End of Commitment Report – Unify and strengthen digital tools to promote spaces for dialogue and citizen participation in entrepreneurship issues and build an information system that provides information on the requirements for the creation of businesses
Overview
Name of Evaluator
Grupo Impulsor de Gobierno Abierto
Member Name
Chihuahua (Municipality), Mexico
Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... Title
Plan de acción – Chihuahua (Municipio), México, 2023 – 2024
CommitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action...
Unify and strengthen digital tools to promote spaces for dialogue and citizen participationAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, citizen participation occurs when “governments seek to mobilize citizens to engage in public debate, provide input, and make contributions that lead to m... More in entrepreneurship issues, and build an information system that provides information on the requirements for the creation of businesses
Title
Unify and strengthen digital tools to promote spaces for dialogue and citizen participation in entrepreneurship issues, and build an information system that provides information on the requirements for the creation of businesses
Action
– Improve the tools that the municipal government already has to support entrepreneurs, carrying out the necessary procedures to start a business, and obtaining benefits and training.- Greater dissemination and use of channels, tools, programs, and projects dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship.- Strengthening and professionalization of entrepreneurs in the Municipality of Chihuahua and creating more economic spaces that generate added value to their proposals.
Problem
As a result of the public survey and the working groups with specialists in the field, it is concluded that one of the biggest problems in the sector is the disengagement of the government with all the sectors involved, as well as the existing support for new companies or the strengthening of existing ones.
Section 1.
Commitment completion
1.1 What was the overall level of progress in the commitment implementation at the time of this assessment?
complete
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The commitments were 100% fulfilled under the action plan.
Provide evidence that supports and justifies your answer:
Evaluation and compliance report
1.2 Describe the main external or internal factors that impacted implementation of this commitment and how they were addressed (or not).
External:
● The start of the plan’s implementation coincided with the election period, which caused some of the activities to be delayed.
● As the commitments involve the development of web platforms, part of the process depends on personnel outside the Open Government Promotion Group.
Internal:
● The start of the plan’s implementation coincided with a change in leadership at the guarantor body and in the TransparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More Coordination Office, which caused some of the promotion group’s sessions to be more spaced out.
1.3 Was the commitment implemented as originally planned?
All of the commitment milestones were implemented as planned
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
1. Digital tools were unified and strengthened.
2. Spaces for dialogue and citizen participation were promoted to work on entrepreneurship issues.
3. An information portal was built about the requirements for starting a business.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Section 2.
Did it open government?
2.1.1. – Did the government disclose more information; improve the quality of the information (new or existing); improve the value of the information; improve the channels to disclose or request information or improve accessibility to information?
Yes
Degree of result:
Major
Explanation: In narrative form, what has been the impact on people or practice.
We consider this a significant advance in access to government information and programs to support the creation of new businesses, through the consolidation of all procedures and calls for proposals in a single site.
Measuring the impact over a longer period of time will allow us to determine whether the strategy was transformative.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Evaluation and compliance report
2.1.2. – Did the government create new opportunities to seek feedback from citizens/enable participation inform or influence decisions; improve existing channels or spaces to seek feedback from citizens/enable participation/ inform or influence decisions; create or improve capabilities in the government or the public aimed to improve how the government seeks feedback from citizens/enables participation/ or allows for the public to inform or influence decisions?
Yes
Degree of result:
Major
Explanation: In narrative form, what has been the impact on people or practice.
La medición de impacto en un plazo mayor, nos permitirá reconocer si la estrategia fue transformadora.
El canal de retroalimentación dentro del portal se encuentra en desarrollo. No obstante, en la página web de la Coordinación de Transparencia y Rendición de Cuentas sí se encuentra habilitado.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Public Consult: Help us improve!
2.1.3 Did the government create or improve channels, opportunities or capabilities to hold officials answerable to their actions?
Yes
Degree of result:
Major
Explanation: In narrative form, what has been the impact on people or practice.
Todos los funcionarios de la dependencia de Desarrollo Económico y Competitividad, a los que se les solicitó información o dar cumplimiento a alguna de las actividades del plan, lo hicieron en tiempo y forma.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Compliance-matrices-Activities-DEYC
2.1.4 Other Results
No
2.2 Did the commitment address the public policy problem that it intended to address as described in the action plan?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Las personas que están interesadas en crear una nueva empresa, cuentan con la información sobre todos los trámites y apoyos en un solo sitio; acelerando el proceso de apertura y las posibilidades de éxito de su negocio.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Section 3.
Lessons from
implementation
3. Provide at least one lesson or reflection relating to the implementation of this commitment. It can be the identification of key barriers to implementation, an unexpected help/hindrance, recommendations for future commitments, or if the commitment should be taken forward to the next action plan.
Ensuring a monitoring, tracking, and updating system to continuously improve this process.
Promoting the dissemination and usefulness of the tools, raising awareness, and motivating citizens about the benefits of their use.
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