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we need to push towards civic discourse

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More young people feel empowered to partner govt on equal footing.

Partner-led convening. Inviting govt to join viz other way around.

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more humility. comfortable with ambiguity, not always having answers

no topic out of bounds, but need to contract with citizens on boundaries within the topic

strengths based approach. Asset-based community building

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agencies proactively seeking out citizens and stakeholders to engage early

context setting - more trust in the kind of info shared with participants

Engagements are continual viz event- based, programmatic

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gov agencies have engagement & partnerships as top of mind & do it UPSTREAM in the policy cycle. 

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gov agencies have engagement & partnerships as top of mind & do it UPSTREAM in the policy cycle. 

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ESC becomes a positive verb. "Let's ESC this" = let's talk this through civilly and hear each other out

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more 3P partnerships - becomes the norm for addressing society's challenges. 

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more 3P partnerships - becomes the norm for addressing society's challenges. 

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Partnership and engagement lead to more unity rather than more polarisation.

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3-5 major (horizontal issues) policy shifts due to co-creation

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1. More coherent / customised suite of engagements from citizens' perspective, instead of being fragmented - perhaps differentiated offerings by life stages/segments, key issues

2. Different engagement offerings for citizens with differing readiness - civic minded, expression, participation, not one-size-fits-all

3. Greater safety for people to raise candid views in good faith (i.e. no fear of being 'slapped down')

4. Better civic capacity via exposure and interaction with diverse/ opposing views, working with people from different backgrounds

5. More open and inclusive platforms and support for landing as determined by citizens, and not just G, including for sensitive issues e.g. LGBT, R&R

6. Greater risk-sharing with partners (incl private sector); autonomy given to partners

7. POHs who are more relatable as persons, and not just big G

8. Agencies / POHs are more open to provide policy and partnership space

9. Engagement as a state of mind within citizens' psyche

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Clear demonstrable partnerships that were more on citizen's terms than governments

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People's views and actions are making a positive difference to Singapore.

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people feel like they can engage and partner govt without fear, and it makes a real difference.

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- Demonstrable wins
- Civic engagement as a culture (everybody discuss, someone puts it up to Official channel for consideration, prompts a Govt response)

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Govt genuinely knows how to engage upstream (and downstream), with views clearly feeding into the outcomes.

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Many times policy owners don't sit in on engagements to hear what citizens have to say or engage with citizens.

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civil service efforts aren't recognised as separate from political parties' ones

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Citizens believe that G is listening and will take action on what they reflect

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Citizens believe that G is listening and will take action on what they reflect

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Gov willing to cede more policy discussion space/policy implementation to citizens

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Gov willing to cede more policy discussion space/policy implementation to citizens

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Engagement has impact when it results in real outcomes in real issues ("Real" from citizens' point of view)

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It includes more parts of society, not just people who sign up

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It’s seen as a norm

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That it doesn’t feel forced and people don’t sigh when they hear “partnerships” and “engagement”

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Partners, regardless of perspective, (with SG's interest at heart), co-lead engagements with G on major policy shifts

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Led by various segments of society and Gov willing to let go, be a participant and be part of something bigger. 

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Led by various segments of society and Gov willing to let go, be a participant and be part of something bigger. 

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citizens are skeptical about creating real impact even when they engage w/ gov.

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Come up with idea first, engage to convince people

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Come up with idea first, engage to convince people

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Mindset of "We know better"

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Not enough attention paid to amplification to citizens who did not participate

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process driven, but no sponsorship of outcome

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doing for the sake of doing

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Big 'G' engaging, rather than the person (sincerity, personality, etc)

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Inconsistent understanding and communication of why we are engaging

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Abit messy but growing

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govt still uncomfortable with controversial topics

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different agencies have varying understanding of what engagement means

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engagement efforts are not widely known to the public

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Afraid to engage when we can't think of clear landing point

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Afraid to engage when we can't think of clear landing point

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that's why hard to engage on R&R, LGBT, or can't shift policy position.

need more focus on process vs output

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selective. avoiding areas/issues/certain stakeholders

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unsure of who is underengaged or overengaged

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some agencies are doing for the sake of the doing, some halfheartedly

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growing but needs more work across WOG

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Always go with what is "safe". Data we put forth is always what is green data. Citizens can feel that there is more behind the scenes.

entrenched habits within service. limited space for citizens to contribute. come across as disingenuous. prefer to go to experts

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does not match "civil society's" understanding of what civil society should look like

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Have we defined what citizens' outcomes are? What do citizens want?

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Hard to talk about policy making/context setting if agencies are not open to providing enough to participants. Having that mindset would be better to instill.

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We tend to want to create safe spaces for engagement, but we may be assuming that is what people actually want

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Not really genuine and sincere when we carry out engagements although we talk about gov wanting to partner.

Engagements are being planned divorced from content issues

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Partnerships - to really work need for agreement that both parties bring in value - but it feels like govt only wants action rather than diverse views

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P&E leans towards being episodic based and programmatic based rather than a "way of life". There is always way to embed relationship building and P&E into work.

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Genuine intentions sometimes hampered by current political posture

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Most engagements still look/feel like education/awareness vs actions and policy discussions.

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double-edged sword - ref HK

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At all levels there is greater openness to involve partners and citizens in our work. On civic side new players coming up.

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Greater inclusion of diverse views esp from different ground up movements, diverse political leanings

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Not as open as they can be, people still like “landing points”

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Not open to all topics - esp stuff that in Govs eyes can cause divisions.

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Not open to all topics - esp stuff that in Govs eyes can cause divisions.

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Stronger facilitation and engagement capabilities across WOG

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Stronger facilitation and engagement capabilities across WOG

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It looks messy, yet promising, if we agree on the outcomes

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How much of partnership is truly as partner, or as vendor?

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Has improved since some years ago - more inviting, more modalities etc.

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Has improved since some years ago - more inviting, more modalities etc.

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1. Citizens - not everyone wants to be a part, but those who do may not have the opportunity. 2. Govt - making progress but context changing faster than our pace of change

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small outreach /reaching the converted

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Fragmented, small things happening everywhere but no one knows.

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Everyone wants to do something, but not entirely sure how to do, so experience by participants is probably inconsistent. Rushed at times.

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Somewhat narrow view of what engagement should be

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Feels quite guarded from both civil servants and POHs

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Govt decides what the outcome, and uses the engagement to socialise citizens to the issues

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In terms of curation of space, talking about issues. Seems like it is for show; not genuinely trying to engage. Identifying only sentiments they want to hear, things that "sting" are looked at later.

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Agenda/process/landing is largely determined from govt priorities; not much space for ground-up agenda-setting; outcomes appear to be pre-determined

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what do we mean when we say a citizen is engaged?

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(b) What are your hopes/aspirations for the partnership and engagement landscape in 3 to 5 years?

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(b) What are your hopes/aspirations for the partnership and engagement landscape in 3 to 5 years?

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(a) What does the current partnership and engagement landscape look like for you?

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(a) What does the current partnership and engagement landscape look like for you?