__Group__: 4 - Implementation of open government and new actors
__Track__: 15 - Implementation of open government
__Type__: Roundtable
__Language__: en
__Committee Rating__: 3.67 / 5 (3 votes)
__Public Rating__: 5.00 / 5 (3 votes)
### Abstract
**Background**
- Across the world, we see fractures in society, rising inequalities, a drop in trust in governments and institutions and a rise in informal connectivity through social media.
- In Europe there has been a hardening of attitudes within the public, as evidenced by a rise in hate crime. This has been driven by financial instability and both perceived and real inequality between countries and within society. With a fear of losing access to public services and jobs leading to frustration, a rise in intolerance and a distrust of others.
- how can OGP plans provide a route for civil society and citizens to actively connect with governments, to address their concerns, build trust and transparency in institutions and increase their interest and capacity in scrutinising their governments within a global development setting.
**Format**
- Roundtable session – expected 100 people
- Panel with emphasis on audience interaction - with expert facilitation provided by Democratic Society UK
- Part 1: Understanding the context of societal change – starting with the perspective from Scotland and a partner government – then from the room
- Part 2: Assessing the popular mood - what works in building dialogue and bridging divides - explorations from Northern Ireland
- Part 3: What are the ways that OGP can help re-engage citizens in their democracy, by bringing together technology, activism and scrutiny?
**Participants:**
Will be asked to share experiences, reflections and ideas on the following OGP themes:
- Experiences of using deliberative approaches to build constructive, informed, and decisive dialogue between citizens about the way their country is run
- Experiences of using internet-based social networks to build capacity for citizens to hold their governments to account
- Experiences of supporting citizens to access and use open data for fact checking, scrutiny & accountability
- Experiences of practical and local action on open government that may bring together divided societies at a time of political crisis
**Panelists:**
Will introduce each session and help initiate the discussions:
- Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society UK (facilitator)
- Lucy McTernan, Dep CEO, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
- Scottish Government representative (invited)
- David McBurney, Northern Ireland Environment Link
- Partner from another European country will be secured
**Core Output:**
A discussion paper written for a global audience building on the deliberations at this seminar, to mobilise civil society to use OGP to address the concerns above, and finding a way to make OGP more relevant to people's concerns.
### Description
projector and screen; panel table; either audience on tables of 8-10 or lecture audience format; roaming mics
### [submitter - Ruchir Shah](https://fr.ogpsummit.org/osem/users/970)
### Other Informations
__Creation Date__: 2016-07-20 10:05:31
__Update Date__: 2016-07-20 10:20:14
__Expected Audience__: 100
Il s'agit d'un sujet en provenance de l'article https://ogpsummit.org/osem/conference/ogp-summit/program/proposal/374
