Citizen Engagement

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Citizen Engagement

IDEAS
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Citizen as Partners, OECD

• Information
• Consultation
• Deliberation

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Good GovernanceUrsula Franklin

• Fair
• Transparent
• Takes people seriously

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Jane Jacobs

• Good public policy comes when the policy makers
  can see in their minds eye the people affected

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citizens

• Geographic constituencies
• Non- geographic constituencies
• Seniors
• Aboriginals
• Persons with disabilities

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Engaged citizens
research
practice
policy
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Engaged citizens
research
KT
practice
policy
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Engaged citizens
research
KT
practice
policy
Political will
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Engaged citizens
research
Applied research
KT
practice
policy
Political will
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Engaged citizens
research
Applied research
Social isolation
KT
Falls Program
practice
policy
Political will
smoking
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principles

• Meaningful not occupational therapy
• What will be done with the information
• Feedback at a minimum
• Plan of action if possible

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CYNICISM
Meaningful citizen engagement must cynicism
not
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Whos asking ??????

• Academics
• Governments
• All jurisdctions municipal, regional, federal
• Statisticians
• Government departments
• Commissions
• Parliament
• Committees
• Think tanks, NGOs
• Private sector market research

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Why ?????

• Policy makers Better public policy
• Citizens influencepriority setting

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Engaged Citizens
Civic efficacy
Health literacy
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goal

• Evidence-based practice
• Practice-based evidence
• What is working ?
• What is not ?
• Fund what is working
• Stop funding what is not