COMPACT FACTSHEET #4

A fact sheet detailing a COMPACT Stakeholder Engagement event held on 14 September 2023 in Gauteng. The event focused on enhancing local government accountability through hybrid digital and traditional public participation tools and resulted in the formation of a COMPACT Reference Committee.

• The COMPACT Stakeholder Engagement on 14 September 2023 identified that integrating technology, such as apps and free digital community tools, promotes transparent community engagement and improves municipal responsiveness. The findings suggest that hybrid systems blending traditional and digital methods, alongside citizen initiatives and civil society involvement, are key to creating a more accountable local government.
• The engagement event, which had 67 participants (44 physical and 23 virtual), aimed to gather inputs for a public participation toolbox, share best practices for municipalities and non-state actors, and determine national-level advocacy for the dissemination of research findings. As a result, a COMPACT Reference Committee was established to advise on stakeholder co-ordination and sustainability planning, featuring representatives from various local municipalities (including Matjhabeng, Kouga, and Tswelopele), government departments (DPME, CoGTA, Department of Water and Sanitation), and organizations like SALGA and Planact.

APA

Public Affairs Research Institute (2023). COMPACT FACTSHEET #4. https://pari.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/COMPACT-Factsheet-4-v3.pdf

Chicago

Public Affairs Research Institute. COMPACT FACTSHEET #4. 2023. https://pari.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/COMPACT-Factsheet-4-v3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{publicaffairsresearchinstitute2023compact, author = {{Public Affairs Research Institute}}, title = {{COMPACT FACTSHEET \#4}}, institution = {Public Affairs Research Institute}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://pari.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/COMPACT-Factsheet-4-v3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }