Accommodation & Visitor Information Travelling to Singapore For the latest information on entry criteria, be sure to check with the official authorities’ website. Leaving the Airport You can find out about all your options at the official airport website. Hotel The organization of the 56th ICA Conference has made booking arrangements at discounted rates with JEN Singapore OrchardGateway , located at Orchard Gateway and Ibis on Bencoolen at Bugis. Following, registration the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will provide you with additional information and booking codes. Medical/Emergency Contacts For Police Emergencies you must dial 999 and for Medical/Fire Emergencies you must dial 995. For more information, please visit the official website. A Bit about the Weather Singapore is situated near the equator and has a typically tropical climate, with abundant rainfall, high and uniform temperatures, and high humidity all year round. Many of its climate variables, such as temperature and relative humidity, do not show large month-to-month variation. (Source: Meteorogical Service of Singapore) You can find the latest weather updates here. Travelling to Singapore: An Informal Guide For some inside tips on travelling to Singapore, be sure to visit this excellent blog from one of ICA's own!
Digital Democracy Agenda OECD – ICA Collaboration Wednesday June 9th, 2021 “Digital Democracy” AGENDA 14:00 - 14:10 CET Opening & Welcome Vasilis Koulolias, ICA Chair, Director of eGovlab | Sweden Frank Leyman, Head International Relations, BOSA - Digital Transformation Office | Belgium 14:10 - 14:30 CET Keynote Designing Meaningful Crowdsourced Policymaking Processes and Technologies Tania Aitamurto, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago | USA 14:30 - 15:10 CET Special Presentations OECD: Innovative Citizen Participation Network (ICPN) Claudia Chwalisz, ICPN Lead | OECD EUROPEAN COMMISSION: "Conference on the Future of Europe"- Citizen Consultation Digital Platform Steffen Schulz, Directorate-General for Communication, Citizens’ Dialogues | European Commission Misinformation as a Threat to Digital Democracy – Can Digital Assist? Dr. Ronald Denaux, Expert Systems Madrid | Co-inform 15:10 - 15:40 CET Cases of Best Practice TAIWAN: Public-Policy Participation (JOIN) Platform Ken Wang, Deputy Director of Department of Information Management, National Development Council (NDC) BOTSWANA: Botswana Speaks Kagiso Seloma, Botswana Speaks Coordinator CANADA: The Canadian Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression Peter MacLeod, Founder and Principal of MASS LBP 15:40 - 15:50 CET Report-Back OECD - Thematic Group Work Bruno Monteiro, Expert, Experimentation Lab for Public Administration (LabX) Portuguese Administrative Modernisation Agency (AMA) 15:50 - 16:00 CET Open Discussion 16:00 CET Closing
