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SUMMARY:Virtual Parliaments\, Engaged Citizens - webinar - See description
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DESCRIPTION:_*What role is there for citizens' voices in our increasingly 
 digital parliaments? How can legislatures best facilitate digital engageme
 nt?*_\n\nFrom Brazil to the Maldives\, legislatures are moving key parts o
 f their work online. As parliaments increasingly adapt to the digital worl
 d\, this webinar asks "What options are most effective for including citiz
 ens’ voices in virtual parliaments?" \n\nOur conversation will include l
 eading international voices drawn from UK Parliament\, academia\, and the 
 participatory technologies ecosystem.\n\nConfirmed speakers:\n\n* *Dr. Mig
 uel Arana Catania\,* Research Fellow at Warwick University and the Alan Tu
 ring Institute\; former Director of Madrid's Citizen Participation project
 \; founding team at Consul.\n\n* *Prof. Cristina Leston-Bandeira\,* Co-Dir
 ector of the Centre for Democratic Engagement and Chair of the UK Study of
  Parliament Group.\n\n* *Tiago Peixoto\,* Senior Public Sector Specialist\
 , World Bank Group.\n\n\n"BOOK YOUR PLACE":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/
 virtual-parliaments-engaged-citizens-tickets-115342442350\n\n\nThe "Bennet
 t Institute":https://www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/ and "UK Parliament":h
 ttps://www.parliament.uk/ are partners in this webinar. \n\nFind out more 
 about the Bennett Institute's "Digital State project":https://www.bennetti
 nstitute.cam.ac.uk/research/research-projects/the-digital-state/.\n\nThis 
 event is part of the "Digital Translators":https://stateup.co/digital-tran
 slators-series-govenment-technology/ webinar series run by "StateUp":https
 ://stateup.co/\n\nToo often\, the worlds of government and technology can 
 feel disconnected and devoid of a common language. Bridging this gap\, the
  series will bring together leading voices at the intersection of governme
 nt and technology\, crafting conversations between entrepreneurs\, public 
 servants\, researchers and investors interested in digital innovation with
  public purpose. \n\n"BOOK YOUR PLACE":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virt
 ual-parliaments-engaged-citizens-tickets-115342442350
LOCATION:Online Event on Zoom
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