[2019 MDRN Survey Questionnaires]
The East Asia Institute, in partnership with the Myanmar Democracy Research Network(MDRN), hosted an international conference aimed at bettering governance practices in Myanmar. At the conference, local think-tanks participating in the “Strengthening Civil Society Organizations in Myanmar” project, presented the results of a survey which asked 500 Yangon citizens their opinions on public services within the city and offered evidence-based policy recommendations. Discussion panels featured not only local experts but also public policy experts from various countries across Asia such as South Korea, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Seven independent think tanks are participating in the “Strengthening Civil Society Organizations in Myanmar” program. This year, the partner organizations established MDRN and conducted their first joint survey. MDRN carried out the joint survey based on the seven missions (tax, garbage collection, waste management, public parks, stray dogs, roads and streetlights, markets) selected out of the 14 missions prioritized by the Yangon City Development Committee(YCDC). The partner organizations presented results and policy recommendations and listened to ideas introduced by outside experts. Local independent civil society activists and policy experts along with governance researchers and journalists expressed their interest in this event.
This program is supported by the National Endowment for Democracy(NED).
Program
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Session |
Time |
Presenter |
Topic |
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Registration Check-in |
9:00-9:30
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Opening |
9:30-10:00 |
Welcoming Remarks |
Sandhi Governance Institute |
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East Asia Institute |
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Session 1: Overview of MDRN Survey on YCDC |
10:00-11:30 |
Hankook Research |
Methodology of the 2019 MDRN Survey on the YCDC |
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Hankook Research & East Asia Institute |
Analysis and Review of YCDC Public Policy |
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Lunch |
11:30-13:00 |
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Session 2: Improving the Accountability of YCDC |
13:00-15:30 |
Salween Institute for Public Policy |
YCDC Taxes |
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Naushawng Development Institute |
The Municipal Solid Waste Management System |
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Sandhi Governance Institute |
The YCDC Water Distribution System and Current Water Usage |
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Open Myanmar Initiative |
Stray Dogs in Yangon |
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Coffee Break |
15:30-16:00 |
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Session 3: Promoting Local Community Cooperation |
16:00-18:00 |
Another Development |
Access to Public Parks in Yangon City |
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Yone Kyi Yar |
Streets and Street Lights |
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Yangon School of Political Science |
Markets in Yangon City |
Participant List
Strengthening Civil Society in Myanmar Participants (7)
U Khine Win, Sandhi Governance Institute (Myanmar)
Myo Zin Oo, Sandhi Governance Institute (Myanmar)
Myo Aung Htwe, Yangon School of Political Science (Myanmar)
Su Myat Phyo, Open Myanmar Initiative (Myanmar)
Yay Chann, Another Development (Myanmar)
D Moon Aung, Naushawng Development Institute (Myanmar)
Nu Tsen Mun, Salween Institute for Public Policy (Myanmar)
Yamin Oo, Yone Kyi Yar (Myanmar)
Scholars/Experts (7)
Hanwool Jeong, Hankook Research (South Korea)
Chun Seok Kim, Hankook Research (South Korea)
Sri Nuryanti, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesia)
Sachintha Fernando, Verité Research (Sri Lanka)
David Ney, Asia Foundation in Myanmar (United States)
Daw Kyi Pyar, Member of Parliament from Yangon Hluttaw (Myanmar)
Daw Wine Wine Pyae, Thant Myanmar (Myanmar)
U Aung Tun, Independent Researcher (Myanmar)
