Electronic kiosks: Governments can offer access to online public information through electronic kiosks and computer terminals located in public buildings that are free for citizens to use ICT tools for Consultation / Participation Electronic letterboxes: Electronic letterboxes give citizens the opportunity to send feedback to governments. These can be e-mail addresses to which citizens can […]
Public Participation Tools
Consultation tools Tools supporting the use of unsolicited feedback are: “Letterboxes” as entry points for suggestions and complaints, allow the collection of data, channel and follow-up the information inside the government, and ensure that receipt is acknowledged and answers are given. Information management software packages ease the collection and quantitative and qualitative analysis of unsolicited […]
Governance through Stakeholder Involvement
The International Association for Citizen Participation describes stakeholder involvement as “any process that involves the public in problem solving or decision making and uses public input to make better decisions”. Key Constituents of Stakeholder involvement: We may have to define factors such as: • Level of stakeholder involvement; • Process of stakeholder involvement, including who […]
Institutionalization of citizen participation
Democratic decentralization is key to participatory governance. Participation at the local level is institutionalized through regular elections, council hearings and perhaps, most significantly, participatory budgeting. The 74th Constitution Amendment Act envisages enabling people to participate in development processes at ward, municipal, district and metropolitan regional level. The empirical evidence of such optimism could be realized […]
Type of Interaction among citizens and government
Information 13 Government disseminates information on policy-making on its own initiative – or citizens access information upon their demand. In both cases, information flows essentially in one direction, from the government to citizens in a one-way relationship. Examples are access to public records, official gazettes, and government web sites. Consultation Government asks for and receives […]
Enhancing Public Participation in urban governance
Enhancing Public Participation by Organized & Strong citizen groups & civil society When citizens’ groups and civil society are mobilized and organized in a systemic way, they are in a better position to identify their issues and challenges and also assess gaps in the governance system especially with regard to service delivery (through community monitoring […]
Public Participation in urban governance
Four different meanings of participation in history of public participation 14 1.Participation from below, (1960s and early 1970s) which saw the use of terms like ‘popular participation’ and ‘participatory development’. Paulo Freire’s ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ says that the development process not as a ‘gift’ received rom outside, but as a process of transformation gained […]
Administrative reforms in local governance
Administrative Reforms Commission’s 6th Report recommendations that is accepted by Government : 12 Devolution of Powers and Responsibilities a. There should be clear delineation of functions for each level of local government in the case of each subject matter law. This is not a one-time exercise and has to be done continuously while working out […]
Urban development authorities (UDA)
The Urban Development Authority is responsible for infrastructure development, commercial projects, residential schemes, and amenities, rehabilitation of slums, preparation and implementation of master plans, eco-friendly schemes and transport systems. Jaipur Development Authority is established under The Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982 for the purpose of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the proper, orderly and rapid development […]
Function and Scope of Urban Improvement Trust in Rajasthan
Scope & Function of UIT according to Rajasthan urban improvement act 1959 Preparation of Master Plans · Power of State Government to order preparation of master plan · Contents of master plan · Procedure to be followed · Submission of master plan to Government · Date of operation of master plan Constitution of Trusts · […]