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We're live! Join us for a fireside chat with - @PowerUSAID + Aruna Roy, moderated by our incoming civil society co-chair @aeyakuze!pic.twitter.com/eAcUE8vMmn

“OGP popularized information-sharing and open government as a necessary part of governance and has made citizen participation a systemic reality" - Aruna Roy, @mkssindiapic.twitter.com/O2i77VePzx

.@PowerUSAID says she was inspired by India's RTI movement & the power that information has: “It was a revelation about info - not as leveling the playing field, we can’t kid ourselves - but giving people who are too often left behind & left w/o a voice this tool, this power.”pic.twitter.com/UH4dei0CXm

Aruna Roy also stressed the importance of people’s movements in the fight for transparency, accountability in policymaking over the last year. She also touched on #digitalization and the threats of technology in digital surveillance.pic.twitter.com/IISAp0BuFH

“...To show that democracy delivers - that is the best antidote to the authoritarians. Corruption we know is the Achilles' heel of the illiberal forces that are out there and thus OGP is a tool to fight those forces by seeking to open up the books.” @PowerUSAIDpic.twitter.com/Tz6whKo2Ab

OGP incoming co-chair @aeyakuze announces OGP’s new Civic Space Learning Network with a mission “to stop and reverse the declining civic space. Simple, but tough to do!” @Twaweza_NiSisipic.twitter.com/XTh5CDgP1g

Now a panel discussion to set the scene and open discussion on global context. Bang Jung Kyun, Office President of shared how the Moon government is working with civil society to create frameworks, like Open Policy Communications Forum and Public participatory budget.”pic.twitter.com/EkdOtmMFJc

“Inequality is the oxygen that authoritarian leaders breathe. It allows them to drive wedges. It allows them to divide us. So we have to address inequality & deconstruct it in all of its forms. As donors, we must be focused on inequality. It is harmful to democracy.”@darrenwalkerpic.twitter.com/L8JfwOaTlk

“In the Americas, with respect to civic space, there has been some illegal control and practices that have been left on their own. In this regard, we need to provide and protect civic space because this is essential for the basic rights of citizens.” - @isaerre, @EquisJusticiapic.twitter.com/eQpiFPPLGR

“There is a critical need to raise protection and promotion standards of civic space. At OECD we will launch a new initiative to reinforce civic space in 2022. One of the pillars is to create more effective ways of participation beyond the ballot box.” - @OECD_DSG_Schlagpic.twitter.com/MwBxwo7Ckc

"The OECD #opengov dashboard will go live today and comprise more than 25 indicators on opengov including protection of civic space."pic.twitter.com/f9wLdfd688

The @OECD #OpenGov Dashboard launched today at the #OGPSummit includes useful data on the OGP process, including: Multi-stakeholder Fora Government responsibilities Funding Co-creation Communication Access the Dashboard here: https://www.oecd.org/governance/open-government-dashboard/ …pic.twitter.com/ngBf8nJOPY

In this new panel discussion our speakers will share country actions and challenges on civic space. #OGPSummitpic.twitter.com/JhAawjs2A2

“Emergency measures spread faster than the virus itself. Pandemics pose a challenge to democracy. As a result, it undermines checks and balances. In some countries pandemic responses have been used to lockdown democracy and quarantine civil society.” - @doug_rutzen, @ICNLAlliancepic.twitter.com/Q9ycclNykQ

“Around 40% of attacks against activists that are tracked by @BHRRC are linked to the extractive industries." "So how do we fight back?” @ElisaPeter shares what @PWYPtweets is doing to “counteract the repression of civic space & to widen the space for meaningful participation”.pic.twitter.com/8lT8OF2xs3

“During a crisis there is an impulse to centralize power but overtime you need to figure a way to become participatory, transparent and accountable.” @doug_rutzen shares how some countries have included civil society as part of their pandemic response.pic.twitter.com/SzqrdHfu1m

Civil society plays a crucial role in speaking truth to power, but @ElisaPeter says: “There’s real dangers in doing that, so how can we make sure that we as civil society actors in the context of OGP protect that space & empower those voices to be heard by the powers to be?”pic.twitter.com/KuRowAbLrt

“Unless we make progress on this fundamental ingredient of #OpenGov, that is civic space, we won’t be able to achieve the transformational impact and the full potential of OGP.” - @ElisaPeter, @PWYPtweetspic.twitter.com/Q2LdIS7DLt

Adrián Alcalá Méndez shares how ​​@INAImexico is working with other organizations to enhance transparency in Mexico as a countermeasure to the #Pegasus scandal.pic.twitter.com/X8LMPCJGNJ

In response to the #EndSARS protests, @RommyMom1 shares how reformers are establishing clear communication & feedback mechanisms: “So now you have the National Human Rights Commission, the Police Service Commission, and citizen groups holding quarterly dialogues.”pic.twitter.com/2WWDTf7wxW

“In civil society participated in the security of software programs. Dialogue was instrumental to bring improvement in internal decision making process. @INAImexico will continue to achieve OGP values and protect personal data” - Adrián Alcalá Méndez, ​​@INAImexicopic.twitter.com/fetLIeLLEt

.@RommyMom1 says that one of the biggest challenges is that trust was eroded between the police & citizens. “Implementation is key! We’re not just talking about the frameworks, but the policies and laws and implementation.”pic.twitter.com/ok47jnCO0p

Next, @sarahcastell of @involveUK shares how citizens assemblies can open up civic space in a context of rising polarization. “When you bring people together, they tend to have a much more common ground than perhaps they would in other circumstances.”pic.twitter.com/Bfa9lYJBSO

Ohyeon Kweon, Code for Korea shares how he developed an app to look for masks during the covid outbreak together with 150+ people. “Now many people feel like they can have positive contribution, talk and work with the government. This is a very important learning experience.”pic.twitter.com/WQCtbEho43

“Government is not about efficiency and transparency, or even about elections alone. It is about full citizen participation. That the voice of citizens is heard, respected and responded to by government.” @malloch_brown, @OpenSociety #OGPSummitpic.twitter.com/Ntejufcxdb

.@malloch_brown says we must give human rights defenders “some assurance, some support when life is difficult & when they face the threat of persecution.” “Only then can we give them the license & courage to really step up & step forward to defend open space in their societies.”pic.twitter.com/8kIjnNTJ8r

“While democracy may begin at home, it is in its global expression that we really build a just society, a global society which respects all our rights for the future.” @malloch_brown calls for a global democracy where there is justice and equity for everyone, everywhere.pic.twitter.com/38aWQXEtip