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Access to justice is a fundamental component of the rule of law. It ensures that all individuals can seek and obtain remedies through legal systems. It guarantees that laws are not only created but also applied and enforced fairly and equitably, preventing discrimination or bias. It also empowers individuals to protect their rights and challenge injustices, fostering accountability and transparency in governance, and promoting trust in legal institutions. Finally, it helps reduce impunity, ensuring that everyone, including government officials and private entities, is held accountable under the law. Without access to justice, the rule of law would be hollow, as people would lack the means to assert their rights or seek redress for violations. We propose a session under the “Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law” section focused on access to justice, highlighting successful practices in people-centered justice. This session would emphasize the exchange of good practices both within the Asia-Pacific region and with other parts of the world. It will place particular attention on improving access to justice for women, children, and populations most at risk of being left behind. The session will additionally underscore the vital role that customary and informal justice systems play in ensuring justice is accessible to all. By fostering these exchanges, the session aims to promote innovative solutions that strengthen justice systems globally, with a specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region. -- Leah Guyot (Pathfinders)
I hope this activity covers sectoral participation from women-led, youth-led, male-dominated, child-led group, IP-group and others.
We respectfully propose the inclusion of the topic of parliamentary monitoring under this Theme.
We respectfully propose the inclusion of the topic of Political Corruption, specifically campaign finance as well as abuse of state resources during elections, under the theme: Collective Action for Anti-Corruption. This session aims to discuss potential strategies to address the challenges posed by corruption in elections, such as abuse of state resources and campaign finance issues, which can undermine the credibility and legitimacy of electoral outcomes. Experts will discuss various forms of corruption that occur before, during, and after elections and discuss best practices to monitor and combat these issues. We respectfully propose the following potential experts to be invited: 1) Commissioner Ernesto Maceda, Jr., Commissioner in Charge for COMELEC Committee on Kontra Bigay, Commission on Elections (COMELEC) 2) Department of Interior and Local Government - Main Office - Bantay Korapsyon Project 3) Mario Mitre, Senior Advisor for Election Programs, National Democratic Institute 4) Atty. Rona Ann Caritos, Executive Director, LENTE 5) Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) This session will be co-presented by COMELEC, DILG and LENTE. Drive link for the concept note for this proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16-K5V0TAJtMxxiSDRPqfCOwOEB1T3RUu/view?usp=sharing
Best practices of mechanisms to engage the public during budget formulation is important to explore in this session.
The need for transparency and contract disclosure in energy contracts. Clean energy can’t be deployed quickly if every single contract is custom-written and negotiated over many years. All that time and duplication is a waste. Contract disclosure would allow the market to work far more efficiently by establishing standards that save time by shortening negotiations. Our climate future hinges on whether global clean energy markets can rapidly scale. But electricity contracts in emerging economies are often signed behind closed doors, slowing deployment and stifling competition. Secret contracts result in more expensive and less reliable power needed for people and industry.
The transition to renewable energy (RE) presents both an opportunity and a challenge for achieving climate justice. While RE is essential for mitigating climate change, ensuring that this transition is fair and equitable requires establishing robust standards that align with principles of social and environmental justice. Setting such standards can guide RE actors and other energy stakeholders to contribute positively to the socio-economic landscape, safeguarding vulnerable communities from potential negative impacts. To facilitate a dialogue focused on developing and implementing standards that promote climate justice and ensure a just energy transition. This discussion aims to bring together stakeholders to share insights and strategies for integrating equity, inclusivity, and sustainability into the practices of RE and other energy sectors.
1. Collection of data on disabilities should include the health condition (as described in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of persons with disabilities in order to provide effective intervention and reasonable accommodation especially during disaster response and development programs. The lack of disaggregated data on disabilities appears to be caused by not collecting the necessary data. 2. Anonymized data should be shared with credible development and humanitarian actors so that they can provide effective disaster response, recovery and reconstruction program that fits the specific needs of persons with disabilities (and other vulnerable sectors).
Data terbuka menjadi kebutuhan di masa sekarang untuk mendorong keterbukaan Informasi, khususnya dalam hal pengadaan Barang dan Jasa pemerintah yang belakangan menyumbang kasus korupsi tertinggi di Indonesia. Dengan dukungan OGP dan ICW, Kami Bengkel APPeK bersama komunitas orang muda di Kupang NTT terus berkolaborasi untuk mendorong keterbukaan informasi Pengadaan Barang dan Jasa.
Pengalaman Kami Bengkel APPeK NTT bersama ICW melakukan kolaborasi untuk pemantauan Pengadaan Barang dan Jasa di Kota Kupang menjadi ruang yang sangat penting dalam mendorong pencegahan Korupsi. Kami bersama-sama mendorong pelaksanaan Pobity Audit yang sudah sejak lama tidak lagi dilakukan di Kota Kupang, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur. Ini jadi praktik baik yang bila dilakukan oleh jaringan masyarakat sipil di seluruh Indonesia, maka ada optimisme pencegahan Korupsi yang belakangan semakin marak.
Ruang sipil seringkali dikebiri oleh munculnya aturan yang mengekang kebebasan berekspresi. Indonesia memilki pengelaman puluhan tahun dalam konteks penyempitan ruang sipil. Oleh karena itu, kesadaran kolektif masyarakat perlu terus ditingkatkan sehingga pemerintah tidak semena-mena dalam mengekang kebebasan masyarakat.
Anak Muda adalah Kelompok masyarakat yang merupakan pewaris pembangunan masa depan. Oleh karena pelibatan anak muda dalam mendorong keterbukaan tata kelola pemerintahan termasuk pencegahan korupsi menjadi hal urgen yang terus disuarakan.
This session centers on deepening the understanding of how national government (NG) and local government units (LGUs) allocate and utilize their shares of national wealth. This session will explore the mechanisms of budget distribution, providing insights into how funds are managed and spent, particularly in communities impacted by extractive activities. By analyzing budget allocation and expenditure practices, stakeholders can assess whether financial resources effectively address the needs of local populations, support public services, and contribute to sustainable development. The session will highlight tools and practices that promote accountability, enabling participants to track and evaluate the social and economic impact of these expenditures and ensuring that resources reach their intended beneficiaries.
This session will capacitate stakeholders to link the relevant (but previously unrelated) datasets and more effectively discover patterns/flag risks like conflicts of interest or corruption. It will also support better regulatory decisions by allowing agencies to make data-informed decisions and policies.
Kami telah mencoba menggunakan pendekatan yang kami namakan Forum Yasinan, adalah Forum Pelayanan Inklusif Andalan sebagai metode pendekatan langsung antara pemerintah dengan stake holder di masyarakat. Sudah berjalan selama 10 tahun pemerintah di Sumbawa Barat Indonesia dan sangat efektif dalam menangani berbagai masalah rakyat serta konflik yang tumbuh masyarakat. Melalui Forum Yasinan secara rutin dilaksanakan setiap Hari Kamis (Malam Jumat), kami membuka akses publik untuk datang dan hadir langsung menyampaikan aspirasinya kepada pemerintah, respon balik aspirasi tersebut diselesaikan tidak boleh lebih di pertemuan Forum Yssinan minggu ke berikutnya, outputnya masyarakat mendapat kepuasan pelayanan, efektif, terorganisir dan dapat dipertanggungjawabkan. Forum Yasinan asal Indonesia menjuarai Kategori Spotligt Award OGP tahun 2021.
In Mongolia, despite advances in passing legislation on the prevention of corruption, the lack of a whistleblower protection law still pending in Parliament exacerbates existing threats to the civic space, preventing CSOs from effectively holding their government to account. The Law on Human Rights Defenders has no proven track record of implementation, and there has been backsliding in the openness, comprehensiveness, and user-friendliness of budget documents, as well as attempts to suppress public concerns raised over the lack of public engagement in government decision-making and legislative drafting processes.
In 2022, the Parliament of Mongolia lauched D-Parliament system to promote public participation. Citizens, academics and anyone interested can vote openly on bills submitted to parliament and on public opinion polls posted online through this system. In addition, it serves as an official digital platform to submit petitions, request and complaints to Parliament members. Internet penetration in Mongolia is around 85%. https://d.parliament.mn/
Crucial topics to cover: how FOI has historically served to promote accurate, facts-based reporting; how open government efforts led to prebunking and correcting of disinformation items, how a government that's open by default can support a more facts-based public narrative of how the government actually works
Maybe somebody from Global Data Barometer can be invited to talk about this, there was a global study that centered on this a few years back. I was the researcher for PH but you might be better off getting somebody that saw the regional level trends
This will have to center on building awareness on avenues for meaningful participation on how their sector can interact with the government, and if there are ways to innovate further in these efforts
This should include the angle of using innovative ways of mainstreaming public participation that involves non-traditional partners (artists, influencers, and those working outside of civil society). We need to break out of our silos to be able to really make an impact in mainstreaming public participation.
There are more room to deepen partnerships between civil society and development partners, especially in Asia-Pacific region. It looks like that some development partners based in Asia or from developed Asia prefer to partner with governments rather than with CSOs. This is in comparison with other regions, such as Europe.
According to studies conducted by CSOs, in Mongolia there is an urban-rural divide in public participation. Urban residents have more freedom to express themselves, to attempt influencing government decision-making. On the other hand, more rural residents feel that it is not safe enough to participate in policymaking. There are some initiatives to change this situation.
A Session “Opening Up and Transforming Public Procurement as a Catalyst to Open Government Innovation” Public procurement plays a pivotal role in achieving government goals across the modern economy, positioning open procurement as a transformative tool for advancing critical priorities, including climate action, gender equality, digital transformation, economic inclusion, and infrastructure development. This session will showcase impactful, real-world examples from Asia and the Pacific where countries have implemented Open Contracting to enhance procurement outcomes for both people and the planet. This session can be conducted either as a "Challenge Clinic" format, addressing shared obstacles and solutions, or a "Show-and-Tell" format to spotlight tangible, on-the-ground successes of open procurement and Open Contracting across the region. This session aims to inspire, inform, and empower stakeholders to leverage open procurement for lasting impact.
There are impactful examples across Asia from OGP countries implementing Open Contracting and open procurement approaches to drive better procurement outcomes for both people and the planet. Public procurement serves as a hidden lever for everything governments aim to achieve in the new economy, making open procurement a critical tool to advance priorities such as climate action, gender equality, digitalization, economic inclusion, and infrastructure development.
Hey Phil, Grin, You've said it all. You might do a look up on NREN. I'd love to shut up but these public networks are simply not on the radar, and we're going nowhere until the .gov guys learn a little about IP technology in the ,edu space. You'll like this. https://www.surf.nl/en/themes/public-values Give me some feedback,please.
Such lovely idealism. If one reduces this kind of philosophical thinking to the perspective of the technological inventions centered around the internet, then we are talking about "the change in media" since TBL invented the WWW. Today, we are aware of so many things and, as citizens, capable of doing nothing/little about them. OGP, as one democratic project amongst so many, has had a wonderful opportunity for a long time, as a project that could provide an umbrella between Global, National and Local (and Barangay) citizens. So the OGP, like so may projects, need to lead by example and display how the OGP support unit collaborates with their International peers, and share the learning (in teams of language, practice and interest), rather than trying to deliver it, as a stand alone project. Just as well they are such lovely people
If one takes the Dutch approach, where one must learn to be a citizen in an online world, and their edu institutions have a great influence on their gov institutions (habits, standards and norms) , and where Facebook has already educated citizens globally, we (us old people) are simply attempting to define a Facebook for government. i.e. where a government issues an identity and sets the rules for using online public processes/services and accessing private ones. Children wont be/ aren't as consumed as their parents are about "Making policy". They already know that policy is the attempt to influence outcomes, which is why the inquisitive, who will never "play safely", work around the parameters set for them. Policymakers, on the other hand, are just becoming more and more irrelevant, until their version of democracy collapses under the weight of a bureaucracy, which can't enforce "the rules." Trump calls it "draining the swamp". Obviously he's touched a nerve.
I agree entirely with Didi and Grin. The question is which approach may be attempted when creating safe spaces. Top/down where Switzerland offer a leading example of an inclusive democratic system. The other approach, from the bottom/up is still very fragmented. Many countries/counties have examples of "have your say" usually on a departmental basis, which had created the fragmentation. Some have petitioning systems which remain unused because, unlike the Swiss where the constitution cam be changed with a referendum, most petitions lead to talk fests, particularly in countries with a(n entrenched) two party system. The other consideration is proving one is a citizen without revealing one's identity. i..e voting in a democracy works because one remains anonymous, so that needs to be translated into an online context if a country is to encourage participation.
"..... facilitate the participation of all government agencies and local government ". That's a reasonable definition of mainstreaming. There are two ways of structuring these discussions. Content, where the discussion will be about media and comparing the old mainstream media (MSM) with the influence of new "social media", and that is a discussion between generations and their TRUST in the content that they produce, consume and share (as opposed to watch only). Google "have your say Australia " although "referendums switzerland" offers the best example of mainstream/direct democracy. The other approach is about "Infrastructure", particularly public infrastructure. This is the northern European approach, particularly the Dutch, who take an philosophic engineering approach to designing public online spaces. e.g. https://www.surf.nl/en/article/how-do-we-stay-in-control-of-our-digital-identity N.B. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PREGINET is the Philippines version of SURF.
"..... facilitate the participation of all government agencies and local government ". That's a reasonable definition of mainstreaming. There are two ways of structuring these discussions. Content, where the discussion will be about media and comparing the old mainstream media (MSM) with the influence of new "social media", and that is a discussion between generations and their TRUST in the content that they produce, consume and share (as opposed to watch only). Google "have your say Australia " although "referendums switzerland" offers the best example of mainstream/direct democracy. The other approach is about "Infrastructure", particularly public infrastructure. This is the northern European approach, particularly the Dutch, who take an philosophic engineering approach to designing public online spaces. e.g. https://www.surf.nl/en/article/how-do-we-stay-in-control-of-our-digital-identity N.B. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PREGINET is the Philippines version of SURF.
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Whether we like it or not, AI governance affects everyone regardless of economic or social standing. Again, education needs to be part of this. Not simply the risks, but the opportunities for new ways of learning and ways to make learning more equitable than it is today.
This requires OGP member states to acknowledge their own culpability in reinforcing political corruption. Else this is talk for 'others' with no political will for our own back yards.
Education, AI, integrity and anti-corruption cannot be missing for this workstream.
Examples of good practice, stuff that works, coordinated by on the ground national development partners is needed. Research is good - practice will bring an edge and can be a more adaptive and nimble approach to complex contexts.
Collaboration with INGOs active in child and youth programming would enhance this work to ensure that the most vulnerable are able to participate, not only those with means or connections.
Safe and inclusive is not a one size fits all paradigm. Participants need the opportunity to co-design what that means for their unique context.
Mainstreaming cannot ignore the digital divide that exists across so many communities. Need a variety of ways for communities to participate.
Safe and Inclusive space shall ensure 'no one left behid'. The process will be meaningful and the best of all: the quality of participation is determined by how safe we can participate.
Greening procurement and infrastructure seems a very important discussion topic for the region. Be careful that the laundry list of topics doesn't just become another AC session so interesting to think about how we flip government to buy things in a fundamentally different way and not just do due diligence on supply chains but completely reimagine and reshore them etc.
Gotta follow the money and see how it is spent so nice to link to the open procurement and IFF agendas too. These conversations can feel a little seperate at OGP but they are not activists on the ground. Let's hear lots of local voices on what is working for them...
One angle to bring out is that it is worth doing one or two things well vs lots of things poorly. Also the gritty business of change management. Ie. who will act on the red flags, how, to do what etc. All obvious but easy to gloss over...
One angle to bring out is that it is worth doing one or two things well vs lots of things poorly. Also the gritty business of change management. Ie. who will act on the red flags, how, to do what etc. All obvious but easy to gloss over...
OGP Open Data Sharing requires Open Partnership Digital Conformity Protocols for all the stakeholders. The OGP may serve as conduits of this Digital Conformity Protocols as a Unified Digital Governance tools for all development partners.
The Green New Economy for this OGP Policies and Programs are commendable in all government sectors.
AI Governance may not be feasible approach to the marginalised sector and vulnerable groups of society Nevertheless, AI Governance may consider the high- end governance user that requires technological maturity for Advanced Countries.
OGP Digital Governance must expand the data conformity submission on government accomplishments. This entails the OGP Digital Knowledge Management System which requires the government sector to submit major final output on governance .The Anti-Corruption Practices Digital Data to ensure duplicated best practices on governance with documentary evidences as government integrity measures to follow by development partners.
OGP worlwude now at the forefront of sovereign government integrity initiatives. Let the OGP Mandate provides the governance integrity data with best practices support on good governance. The political corruption remains the social cancer of good governance that OGP remains the prime mover of proactive support to prevent graft and corruption for good government .Yet the illusive dream of perfection for government integrity remains a vision but proactive best governance practices may bring closer to accomplish that dream
Interoperability and Data Use for the OGP requires comparative data submission for all contextual variables of governance. This will ensure the competitive nature of political upheavals based on government variables. The tangible interoperability and data use brings consciousness of political competitiveness that becomes proactive to government service.
Building political integrity requires political maturity to ensure government stability on public service. The OGP must provide development guidelines initiative for the implementation of political integrity based on political maturity. The sovereign states must find ways to practice the ground work of political maturity as an engagement of good governance.
For functional OGP proposal for Gender Responsive Approach must require government agencies to work on the 5% GAD programs on employment generation, SMEs support, and Development Fund for Women's working capital on enterprise development. The provision for GAD capacity building requires sustained support for enterprise development.
Safe and Inclusive Spaces for Participation in Policymaking: requires the social development initiatives implemented by the national government agencies and local government units . The community-based approach ensures effective measure for the development of safe and inclusive spaces.The OGP may call for submission of best practices for safe and inclusive spaces for vulnerable groups .
Budget transparency requires social inclusivity and development impacts by addressing the development programs through conduct of impact studies to find out "People should be able to see that money is spent equitably, addressing the needs of women, people with disabilities, youth, and low-income groups, among others." The government agencies require to submit major final output on quantitative data rather than impact studies on community development .
On the part of the environmental concept, we must consider the important role of Natural Capital as a tool for government investment and as part of the comprehensive plan and audit
An active participatory concept on the considerations of land use plan and protection for Indigenous People and people who will be affected on industrialization
The OGPINAS has extensively contributed to the deepening partnerships with the civil society and development partners that can pinpoint specific achievement along the good practices and initiatives, practical ideas of good governance to the different stakeholders in from previous engagements of OGP activities. The next phase must implement best practices of development partners and civil society in form of OGP activities for recognition and award in this category. The call for papers for research conference may bring inferential and empirical of the best practices on this area.
The Philippine government has been implementing development programs for opportunities and challenges of making public participation more commonplace and impactful.The need to expand for mainstreaming public participation of the OGP initiatives must facilitate the participation of all government agencies and local government units for the inclusion of good governance and government integrity initiatives in this area.
In the Philippines we have this called Sangguniang Kabataan a Youth Council serve as youth government unit where they exercise community youth representatives of their villages and implement programs in related to youth development. However the lack of representation as a whole of a youth council in the legislative level needs to address so this community youth leaders who are elected by the sector can brought the voice of the youth and children sector to create policies on the national level
Maybe issues about the LGBTQ+ Community issues such as equality and discrimination be included here. And also issues on learning loss, food security, poverty and healthcare be also addressed. I also hope that government leaders will act properly on the recommendations presented here and not threaten their constituents and that they should listen to our voices and not just throw away these ideas.

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