citizens' journalism-shashanka baran roy
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PRESENTADE BY
SHASHANKA BARAN ROY
PROJECT COORDINATOR, PSTC
www.nagorikkontho.org
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PROJECT Strengthening
Public Services
through Citizen
JournalismGOAL
Enhance the
quality of
marginal peoples’
living standard by
improving the
public services
quality.
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OBJECTIVESTo mobilize local citizen to create awareness on various charters of public services;To make an effective network between service providers and service recipients;To raise citizens’ voice on their rights and give feedback through citizens’ reporting;To turn on the NK web portal to attain policy makers’ attention
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OBJECTIVESTo establish an effective linkage with mainstream mediaTo empower a broad spectrum of citizens to provide feedback to service providers and policy makersTo raise awareness among citizens on freedom of expressionTo motivate service providers and decision makers towards prioritized intervention based on citizens’ feedback
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SERVICE AREASRajshahiPanchagarhBarishalMymensinghDinuzpur
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SERVICE AREASKhulna JhinadahChittagong Sylhet Kishorgong
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KEY ACTIVITIESContinuation of interactive citizens’ web platform
Formulation of civil society platform and youth volunteer groups
Awareness campaign on citizens’ rights, charter and laws (e.g. Constitution, Right to Information Act, BHRC)
Raise awareness, motivate and build capacity of civil society to act as social activists and volunteers as citizens’ journalists
Partnership with other likeminded right based and community based organizations
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KEY ACTIVITIESDevelopment of citizens’ report card
Sensitization workshops with TV, Radio and newspaper
Dialogue sessions with the local government representatives, civil society and service providing agencies
Awareness campaign on usage and benefits of citizens’ report card
Educational visits to other countries with similar innovations
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ACHIEVEMENTSDeveloped project module for conceptual clarification Globally launched Nagorikkontho web portal for mass peopleMore than One Hundred and fifty volunteers are working
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ACHIEVEMENTSThey send repot on Govt. services quality to the web portal regularlyAwareness are increasing day by day to get civil right if dispossess.Technological skill of the youth generation are increasing simultaneously.Partnership with ATN NEWS, D-Net, Shomokal & bdnews24.com
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ACHIEVEMENTSSocial responsibilities have been accelerated towards the mass people.Conscious people of the project area are organizing to work together for ensuring the better quality of the Govt. servicesThe relationship among mass people and the Govt. service provider are consolidating properly.The concept of citizen journalism are in the mind of the volunteers
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STRENGTHSFirst of its kind online platform in Bangladesh – Citizen to Citizen (C2C)
Appropriate Technology Choice
Integrates a variety of technologies for content submission
Hybrid model – open source and proprietary
Display of aggregated data on sophisticated platform (integration of Google maps and graphical display)
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OPPORTUNITIESEncourage service providers to improve services through citizens' voicing demandsIntegration of new, low cost technologies for inclusiveness - reach to remote areas and marginalized populationsParticipation of citizen’s in democratic process increasedLower costing media revolution
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VIDEO, PICTURE & AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE WITH WRITTEN REPORT
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HOW TO SUBMIT REPORT
SMS FROM MOBILE.
ONLINE FORM FILLING.
E-MAIL.
THROUGH
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PUBLIC
VOLUNTEERS
MODERATION PANEL
AFTER MODERATION OPEN FOR THE MASS
PEOPLE.
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE PROPER
INITIATIVEJOURNALIST
LOCAL OFFICE
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PROCESS FLOW OF STAKEHOLDERS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
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THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US
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