Updates

Digital Democracy Project: Participative Democracy: CSOs Embracing the Digital Space

    Last January 18, 2022, the Makati Business Club organized a knowledge sharing session with CSOs in the Philippines through the Digital Democracy Project entitled “Participative Democracy: CSOs Embracing the Digital Space” via Zoom.

    MBC invited Chia-liang Kao, co-founder of g0v, and Czarina Medina-Guce, Governance Specialist of the UNDP, to share the innovative trends in e-Participation, best practices on using online tech tools to gather data on an issue, and the challenges to online consultation in the Philippines today. MBC also presented its Digital Democracy Roadmap, a planning tool to enable civil society groups better listen to their communities using digital tools, followed by a breakout session with the participants to discuss its use in their own organizations.

    Holistic Support to Move People, Not Cars

      21 January 2022 – Representatives from government, business, and civil society shared their support for cyclists at the 3-day Cycling & Active Transport Expo in January 2022.

      Foodpanda’s Director of Operations Patricia Jacinto and SM Supermalls’ Chito Bauzon recommend putting sustainability at the core of business operations and forming partnerships with like-minded organisations. Dutch experts, Wim Bot (Dutch Cyclists Union) and Mirjam Borsboom (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Netherlands) advised that for starter countries like the Philippines, safety infrastructure and political leadership with a clear vision for active transport are crucial in improving the cycling scene.