Enrollments open for the Digital Participation Online Training!
/Enrollments are now open for the Digital Participation Online Training!
Watch our launch event on October 17 to hear experts on digital participation giving it a walkthrough. You can also view the slide deck of the presentation. Interpretation in Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also available.
We are witnessing a wave of robust digital participation programs across the globe, from Taiwan, Kyrgyzstan to Chile and more, which unlock public engagement in participatory policymaking, budgeting and decision-making digitally
A successful digital participation program depends on selecting the right platform and tools and employing the best strategies.
We launched the Digital Participation Online Training, a free and self-paced training that covers everything you need to know to navigate these factors and to launch or improve your digital participation program.
Who is this training for?
Government officials, policymakers and staff who run or want to run participatory programs with digital platforms
Civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations staff who want to promote, start or expand public participation in their communities through digital platforms
Advocates, innovators, community leaders and political party officials and who want to promote democratic practices through digital participation
Anyone interested about learning digital participation
What will you learn?
Approaches and strategies for public participation using digital platforms
Understanding the types of digital platforms using the Digital Participation Platform Ratings
Selecting a digital platform and developing an initial proposal for running a digital participation program
How will you learn?
The training is free and self-paced and is hosted on the new People Powered Learning Management system that features instructional videos, gamification, quizzes and assignments, and a dedicated discussion forum for you to learn from peers.
Bonus: we offer additional instructional support by providing personalized feedback on your submitted assignments and reflections till December. Enroll now to get this unique opportunity!
What to do:
Enroll for the online training, and start taking the units today
Apply for our mentorship and accelerator programs, to get expert human support as you take the online training
Contact us about partnership ideas, to use the online training to support your regional or global programs, members, or grantees
Program partner
The course was developed in collaboration with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation: Global Innovation Hub.