Resource Keyword: trust

Jelgava – Improving Neighbourhoods

Due to cultural and historical occurrences, in some cities, the dialogue between citizens and the government has not existed for many years and is only appearing slowly in recent times. Trust in the government to take the citizens' concerns with a certain level of seriousness has been low, whereas also no direct engagement channels to co-create sustainable solutions with the citizens have existed before. The WeSolve platform has been utilised with the goal to increase the sense of community and belonging within the city of Jelgava, Latvia. Through three engagement rounds, the citizens could give their opinions in various polls and surveys about how they identify with the city, its history, and if they believe what could be done to create a community.

Building Trust in Communities​

An interview with community leaders about their success and challenges when building trust between the community and students.

Informal Trust-Building in an Online Environment​

A collection of practices for building community and trust online.

Building Trust in Communities​

The article describes four types of trust in communities, how and why to build trust and describes community social capital in regard to trust.

Participation in Cultural Activities: Three Case Studies​

In 1976, the General Conference of UNESCO at its nineteenth session in Nairobi unanimously adopted the 'Recommendation on Participation by the People at Large in Cultural Life and their Contribution to It.' A precondition of participation is access to culture, which, according to the Recommendation, should be 'available to everyone, particularly through the creation of appropriate socio-economic conditions, for freely obtaining information, training, knowledge, and understanding, and for enjoying cultural values and cultural property'. This could be done to create a community.

Orlando Case Study: Building Trust through Digital Platforms​

The study hereby presented aims to identify a set of guidelines for building trust in the context of digitally mediated sharing of collaborative lifestyles, on platforms that promote the sharing of experiences in sustainable contexts. Within the scope of this study, sharing collaborative lifestyles means a non-monetary social exchange of knowledge, skills, accommodation, and food.

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.​