ANNOTATED AGENDA. A National Capacity Building Workshop. Conference Room 3, UNON Nairobi, Kenya January Organized by

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1 ANNOTATED AGENDA Developing Capacity for e-participation: Engaging Citizens in Development Policy and Decision-making Process through Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) A National Capacity Building Workshop Conference Room 3, UNON Nairobi, Kenya January 2015 Organized by Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) In cooperation with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office Kenya UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya Ministry of Devolution and Planning of Kenya Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya

2 9:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 DAY 1: 13 January 2015, Tuesday Objective: Introduce and develop a common understanding of the METEP s concept and terminology, identify specific knowledge gaps and the means of closing them REGISTRATION & Welcome Coffee Event opening by: Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov, DPADM/UNDESA Welcome remarks by: Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Resident Coordinator, UNDP Kenya Mr. Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, New Technologies and Innovation Section, UNECA Mr. Timothy W. Mwangi, Deputy Director, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya Ms. Ruth N. Kiiru, Director, Ministry of Devolution and Planning of Kenya Dr. Fred Matiang i, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya 12:00 13:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 15:30 Introduction by: Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov, DPADM/UNDESA Ice-breaking & mapping participants expectations by Dr. Yuri Misnikov (Workshop Facilitator) LUNCH BREAK Plenary Session I: Understanding public engagement in good governance How can public engagement help in achieving socioeconomic sustainable development in Kenya? Open Discussion, Q&A Moderator: Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov 15:30 15:45 15:45 17:00 Plenary session II: METEP: Understanding public participation by measuring it by Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov

3 METEP as the policy making support and awareness raising tool for successful e-participation? Open Discussion, Q&A

4 10:00 10:05 10:05 11:30 11:30 11:45 11:15 13:00 DAY 2: 14 January 2015, Wednesday Objective: Understanding the METEP Assessment Questionnaire Opening Remarks and Introducing Agenda for Day 2 by Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov Plenary session III: Presentation by Mr. Lawrence Nduva, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya Presentation by Mr. Martin Anyango, Ac. Director, Ministry of Devolution and Planning of Kenya Presentation by Mr. Timothy W. Mwangi, Deputy Director Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya Continuation of Plenary session III: Presentation by Mr. Patterson Siema, UNDP Country Office Kenya Presentation by Mr. Kasirim Nwuke, UNECA Session wrap-up, Q&A Moderator: Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov 13:00 14:00 14:00 15:30 LUNCH BREAK Plenary session IV: How the METEP measurement system is organized and structured: Explaining the METEP Questionnaire by Dr. Yuri Misnikov Session wrap-up, Q&A 15:30 15:45 15:45 17:00 Continuation of Plenary session IV: How to apply METEP to real-life governance practices at the county level demonstration of cases from Kenya Session wrap-up, Q&A

5 DAY 3: 15 January 2015, Thursday Objective: Applying the METEP to the participants own areas of practice 10:00 10:05 Opening Remarks and Introducing agenda for Day 3 by Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov Break-out Group Session1 on METEP application: Country level 10:05 13:00 (incl. Coffee break 11:30-11:45) Group 1 Part A: Fact-based Questions (Sections: A- 1 National Policy & Strategy; Section A-2 Regulatory Framework Group 2 Part A: Fact-based Questions (Sections: A- 3 Organizational Framework Group 3 Part A: Fact-based Questions (Section A-4 Channels & Capacities) Group 4 Part A: Fact-based Questions (Section A-4 Channels & Capacities) Group reporting, Discussion, Q&A 13:00 14:00 LUNCH BREAK 14:00 15:30 Individual Session1 on METEP application: Agency level Part B: Agency-specific questions (one Questionnaire per participant) 15:30 15:45 Individual Session2 on METEP application: Agency level 15:45 17:00 Part C: Experience-specific questions (one Questionnaire per participant) Session wrap-up

6 Friday 10:00 10:05 10:05 11:15 11:15 11:30 11:30 12:00 DAY 4, 16 January 2015, Friday REVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS Objective: Learning from METEP and planning the future What are the basic steps that must be taken in order to build a resilient architecture of a new state-citizen relationship in Kenya? Why and how are citizens engaged in governance and public administration in Kenya? What is the role of public participation in development management in Kenya? Opening Remarks and Introducing agenda for Day 4 by Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov Break-out Group Session 2 on METEP application: Way Forward Group 1 Scenario 1 Group 2 Scenario 2 Group 3 Scenario 3 Group 4 Scenario 4 Concluding session: Lessons learned Open discussion, Q&A Closing 12:00 12:30 Concluding remarks by : Ms. Maria-Threase Keating, Country Director, UNDP Kenya Mr. Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, New Technologies and Innovation Section, UNECA Mr. Dennis Chebitwey, Director of Public Communications, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya (TBC) Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov, Representative of DPADM/UNDESA Presentation of Workshop Certificates & Photo-op LUNCH