Digital Democracy Initiative
MARCH 28-30 ISTANBUL
The regional codesign workshop for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is part of the Digital Democracy Initiative, a global effort designed to support civil society around the world to continue strengthening civic space and promoting inclusive democracy in the digital age. The main goal of the workshop is to engage local civil society actors operating in restrictive contexts in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in a collective exploration of the regional ecosystem for civil society to identify context-specific needs and opportunities for using digital technology to promote inclusive democracy. During the workshop, we will also co-design new potential mechanisms to channel financial and non-financial resources to advance the digital resiliency of civil society in the region.
The regional codesign workshop for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is part of the Digital Democracy Initiative, a global effort designed to support civil society around the world to continue strengthening civic space and promoting inclusive democracy in the digital age. The main goal of the workshop is to engage local civil society actors operating in restrictive contexts in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in a collective exploration of the regional ecosystem for civil society to identify context-specific needs and opportunities for using digital technology to promote inclusive democracy. During the workshop, we will also co-design new potential mechanisms to channel financial and non-financial resources to advance the digital resiliency of civil society in the region.
EVENT PROGRAM
Location: Hampton by Hilton Istanbul Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Türkiye
09:00 - 09:30
Arrival and registration of participants
09:30 - 09:45
Workshop opening and welcoming remarks:
Viktoriya Nem
Program Coordinator and Research Fellow, Paperlab
Program Coordinator and Research Fellow, Paperlab
09:45 - 10:00
Overview of the Digital Democracy Initiative Project
Safia Khan
Innovation & Quality Management Officer, CIVICUS
Innovation & Quality Management Officer, CIVICUS
10:00 - 11:15
Session 1: Introductions and Ice-breaking
Setting Goals and Objectives of the Co-design Workshop
Ice-breaking activity: Co-creation of group house rules
Ice-breaking activity: Co-creation of group house rules
- Creating safe space conditions, ensuring respectful interactions, addressing privacy concerns
11:15 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00
Session 2: Ice-breaking (cont.)
Participants introduce themselves and their organization to the group
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Session 3: Grounded Accountability Model Approach to Intervention Design
Identifying everyday indicators of key concepts related to inclusive democracy
Identifying local actors' support needs
Identifying local actors' support needs
16:00 - 16:15
Closing of Day 1
Summary and reflections of the first day
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
17:00 - 21:00
Informal networking
Guided group activity in the city
21:00
Dinner
09:00 - 09:15
Arrival and registration of participants
09:15 - 09:30
Reflecting on the first day's activities
09:30 - 10:30
Session 1: Grounded Accountability Model Approach to Intervention Design
Indicator development exercise:
- Process of indicator coding and formulation
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45
Session 1: Grounded Accountability Model Approach to Intervention Design (cont.)
Indicator development exercise:
- Voting and ranking of identified everyday indicators
11:45 - 13:10
Session 2: Mapping of local civil society actors
Participants identify and map key actors of their respective country and region
Discussion in small groups
Presentations from participants
Discussion in small groups
Presentations from participants
13:10 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Session 3: Mapping of the existing support mechanisms
Participants identify and map the existing support mechanisms in their respective country and region
Discussion in small groups
Presentations from participants
Discussion in small groups
Presentations from participants
16:00 - 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 - 17:15
Session 4: Developing prototypes of support mechanisms
Introduction to Business Modeling Canvas
17:15 - 17:30
Closing of Day 2
Summary and reflections of the second day
21:00
Dinner
09:00 - 09:30
Arrival and registration of participants
09:30 - 10:30
Session 1: Developing prototypes of support mechanisms (cont.)
Discussion in small groups
10:30 - 11:15
Presentation of prototype support mechanisms, Part 1
Q&A
Q&A
11:15 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15
Presentation of prototyping mechanisms, Part 2
Q&A
Q&A
12:15 - 13:00
Closing of Day 3
Summary and reflections of the entire event, looking ahead
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 18:00
Free time
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner
19:00
Informal networking, optional (Happy Hour)
With the support of
REGIONAL CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP FOR
EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
MARCH 28-30 ISTANBUL