OIDP

Join the first sessions on November 28 and December 3 at 15:00-16:00 CEST. More sessions to be announced soon!

The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (OIDP) is pleased to invite you to the webinar series “Discovering the Winners of the 18th IOPD Award”, where local and regional governments recognized for the winning practice and the six special mentions of the 2024 edition of our “Best Practice in Citizen Participation” award will share their local experiences, along with comments from the OIDP Jury. The projects to be presented have been recognized for their transformative potential on the territory through participatory democracy, as well as for their innovation and impact on local communities.

Why attend?

Each session will be a unique opportunity to learn from inspiring experiences, meet the implementers behind each project and discover good practices of citizen participation and civic engagement that can be applied in other contexts. From mass-scale proposals to bring public services closer to metropolitan residents, to innovative tools to engage youth and children, these projects offer valuable lessons for those working to protect democracy through local and regional participation.

When?

The webinar series will feature one session for each winning practice, including the winner and six special mentions. Each session will have a duration of 60 minutes, in which local and regional government representatives will share about the recognized practice, members of the IOPD Jury will make comments and there will be a space for questions and answers and interaction with the speakers.

Valle del Cauca: “Integrated Social Management System - SIGESI eGov” (in Spanish)
Thursday, November 28, 2024: 09:00 - 10:00 EST / 15:00 - 16:00 CET.

Presenter: Liza Nathalia Rodriguez Galvis, Secretary General of Tjhe Government of Valle del Cauca.
Jury: to be confirmed
Register at this link.

Quezon: Let's go GC, Let's grow QC" (In English)

Monday, December 2, 2024: 10.00 CET / 17:00 Manila Time

Presenters: Francis Ian L. Agatep: Senior Environmental Management Specialist, City of Quezon
Jury: Giovanni Allegretti
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Durham (NC): “Designing a community-centered food waste collection program” (in English)

Tuesday, December 3, 2024: 09:00 - 10:00 EST / 15:00 - 16:00 CET.

Presenters: Lyndsay Gavin, MPH, Innovation Team Manager, Office of Performance & Innovation, City of Durham; and Joey Sherlock, Government Team at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University
Jury: Silvia Cervellini and Sinara Sandri
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Iztapalapa, Mexico City: “UTOPÍAS - Units of Transformation and Organization for Inclusion and Social Harmony. Iztapalapa, Mexico City" (in Spanish)
Wednesday, December 4, 2024: 11:00 - 12:00 CST / 18:00 - 19:00 CET

Presenter: Rocío Lombera, Coordinator of International Affairs Mexico City, Municipality of Iztapalapa
Jury: to be confirmed
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How to participate?

The webinars will be conducted by Zoom, are free and open to the public. To register, simply complete the registration form in the corresponding link for each session. You will receive an access link and reminders before each session.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about initiatives that are transforming the future of participatory democracy!

For more information about the award-winning projects and the IOPD, visit the website ParticipateOIDP or follow our social networks. We look forward to seeing you at the webinar series to get inspired and protect our democracy together from the local level!

Join the webinar series “Discovering the Winners of the 18th OIDP Award”!