Citizen Voices Conference

I will be attending a upcoming Citizen Voices Conference on March 18th at the International Finance Corporation, 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Citizen Voices will focus on citizen engagement and feedback systems that strengthen the quality of policy making and the science of service delivery, and where the impact on the poor is most direct. The conference will position the citizen engagement agenda as essential for effective development, move from knowledge to action, and establish concrete partnerships for scaling up at global and national levels.

The conference will bring together tech innovators, development specialists, government officials, academics, civil society representatives, World Bank staff and the private sector where experience with client feedback systems is the deepest. Sessions will include discussions exploring how innovative uses of technology can be transformational, how governments can be more responsive and how we ensure citizen feedback is robust. The conference will close by generating ideas for how we proceed as a collective in advancing the citizen engagement agenda.

Virtual participation is open to the public; however physical participation will be by invitation only.

Social Media Updates Regarding the event 

Join Tiago Peixoto from the World Bank, Joanne Caddy from OECD, Vera Schattan Coelho from the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP) and Involve's Deputy Director Edward Andersson in a new Striking Poverty conversation on citizen engagement. Striking Poverty is an online space that is designed to empower innovators to find solutions to help end poverty. This conversation will inform the Citizen Voices conference on March 18 and is your opportunity to share your experiences with a global community of stakeholders in engaging citizens in innovative participatory processes that promote the effectiveness of government and development projects. Please share with your networks. Join the conversation and follow us on twitter - @strikingpoverty. 

President Kim's keynote speech and live blog will be streamed via World Bank Live at WBLive-Citizen Voices : . You can follow the live event on Twitter with #wblive and the ongoing conversation with #engagevoices The rest of the conference will be webstreamed.

Updated Event Agenda (PDF120KB)

Also, visit the Civic Engagement Website for more insightful information regarding the event.