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Beirut – 20 April 2011
Citizens as partners:current issues and challenges
Charles-Henri Montin
Senior Regulatory Adviser
Ministère de l’économie et des finances, Paris
[email protected] www.smartregulation.net
Beirut, 20 April 20112
Contents
The three forms of public –private communication Developing citizens’ participation: a step-by-step approach Regulatory consultation now standard practice (OECD) Why consult? Who to consult? When? Channels Lessons from experience
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Active Participation
Providing information
•Obtaining information and public views•Identifying conflict lines•Verifying consistency and acceptance
Engaging the public in the formulation
One way process: INFORMATION or notification
Government Citizens
Two-way flow: CONSULTATION
Government Citizens
Government Citizens
Partnership
Forms of public-private communication
2 Topics
- Policy-making
- Rule-making
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Developing citizens’ participation (1)
OECD Handbook recommendations Build a framework
– Legal rights of access to information, legal status of consultation– Policies– Evaluation of activities and capactiies
Plan and act strategically– Set realistic objectives supporting government policy at different levels– Define target groups (publics) to match objectives– Assess available resources to fund activities– Set up evaluation tools
Choose and use the tools– Clear messages to disseminate on all types of channels– Interactive channels for consultation (process feedback)– Engaging citizens in agenda setting: consensus conference (DK), citizens’ juries
(FR)
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Developing citizens’ participation (2)
Harness the power of ICT– Web.2 and e-government open up new field of opportunities
Put principles into practice– Commitment to citizen participation by raising awareness and providing
support– Rights to be grounded in law or policy– Clear objectives and precise roles of parties, avoid false expectations– Time: early in the process, and give realistic deadlines fitting into political
agenda– Objectivity of information provided, and easily accessible– Coordination accross government to manage knowledge, build networks– Accountability: clear timetable, feedback to citizens– Evaluation tools to be developped, data collected. Engage citizens in
evaluating events
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Questions ?
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Public consultation in the regulatory process
Notes: Data for 2005 and 2008 are presented for the 30 OECD member countries and the European Union. Source: OECD Regulatory Management Systems’ Indicators Survey 2005 and 2008. www.oecd.org/regreform/indicators
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Always
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Subo
rdin
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regu
lati
ons
Prim
ary
law
s
Number of jurisdictions
20052008
31
public consultation exist in all OECD
countries with a growing trend to always consult the
public for primary laws…
…and subordinate regulations
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Why consult the public?
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Who to consult?
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When to consult? Policy Cycle & Reform tools
PolicyFormulation
PolicyDelivery /
Implementation
Policy Review /Assessment
Ex-Ante Evaluation /
Impact Assessment
Consultation Communication
Ex-Post Evaluation
Interim Evaluation
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Other
Preparatory public commission/committee
Advisory group
Proposals posted on the internet
Public meeting
Public notice and comment
Broad circulation of proposals for comment
Informal consultation with selected groups
Number of jurisdictions
20052008
31
Notes: Data for 2005 and 2008 are presented for the 30 OECD member countries and the European Union concerning consultation routinely used at central government level for primary lawsSource: OECD Regulatory Management Systems’ Indicators Survey 2005 and 2008. www.oecd.org/regreform/indicators
Channels of public consultation
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Lessons of experience
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More on the topic
« Engaging citizens in policy-making » (OECD, 2001): http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/34/2384040.pdf
“Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making :” http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,3746,en_2649_33735_40758338_1_1_1_1,00.html
“Citizens as partners” Handbook (2003) http://213.253.134.43/oecd/pdfs/browseit/4201141E.PDF
European Commission guidelines on consultation and dialogue (2002): http://ec.europa.eu/governance/docs/comm_standards_en.pdf
« Public policy and public participation »: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/atlantic/pdf/pub_policy_partic_e.pdf
« Civic participation in policy-making, a literature review: » http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/09/16120247/02496
(independent viewpoint ) « Public participation: » http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/public_participation/
