Mauricio Mejia works in the Open Government Unit at the OECD, focusing on citizen participation, deliberative democracy, and the use of digital technologies to empower citizens. Mauricio has experience on the open government agenda, as well as in the Open Parliament and overall transition to an open state, with a particular focus on Latin American countries. Prior to joining the OECD, Mauricio worked at the French Parliament and French Government, where he contributed to strengthening participatory practices in France. Mauricio is a Mexican national, and studied at Sciences Po Paris, where he now teaches the course “Re-imaging democracy and the digital public space”.