Achieving Real Accountability: a Balancing Act Among Stakeholders

Learn how governments are meeting the demands of its citizens, civil society, the media, and donors for greater impact on the shape of PFM policies.

In this era of greater transparency, citizens and civil society are demanding not only greater insight into public finance but an ability to actively influence policies and spending priorities. Citizens, civil society, the media, and donors constitute the stakeholders of government and are establishing communication channels to assert their priorities to their governments and attempting to shape debate and decision making. Governments must strive to listen to these voices even when the messages are not consistent. Valuable information on how countries are meeting these challenges and examples from these stakeholder groups will be the theme of this conference. Representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America will share their practical experiences in meeting the new demands for greater interaction between government and its stakeholders.

Key themes of this conference include:

• How citizens can effectively communicate with government on spending priorities
• How governments are employing new mechanisms to create both transparency and feedback
• How a responsible media plays a vital role in accountability
• How donors are using greater transparency to allow for greater freedom in the use of their resources