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Strengthening Citizen and Government Motivation for Public Participation in Budget Process

This summary discusses the importance of citizen and government motivation in enhancing public participation in the budget process. It explores strategies such as conducting citizen motivation surveys, enhancing budget literacy, publishing Citizens' Budgets, and ensuring citizen engagement in budget allocation. Moreover, it highlights the government's role in fostering motivation through political will, generating ideas, improving public services, and building public trust. The use of IT applications, such as government portals and social networks, is also examined. The conclusion emphasizes the need for motivation at the municipal level, feedback mechanisms, site visits, and the government's responsibility to serve the people.

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Strengthening Citizen and Government Motivation for Public Participation in Budget Process

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  1. Group 3 Day 2

  2. I. Summary of Discussions Citizen motivation Conduct citizen motivation surveys; Enhance budget literacy; Publish Citizens’ Budgets (infographics); Ensure citizen engagement in budget allocation and publish the results of citizen engagement; Raise household income.

  3. Summary of Discussions Government motivation Political will; Generation of ideas; Identify shortcomings and improve public services; Build public trust (political capital).

  4. How to strengthen motivation? Publish Citizens’ Budgets, conduct workshops, webinars; Conduct public polls; Establish public councils; Adopt a law on public councils; Publish regulatory acts governing socio-economic issues; Matching grants; Engage deputies (MPs), NGOs and the media;

  5. II. Are there any IT applications in your country that facilitate and support public participation in the budget process and what are they? All countries have government, parliament and MOF portals Social networks (Instagram, Facebook) Best practice: Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz republic (matching grants)

  6. Conclusion: Motivation should be fostered at the municipal level. Ensure feedback. Site visits to engage with the public on the ground. Engage all government levels.

  7. It is the government that should serve the people – not the other way around!

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