We are very pleased to announce that at the end of May 2022, IPEN will start to co-host the Public Engagement Hub of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), with its Centre for Innovation in Parliament (CIP), as one of its thematic hubs.
The purpose of the hub is to support peer learning and knowledge exchange about public engagement in parliament, and to assist parliaments to further develop their public engagement activities. It is intended to form a community of parliamentary staff working in different areas of public engagement, where they can share good practices, exchange knowledge, questions and challenges, and gather new ideas for improving their work.
The scope of the hub is global. It brings together parliaments of all kinds, different in size, resources, geographical region and political system, and speaking different languages. The exchange of experience can contribute to enhancing public engagement practices in various parliaments across the globe.
The main target audience is parliamentary staff. Participants are expected to include staff of national and sub-national parliaments, as well as practitioners, academics and civil society organizations. Participation in the hub is also open to any person with a professional interest in public engagement in parliaments. The hub draws on and expands the examples, findings and recommendations of the Global Parliamentary Report 2022
The hub pays particular attention to parliaments with limited resources to help them make strategic decisions on what they can and cannot do within available human and financial resources.
The hub has a very practical focus, delving into the “what” and “how” of public engagement based on the experience of parliaments around the world.
We’re just getting started and will provide more information on this exciting new collaboration and our upcoming activities soon!
Article published: 9 May 2022
