Cairo, Egypt December 2014

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1 Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) The Citizen Engagement Self-Assessment Questionnaire (CESAQ) Cairo, Egypt December 2014

2 Development agenda post Proposed goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels SDG 16.7 ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels SDG Governments to examine frameworks and practices for engaging citizens and the broad public. Implement. 2

3 Development agenda post & resilient societies require engagement

4 Engaging citizens can be beneficial to Governments throughout the public policy process: i) At the early stages to enhance public problem definition and to identify acceptable policy options ii) iii) Through the implementation stages by facilitating dialogue to support policy inclusiveness To receive feedback while monitoring and evaluating public policy programmes and their outcomes

5 Constitutional provisions on right to information Percentage of countries enshrining right to information in Constitutions (grouped by region) 74% 72% 65% 45% 43% 5% Africa (35 out of 54) Americas (26 out of 35) Asia (21 out of 47) Europe (31 out of 43) Oceania (6 out of 14) ESCWA+ECA (1 out of 19) Constitutional right to information: 5% 5

6 Provisions on information access and data protection Percentage of countries, out of 193 UN Member States, that have enacted Access to Information Acts, grouped by region 88% Access to Information Acts: 21% 63% 43% 19% 14% 21% Africa (35 out of 54) Americas (22 out of 35) Asia (20 out of 47) Europe (38 out of 43) Oceania (2 out of 14) ESCWA+ECA (4 out of 19) Percentage of countries, out of the 193 UN Member States, that have enacted a National Data Protection Legislation, grouped by region 100% 37% 17% 23% 14% 11% Data Protection Acts: 11% Africa (9 out of 54) Americas (13 out of 35) Asia (11 out of 47) Europe (43 out of 43) Oceania (2 out of 14) ESCWA+ECA (2 out of 19) 6

7 Economic and Social Councils (ESCs) Percentage of countries, out of the 193 UN Member States, that have enacted a law to constitute an Economic and Social Council, grouped by region 58% Laws establishing Economic and Social Councils: 26% 33% 37% 19% 26% 0% Africa (18 out of 54) Americas (13 out of 35) Asia (9 out of 47) Europe (25 out of 43) Oceania (0 out of 14) ESCWA+ECA (5 out of 19) Percentage of countries, out of the 193 UN Member States, that have a functioning Economic and Social Council, grouped by region 79% 41% Economic and Social Councils: 26% 29% 26% 7% 26% Africa (22 out of 54) Americas (10 out of 35) Asia (12 out of 47) Europe (34 out of 43) Oceania (1 outescwa+eca (5 of 14) out of 19) 7

8 What is CESAQ? Interactive tool to assist governments to assess whether they have in place measures aimed at engaging citizens in the national development planning and programme management. 8

9 CESAQ what for? Review the current frameworks and channels for citizen engagement. Allows formulating recommendations to further advance progress. 9

10 Outcome of CESAQ implementation Enhanced regulatory and organizational frameworks for citizen engagement Increased accountability on implementing citizen engagement policies Assessment of: Citizen engagement strategies and channels Understanding of government-citizen collaboration gaps Technical assistance needs for enhanced citizen engagement

11 CESAQ structure Questionnaire Guidelines Glossary

12 CESAQ structure cont d Three parts: a)fact-based questions b)agency-specific questions c)experience-based questions

13 The CESAQ Part A, fact-based questions Section 1: Regulatory Framework (4 questions) E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? Knowledge of constitutional provisions, relevant national legislation and policies

14 The CESAQ Part A, fact-based questions Section 2: Organizational Framework (7 questions) E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? Government agencies mandated to implement or enforce policies and procedures for citizen engagement

15 The CESAQ Part A, fact-based questions Section 3: Citizen Awareness & Capacity for Engagement (2 questions) E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? The level of awareness and capacity for citizen engagement in your country

16 The CESAQ Part B, agency-specific questions 7 questions: to assess the respondent s agency citizen engagement (CE) strategy and its implementation E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? Actual agency practices supported by known evidence

17 The CESAQ Part C, experience-based questions Section 1: Overview of Citizen Engagement at the National Level What do you need to know to answer? Awareness of implementation of citizen engagement policies

18 The CESAQ Part C, experience-based questions Section 2: Regulatory Framework E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? Knowledge of implementation of relevant legislation/policies.

19 The CESAQ Part C, experience-based questions Section 3: Organizational Framework E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? Knowledge of policy implementation by relevant government agencies

20 The CESAQ Part C, experience-based questions Section 4: Channels and Modalities E.g.: What do you need to answer? Knowledge of channels and modalities used for informing citizens

21 The CESAQ Part C, experience-based questions Section 5: Engagement of Citizens by the Agency E.g.: What do you need to know to answer? Knowledge obtained while witnessing the implementation of citizen engagement strategies by the respondent s agency

22 The CESAQ Measurement levels Two main response categories: Fact-based questions (Parts A & B) Yes / No / Don t know ( DK ) Experience based questions (Part C) Scale ranging from 0 to 5 (0=non existent; 5= very good)

23 Scoring and results Each question should be considered carefully before being answered based on respondent s knowledge and experience. Scores assigned to individual questions are aggregated to produce total scores in each part of CESAQ. Agency scores based on aggregation of individual respondents scores (focus group discussions for agency/general assessment) NO ranking based on high/low scores. CESAQ information produces baseline data assisting public sector leaders in taking stock of progress on citizen engagement at in the country/agency.

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