The Global Partners Forum of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), the major global summit on social accountability for development, takes place annually at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. It convenes the GPSA’s Global Partners Network consisting of practitioners and thought leaders across civil society, governments, academia and business, alongside World Bank professionals, all working to reduce the accountability gap – between what citizens want and what the governments actually do.
The Forum is a co-creation between the GPSA Secretariat and key global partners, and features World Bank leadership, including President Jim Yong Kim, prominent thought leaders and practitioners in the field, as well as GPSA grantees and partners. The Forum offers a variety of panels, workshops, small group discussions, networking sessions, and high-level plenary sessions. The Forum also features a "market-place" for showcasing good practices and important innovations.
MAVC at the Forum
The Forum will be attended by Fletcher Tembo, the Programme Director for MAVC and Duncan Edwards, the Programme Manager for MAVC’s Research, Evidence and Learning (REL) component at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
- Tuesday 31 October, 11.00-12.30 EST: The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Improving Government Responsiveness to Citizen Voice. Chair: Duncan Edwards, Programme Manager, MAVC’s REL, IDS
Presenters: Vanessa Herringshaw, Research Consultant, IDS; Dr. Anuradha Joshi, Research Fellow, IDS; Erica Hagen, Co-founder of Map Kibera; Frederico Silva, Ux - Tuesday 31 October, 14.00-15.30 EST: Learning How to Go Local: Reflections and Discussion on Efforts to Strengthen Citizen Engagement in Open Government Partnership. Chair: Michael Moses, Global Integrity
Panelists: Brittany Lane, Open Government Partnership; Patrick Lim, InciteGov
Find out more and register for the Forum here