The Global Network of Government Innovators, jointly convened by the Ash Institute at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Centre for Government Studies at Leiden University's Campus. The Hague, explored the subject of ‘access' in democratic societies. ‘Improving Access to Public Services' is part of a series of conferences on strengthening democratic governance.
The thrust of this conference was on re-establishing the link between public management and social justice. Democratic societies in many cases fail to enable their citizens to realize their full potential and thereby fail to realize the potential of society as a whole. Attendees at this conference examined governance structures, institutions, policies and processes, which either advance or impede access to public services. 70 individuals from government, NGOs, the private sector and academia created an Access Agenda for research and action. Information
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Conference Documents
- Panel A: Access to the Economy: Facilitating Small Business Development
- Panel A: Access to the Economy:ȱȱFacilitating Small Business Development - Setting the Context
- Panel A: Access to the Economy: Facilitating Small Business Development - Access to Savings Based Financial Services — Dirección de Fomento de Organizaciones Financieras (PATMIR, SAGARPA)
- Panel A: Access to the Economy: Facilitating Small Business Development - One Stop Shop for Hotel Restaurant Café Licenses (HoReCa1), City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Panel B: Access to Justice: Bridging the Gap between Principle and Practice
- Panel B: Access to Justice: Bridging the Gap between Principle and Practice - Setting the Context
- Panel B, Access to Justice: Bridging the Gap between Principle and Practice - Overt Drug Market Strategy, High Point, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Panel B: Access to Justice: Bridging the Gap between Principle and Practice - Nyayagrah Program for Mass Community Based Legal Aid, State of Gujarat, India
- Panel C: Dealing with the Disadvantaged: Creating New Opportunities for Participation - Setting the Context
- Panel C: Dealing with the Disadvantaged: Creating New Opportunities for Participation - America Works, U.S.A.
- Panel C: Dealing with the Disadvantaged: Creating New Opportunities for Participation - Network Program for Adolescents Dealing with Multiple Problems, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Panel D: Access through Technology: Putting the Citizen Front and Center-Fighting NonTakeup through EGovernment, The Netherlands
- Panel D: Access through Technology: Putting the Citizen Front and Center- Citizen Assistance Service Charters, State of Bahia, Brazil
- Panel D: Access through Technology: Putting the Citizen Front and Center - Miami Dade County’s Government Information Center, Florida, U.S.A.
- Panel D: Access through Technology: Putting the Citizen Front and Center - Setting the Context
