Digital Democracy: How to Engage Communities in Governing Digital Technology
How can we improve how governments engage people in decision-making about artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital issues? What kind of tools and practices do we need to strengthen citizen participation in digital democracy?
Join the Learning Webinar on Innovations in Digital Democracy to be part of an engaging discussion between governments, funders, and civil society leaders on challenges and opportunities in the field.
Why should you attend this webinar? At this event, participants will learn about:
How governments and organizations can use participatory and deliberative democracy to engage people in decision-making about AI and other digital issues.
The key challenges and innovations in digital democracy from the perspective of governments, funders, and civil society experts, including People Powered’s Digital Democracy Accelerator, OGP’s Digital Governance Program, and more.
New opportunities to get support for strengthening citizen participation in the governance of AI, data and digital policy.
Date: May 14
Time: 10–11:30 AM ET / 4–5:30 PM ET
Speakers: to be announced soon
Flow: 1 hour of panel discussion, followed by 30 minutes of optional breakout rooms with speakers
Meet our speakers
An exciting lineup of speakers awaits our participants! You will get the chance to interact with them in breakout rooms at the one-hour mark of the webinar. Our speakers include:
Mateusz Wojcieszak, President at Fundacja Pole Dialogu, Poland
Ninoschka Dante, Manager at the Open Government Division in the Society of Information (AGESIC), the Government of Uruguay
Philip Thigo, Special Envoy on Technology for the Republic of Kenya
Tim Hughes, Democracy & Participation Lead at the Open Government Partnership, UK
Toyin Akinniyi, Vice President, Africa at Luminate, Nigeria
Valentin Chaput, Co-founder & General Manager at Open Source Politics, France
Vlada Kolesnikova, Coordinator at the Center for Information, Democracy & Citizenship, the American University in Bulgaria
Melissa Zisengwe, Program Associate at People Powered, South Africa (Moderator)
We are less than one week away from the webinar. Register now to secure your spot!
This event is part of a series of Learning Webinars on Innovations in Democracy co-organized by Open Government Partnership (OGP), People Powered, and Trust, Accountability, and Inclusion Collaborative (TAI).
