Resource Keyword: citizens

Artificial Intelligence in the City: Building Civic Engagement and Public Trust​

The AI in the City symposium emerged as an opportunity to connect people, organizations, and resources in the networks we built over the last decade of work on research and advocacy in tech policy. Sharing non-Western and Western perspectives, the participants questioned, challenged, and envisioned ways public trust and meaningful civic engagement can flourish and persist as data and AI become increasingly pervasive in our lives. The day brought together a group of multidisciplinary scholars, activists, and practitioners working on a diverse range of initiatives to map strategies going forward. ​

E-participation Assessment Framework​

The Assessment framework for E-participation (AFeP) is aimed to support a result-oriented implementation of e-participation for democratic governance in digital society. The framework can be used as a theoretical platform for the elaboration of success criteria and success factors , for comparative assessment of e-participation initiatives, as well as for the designing and monitoring of e-participation projects. It could also serve as a tool for knowledge sharing and capacity building to enhance the effectiveness and impact of e-participation initiatives.

Building Trust in Government through Citizen Engagement​

This paper explores questions related to trust in government and citizen engagement based on a literature review and consultations with experts and World Bank practitioners. It suggests trust in government and citizen engagement form a mutually reinforcing, interdependent dynamic in policy formation that is affected by common attributes and affects development outcomes and effectiveness. It is one in a series of four notes from the Governance Global Practice on citizen engagement in the areas of fragile, conflict, and violence situations, open government, trust, and emerging technology.​