By ratifying global agreements, governments around the world have pledged to uphold the social and economic rights of their citizens. As a global community, we need information and opportunities to engage in order to ensure these commitments are realized. On April 24, 2015 the WORLD Policy Analysis Center hosted a one-day international conference, Monitoring and Accountability: Supporting Governments to Meet their Commitments, at UCLA’s Carnesale Commons. This conference convened international leaders in policy, research, and media to present and discuss strategies that leverage technology and globally comparative data to enhance civic engagement and support monitoring and accountability.
Monitoring and Accountability: Supporting Governments to Meet their Commitments featured:
- A full day of engaging plenary panels and keynote lectures
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the conference program
- A hosted reception after the program’s completion
- Presentation of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center Prize for Student Innovation, awarded to winning essays or multimedia projects that explore strategies for realizing governments’ commitments through national laws, policies, programs, and actions
Keynotes and plenary panels explored the following topics:
- Harnessing Data for Impact in Social and Economic Rights
- Mechanisms for Participation and Accountability in Policymaking and Governance
- Storytelling and Interactive Transmedia for Engagement and Impact
- The Critical Role of Data in Advancing Access to Education Globally
- Global Monitoring for the Realization of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
- Digital Tools for Citizen Engagement and Participation at Local and Global Levels
