Hello, Open Gov Week 2024 community!
Welcome to our event registration page, “Democratic Innovations in Estonia and Finland: Citizens’ Initiatives and Citizens’ Assemblies”.

Citizen initiatives stand as established innovations, with Finland’s 12 years and Estonia’s 10 years of experience, but they require further evolution. Deliberative mini-publics, widely regarded as one of the most prevalent democratic innovations globally, are still maturing in Estonia and Finland. What’s the next phase for citizen initiatives and assemblies? 

Essential progress involves identifying necessary developments to enhance their impact. Additionally, merging these mechanisms with each other as well as with other innovations is crucial. By fostering synergy between CIs, CAs, and complementary democratic practices, we can cultivate a more robust and participatory democratic landscape in two Nordic countries and beyond.

PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION: Onni Pekonen (Sitra), Maarja-Leena Saar (Estonian Cooperation Assembly), Teele Pehk (DD Center for Democracy ) will participate in the discussion. Moderator: Bart Cosijn (founder of Estonian Dialogue Academy).

Materials: 
Sitra’s report
Estonian three citizen assemblies on climate

INFORMATION about BROADCAST
Type: Webinar
Time: May 29, 12:00 – 13:30 EEST (Helsinki, Kyiv, Tallinn)
Location: Virtual

HERE ARE THE LINKS OF BROADCAST
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/wTDSFw2CWIE?feature=share  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/986286913231810/

Open Gov Week website and program is here: “Democratic innovations in Estonia and Finland: Citizens’ Initiatives and Citizens’ Assemblies” https://bit.ly/4aoXfzD and https://www.opengovweek.org/

CONTACT
Maarja-Leena Saar, maarjaleena@kogu.ee
Host organization and partners: DD Center for Democracy, Estonian Cooperation Assembly
Further information: Map – Open Gov Week and https://kogu.ee/