Increase citizens participation (ROTMR0001)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Timișoara, Romania, 2022 – 2024
Inception Report Summary: Inception Report – Action plan – Timișoara, Romania, 2022 – 2024
Commitment Start: Apr 2022
Commitment End: Apr 2024
Institutions involved:
- Municipality of Timișoara
- AID-ONG Association
- Banat IT Association
- Smart City Association
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Civic Participation
- Access to information
- Public Accountability
- Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
The commitment activities is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).
Description
Commitment ID
ROTMR0001
Commitment Title
Increase citizens participation
Problem
A low degree of involvement with consequences in the low confidence of the citizen in the LPA.
Citizens' participation in the act of governing generates resilience, trust, additional resources and better results for the citizen. Open government is a smart way to do urban development with and with the support of citizens.
Status quo
In the best case scenario we are at level 2 on IAP2 Public Participation Spectrum
Action
Overall objective: Increasing the degree of trust of the citizens in the local public administration.
Actions:
A1.1 Strategy for civic involvement (includes inclusive communication with different citizens' profiles)
- A1.2.1 Hands-on educational program dedicated to civil servants on citizens involvement
- A1.2.2 Hands-on educational program dedicated to citizens (focus on youth) on citizens involvement
A1.3 Work groups on specific urban areas (e.g. Governance, Education, Digitalization, Mobility)
A1.4 One stop shop (portal, decidem.org like) for co-created urban processes (includes working groups, public debates etc.)
A1.5 Portal dedicated to citizens for reporting city problems/issues
A1.6 Digital mapping of city resources
A1.7 Funding OGP relevant city projects through The Projects Center
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
1. Create opportunities for every citizen to be well represented, informed and involved in public decisions
2. Develop of the community capacity
3. Increase trust
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
Long-term vision "Timisoara, as an inspiration for other local communities, is the city where public administration and civil society together create opportunities for any citizen to be involved in public decisions on quality of life and community development."
This commitment will related to "public administration and civil society together create opportunities for any citizen to be involved in public decisions".
Primary Policy Area
Civic Space, Digital Governance
Primary Sector
Education, Public Services (general)
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Civic Participation | This commitment creates the strategy, capacity, tools, projects and budgets which will encourage and accelerate civic participation. |
| Access to information | Decidem instance, city resources mapping and the portal for complains tracking |
| Public Accountability | Decidem is measuring working groups and public participation processes City resources is measuring the city portfolio The portal for complains tracking is measuring the City Hall activity |
| Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability | These 3 tools we plan to build are tech tools |