1. What is a Citizens’ Jury (CJ)?
CJ is a form of deliberative engagement that involves the
community in the decision-making process on an issue that affects them
or is of significance to the wider citizenry.
Participants will be informed of the issue through access to data
and expert speakers during the sessions. Participants are empowered and
expected to generate ideas, deliberate and debate, and propose
recommendations to the commissioning organisation at the end of the
engagement.
2. Who is presenting this CJ?
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Institute of
Policy Studies, is presenting this novel citizens’
engagement opportunity.
3. How is the CJ for the War on Diabetes (WoD) different from focus group discussions on the same subject?
Focus Group Discussions (FGD) are, generally, single session
engagement exercises that last three hours or less each time.
Participants’ views are heard and recommendations (if any) are received,
but, typically, those views and recommendations are often not
explicitly responded to by the FGD sponsor. In addition, there is rarely
any expectation that FGD participants will deliberate and reach a
consensus on solutions to an issue.
On the other hand, the CJ is a multi-session engagement that
spreads over a longer period of time. In the case of the WoD, engagement
is done over a seven-week period. Solutions to a community issue are
derived from jurors’ collaborative sense-making, deliberation and
debate, and consensus-building. Participants take ownership of their
ideas by writing their report at the end of the engagement sessions.
For this CJ on the WoD, the final report will be presented to the
Ministry of Health (MOH). MOH will provide a response to the CJ’s
proposed recommendations. Where feasible, recommendations will be
prototyped and piloted.
4. Must I only use my Singpass to log-in on eCitizensPortal to apply?
You may log in via social media accounts such as Facebook, Gmail,
Twitter, LinkedIn and Yahoo. If you encounter any difficulties in
filling in this form please contact info@govtech.gov.sg.
5. Who can I contact if I have difficulties filling in the form?
For technical difficulties, you may email info@govtech.gov.sg.