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What is Citizen Engagement?
Citizen engagement is a two-way interaction between citizens and the AU that specifically gives people a voice and recognition in the AU's decision-making processes. Citizen engagement is about ownership, participation, inclusion, empowerment and collaborative action. It is about giving citizens the credit and platform to solve problems as they have the knowledge and day-to-day experiences to provide context specific information that might not otherwise be readily available
Levels of Interaction
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In the first level under 'inform' – citizens are provided with balanced and accurate information to assist them in understanding the issues at hand.
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At the second level, 'consult': here, citizen feedback is obtained on the analysis or policy positions of Agenda 2063.
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The third level relates to citizen engagement as 'collaboration'. This is a higher level of engagement of citizens where they are enlisted to partner with the African Union – for example, in the design, implementation or monitoring of the Agenda 2063 investments, projects and programs.
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The fourth level of engagement is the 'empowerment' of citizens. At the level of empowerment, citizens' decisions would be final. This may be implemented through Agenda 2063 projects designed to be citizen-led and citizen implemented.
Engagement Features
Empowering citizens through innovative tools and interactive features for meaningful engagement
Surveys
Share your opinion
Participate on surveys and have your say on engagements
Proposals
Post an idea
Ability to like, comment, follow individual proposals and be part of the solution by posting the same
Documents
Share feedback
Support to collaborate on documents using direct editing, annotation, commenting, rating, and sharing capabilities
Events
Sign-up for events
Get an opportunity to register and participate in events/meetings
Ask
Ask a question
Post questions directly to an engagement and get feedback
Chat Forums
Join a discussion
Engage in discussions with other citizens and stakeholders
