REGIO and OECD project, as well as from relevant case studies from within and outside the European Union.
While the first session covers the institutionalisation of various participatory processes, applied to both EU Cohesion Policy and local governments, the second one specifically focuses on deliberative processes.
Agenda:
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9.15 – 9.30
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Introduction and opening remarks · Francesco Amodeo, DG REGIO · David Goessmann, OECD |
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9.30 – 10.30
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Session 1: From experimentation to institutionalisation: embedding citizen participation in policymaking.
Introduction (15 min): Building the governance for citizen participation – insights from the Innovative Implementation of the Partnership Principle in Cohesion Policy – Alex Seemann OECD
Panel discussion (30 minutes):
· Jordi Baños Rovira - Catalunya · TBD - Banská Bystrika · Daniela Ferrara – Emilia Romagna · Alessandro Bellantoni, Open Government Partnership
Q&A (15 min)
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10.30 -10.45
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BREAK
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10.45 -11.45
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Session 2: From ad-hoc to permanent public deliberation in European cohesion policy
Introduction: What is a deliberative process and what are the benefits of its institutionalization? -Mauricio Mejia Galvan, OECD
Panelists: · Brussels Region · Basque Country / Bogota · Ramnicu Valcea · CSO (TBC) |
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11.45 – 12.00 |
Closing remarks
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