Paris, France October 2014

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1 Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Expert Group Meeting on Formal/Informal Institutions for Citizen Engagement for implementing the Post 2015 Development Agenda Paris, France October 2014

2 Background of Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals Background 2010: The outcomes document of the MDG Summit requested the Secretary-General to initiate thinking on the global development agenda beyond 2015; 2012: The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development initiated an inclusive process to develop a set of sustainable development goals; Member State-led, with broad participation from external stakeholders The United Nations: a facilitating, coordinating and leading role 2

3 Outcome Document - Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 19 July End poverty in all its forms everywhere 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries 3

4 Outcome Document - Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 19 July Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 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 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development 4

5 EGM - WHY 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 will need to examine their frameworks and practices for better engaging citizens and the broad public. 5

6 What do we mean by Engagement? UN DESA/DPADM working definition: Involvement of citizens in decision-making and implementation process of the State through measures and/or institutional arrangements - so as to increase their influence on public policies and programmes ensuring a more positive impact on their social and economic lives. Broad definition of citizens 6

7 EGM WHAT FOR Seeking alignment for better citizen engagement Formal institutions Consist and are defined by formal rules (constitutions, laws, property rights, formal procedures) Informal institutions Operate wholly or partly outside formal state structures and can take on various governance-related functions* * As defined by Shandana Khan Mohmand and Snezana Misic Mihajlovic 7

8 EGM Organizers UNDESA 8

9 Participants Practitioners and researchers Government officials, NGOs International organizations CEPA members Prof. Mushtaq KHAN Dr. Angelita GREGORIO-MEDEL 9

10 EGM objectives Examine how formal and informal institutions interact in the context of citizen engagement Discuss ways to introduce effective collaboration with non state actors to implement the post-2015 DA Analyse the pressures and mitigation measures on formal and informal systems resulting from conflict and its spill over effects Provide recommendations on ways to achieve greater coherence between formal and informal citizen engagement 10

11 Agenda and outcome in brief The Meeting will consist of an opening and a closing ceremony and a total of six plenary sessions each expected to provide 2-3 recommendations Meeting s discussions will be informed by a background document distilling learnings from various forms of engagement through examples in Asia and North America The output of the Meeting will be an analytical report containing papers prepared by experts and summarizing the deliberations, conclusions and recommendations. 11

12 Topics to be discussed in detail Session 1: Options for participatory decisionmaking for the post-2015 development agenda October 20 Session 2: Engaging non-state actors through formal and informal means experiences from around the world Session 3: Formal and informal institutions for CE synergy or dichotomy? Session 4: Formal and informal CE - ICT, Social Media and open government Session 5: Leadership and public sector change to enhance CE for better service delivery and accountability October 21 Session 6: Greater coherence between formal and informal CE for post-2015 development management 12

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14 Annexes 14

15 Framework of CE Consultation Views Deliberation Action PUBLIC GOVERNMENT Deliberation Views Deliberation Action PUBLIC GOVERNMENT Collaboration Views Deliberation Action PUBLIC\GOVERNMENT 15

16 BASIC QUESTIONS: SESSION 1 In which domain does the public mostly participate? Is there practical evidence that participation improves development outcomes and in which area? What type of public engagement fosters development? How can non-state actors be engaged to assist monitoring how SDGs are implemented and resources channelled in each specific context? 16

17 BASIC QUESTIONS: SESSION 2 What types of informal citizen engagement institutions exist and work alongside formal ones? What are their respective advantages and disadvantages? Through which formal and informal arrangements are citizens informed, consulted and engaged in decision-making? What has been the progress in engaging citizens through informal systems? What are the challenges of this type of engagement and how do they compare with the challenges of engagement through formal systems? 17

18 BASIC QUESTIONS: SESSION 3 How have existing informal systems helped or hindered or modified the operation of formal systems of participation and accountability in different contexts? Are informal systems a resilience mechanism or an obstacle to governance reform in post-conflict settings? Why ignoring the context of informality may slow down development? 18

19 BASIC QUESTIONS: SESSION 4 Can ICT help in breaking down barriers between formal and informal ways of engaging citizens? How is it possible to ensure maximum inclusiveness? How can crowd involvement equally reach male and female citizens and other social groups in addition to the youth? 19

20 BASIC QUESTIONS: SESSION 5 How have existing informal systems helped or hindered or modified the operation of formal systems of participation and accountability in different contexts? How can public sector leaders attain inclusive approaches, involving the participation of stakeholders through formal and informal mechanisms, to enhance public service delivery and accountability? Are there any studies that can help enhance awareness and knowledge of public servants in this domain? 20

21 BASIC QUESTIONS: SESSION 6 How can coherence between formal and informal institutions be enhanced? Are there any successful practices? What specific opportunities exist at the local level and what framework should be provided by national policies in this regard? How can possible benefits of informal systems be tapped while reforming formal systems? What are the limits formal institutions encounter when attempting to influence and/or tap into informal systems? What needs to be done to build on the outcome of this EGM once the SDGs are approved in 2015? 21