OVERVIEW
On October 27-28, the OpenGov Youth Collective, Accountability Lab, Restless Development and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) will be hosting a virtual Open Gov Digital Youth Summit to connect and engage with young people around the world. The summit will offer a global, online platform to explore the values and approaches youth can use for open governance during the COVID-19 pandemic and catalyze action in response. The event will bring together young activists, students, professionals, and more for an international dialogue, brainstorm, and skill-building conference, so they can engage with their governments and break into sector conversations, thus becoming equal stakeholders in their national open government movements. It will be a space for young people to share, discuss and strategize on how to support local communities and national governments to deliver a response - and ensure a program of recovery - that is accountable and inclusive. The Youth Collective began during the OGP Summit in Ottawa, Canada in 2019.
KEY MESSAGES
More than ever the world needs young people’s leadership to solve its greatest challenges.
In many places, instead of being listened to and supported to lead change, young people are often ignored and overlooked. Our mission is to change that by supporting young people to be leaders.
Today’s youth leaders are tomorrow’s prime ministers, presidents, mayors and governors and more. They deserve a seat at the table to be able to actively participate in how they are governed.
We are accountable to young people, and we are transparent in what we do. We work with young people, partners, communities and governments to bring more voices into our work, to feedback and reflect on our impact with the aim of strengthening it.
Young people need a seat at the table to ensure the world develops a lasting and inclusive Covid-19 response and recovery plan.
This time in history can be a springboard to achieving a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives but only if we harness the power of public participation and youth leadership.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Join thousands of people around the world participating in the Open Gov Digital Youth Summit through several social media platforms. Join the conversation via:
HASHTAGS: #DigitalYouthSummit
LINKED HASHTAGS: #OpenGov #YouthPower
WEBSITE: bit.ly/digital-youth-summit
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Twitter: @accountlab, @RestlessDev, @opengovpart, @ChandlerFdn
- Facebook: @accountabilitylab, @restlessdev, @OpenGovernmentPartnership
- Instagram: @accountlab, @restlessdevelopment, @opengovpartnership
Share your ideas:
What innovations or stimulus plans do you think your country should consider in order to support youth during the pandemic?
Don’t forget to use the summit hashtag #DigitalYouthSummit or linked hashtags #YouthPower and #OpenGov in your posts.
Thank you for sharing the global communities’ messages for Open Gov Digital Youth Summit. Your support to spread the word about youth engagement and leadership in the open government movement by posting to social media will continue to amplify the need for inclusion, transparency and accountability in governments. We have included suggested social media posts below for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as well as social media graphics to illustrate your messages. You are free to adapt the supporting graphics and messages to your own organization.
SUGGESTED TWEETS
For session organizers:
- More than ever the world needs young people’s leadership to solve its greatest challenges. That’s why we’re excited to host the [INSERT SESSION TITLE] session at the upcoming Open Gov #DigitalYouthSummit. Join us: bit.ly/digital-youth-summit #OpenGov #YouthPower
- Join us October [INSERT DATE] at [INSERT TIME] for our session on [INSERT SESSION TOPIC] at the Open Gov #DigitalYouthSummit. We look forward to engaging with young #OpenGov reformers. Join us: bit.ly/digital-youth-summit.
- Join us October [INSERT DATE] at [INSERT TIME] for our session on [INSERT SESSION TOPIC] at the Open Gov #DigitalYouthSummit. We look forward to engaging with young #OpenGov reformers. Join us: bit.ly/digital-youth-summit.
For the general public:
- More than ever the world needs young people’s leadership to solve its greatest challenges. Join the Open Gov #DigitalYouthSummit October 27-28 to hear from young people around the world and share your ideas for increasing youth engagement in #OpenGov: bit.ly/digital-youth-summit
- In many places, instead of being listened to and supported to lead change, young people are often ignored and overlooked. Our mission is to change that by supporting young people to be leaders. Join us for the #OpenGov #DigitalYouthSummit October 27-28! bit.ly/digital-youth-summit
- In many places, instead of being listened to and supported to lead change, young people are often ignored and overlooked. Our mission is to change that by supporting young people to be leaders. Join us for the #OpenGov #DigitalYouthSummit October 27-28! bit.ly/digital-youth-summit
- Today’s youth leaders are tomorrow’s prime ministers, presidents, mayors and governors and more. They deserve a seat at the table to be able to actively participate in how they are governed. Join us for the #OpenGov #DigitalYouthSummit October 27-28! bit.ly/digital-youth-summit
- We are accountable to young people, and we are transparent in what we do. We work with young people, partners, communities and governments to bring more voices into our work, share feedback and reflect on our impact with the aim of strengthening it. bit.ly/digital-youth-summit