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Subnational Good Governance (BR0100)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Brazil National Action Plan 2018-2021

Action Plan Cycle: 2018

Status: Active

Institutions

Lead Institution: Ministry of Transparency and Comptroller General of Brazil – CGU

Support Institution(s): Ministry of Transparency and Comptroller General of Brazil – CGU City Hall of São Paulo – PMSP Comptroller General of the Federal District – CGDF Association of Municipalities of Pernambuco – AMUPE Municipalities’ Federation of Santa Catarina – FECAM National Internal Control Council - CONACI Open Knowledge Brazil – OKBr Public Innovation in Open Government - IGA Update Institute Colaboratorium University of São Paulo - COLAB/USP

Policy Areas

Capacity Building, Subnational

IRM Review

IRM Report: Brazil Design Report 2018-2020

Starred: Pending IRM Review

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Pending IRM Review

Potential Impact:

Implementation i

Completion: Pending IRM Review

Description

Commitment 1: Develop collaborative actions in order to disseminate knowledge and map good governmental practices to promote subnational involvement.
Lead government institution Ministry of Transparency and Comptroller General of Brazil – CGU
Civil servant in charge for implementing at lead government institution Adenísio Álvaro de Souza
Position - Department General Coordinator/Federative Cooperation and Public oversight Coordination
E-mail adenisio.souza@cgu.gov.br
Telephone (61) 2020-6516
Other involved actors Government Ministry of Transparency and Comptroller General of Brazil – CGU
City Hall of São Paulo – PMSP
Comptroller General of the Federal District – CGDF
Association of Municipalities of Pernambuco – AMUPE
Municipalities’ Federation of Santa Catarina – FECAM
Civil Society National Internal Control Council - CONACI
Open Knowledge Brazil – OKBr
Public Innovation in Open Government - IGA
Update Institute
Colaboratorium University of São Paulo - COLAB/USP
Status quo or problem/issue to be addressed Difficulties to disseminate concepts and practices of open government on local government and civil society
Main objective Establish collaborative governance for the implementation of open government practices at subnational levels
Commitment short description Disseminate the open government concept, at the subnational level, encourage collaborative practices on public management and promote the implementation of open government activities at states and municipalities.
OGP Challenge addressed by the Commitment Increase the availability of information over governmental activities
Increase civic participation
Commitment relevance Expansion of the integration between social society and public bodies on states and municipalities in order to develop open government actions
Goal Ensure that public managers and civil society get more conscious about the open government practices at the subnational level
Situation Initiated in October 2018
Results description Not available
Implemented until July/2020
Verifiable and measurable milestones to fulfill the Commitment Start date: End date: Responsible:
1. Articulation with entities for the dissemination of concepts and practices on open government.
10/01/2018
07/31/2020
COLAB/USP*
All involved
2. Mapping and research over good practices and cases about open government
11/01/2019
11/30/2019 Update Institute*
COLAB/USP
3. Development of a distance learning course about open government
10/01/2018
07/31/2019 CGU*
IGA
COLAB/USP
4. Development of a distance learning course for practical usage of open government tools about multisectoral subjects
10/01/2018
07/31/2019 Open Knowledge*
IGA
COLAB/USP
5. Development of open educational resources to promote training over open government subjects
02/01/2019
12/31/2019
IGA*
Open Knowledge
COLAB/USP
6. Development of a workshop, devoted to subnational entities, at the National Meeting on Open Government
11/01/2018
12/31/2019
PMSP/SP-Aberta*
CGU
7. Presentation of the subject Open Government to CONACI, searching for the engagement of state and municipal internal control bodies.

11/01/2018

12/31/2018

CONACI/GDF*
CGU
8. Establishment of guidelines to develop a subnational network.
10/01/2018
11/30/2019 PMSP/SP-Aberta*
CONACI/GDF
FECAM

IRM Midterm Status Summary

1. Open Government on States and Municipalities

Language of the commitment as it appears in the action plan:

“Establish collaborative governance for the implementation of open government practices at subnational levels.”

1.1. Articulation with entities for the dissemination of concepts and practices on open government

1.2. Mapping and research over good practices and cases about open government

1.3. Development of a distance learning course about open government

1.4. Development of a distance learning course for practical usage of open government tools about multisectoral subjects

1.5. Development of open educational resources to promote training over open government subjects

1.6. Development of a workshop, devoted to subnational entities, at the National Meeting on Open Government

1.7. Presentation of the subject Open Government to CONACI, [1] searching for the engagement of state and municipal internal control bodies.

1.8. Establishment of guidelines to develop a subnational network.

Start Date: January 2018......                                                                            End Date: July 2020

Editorial note: to see the complete text, visit https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/brazil-national-action-plan-2018-2020/.

Context and Objectives

The commitment aims to address the difficulties of disseminating open government concepts and practices among the state and municipal levels, where open government culture is less prevalent. In spite of past improvements, only 9 percent of cities earned a higher standard according to the Brazil Transparency Index. [2] Further, at least two states (Amapá and Rio de Janeiro) still struggle with transparency in their daily routines. [3] Academics have identified the same gap with civic participation and public accountability practices. [4]

To address this problem, this commitment aims to expand the integration of civil society and government agencies in states and municipalities. According to Vanessa Menegueti [5] (Instituto de Governo Aberto) and Valdênia Santos Souza [6] (Comptroller-General’s Office of the Union), open government practices increase the regional engagement of civil society and government. Gabriela Boechat [7] (Office of the Mayor of São Paulo) also uses open government to increase freedom of information practices in states and municipalities. [8]

Solutions proposed by the commitment include mapping and researching good practices that can be used at the subnational level (Milestones 1.1 and 1.2). It also calls for promoting these practices through different methods, including distance learning courses, open educational materials, workshops, and presentations at relevant events (1.3−1.7). The commitment encourages sustainability of these efforts, establishing guidelines to develop a subnational network (1.8).

 

The commitment is specific enough to be verifiable and includes deliverables that can be observed. These deliverables include specific educational materials (e.g., 1.3 and 1.4), events for disseminating the results of the government (1.7), and guidelines for policy implementation (1.8).

The commitment could indirectly address all potential OGP values but fails to do so as it is currently written. For commitments to be considered relevant to OGP values, their milestones need to incorporate a component related to the dissemination of information to the public (i.e., access to information), include some kind of civil society participation component (i.e., civic participation), or improve opportunities for the public to hold officials accountable (i.e., public accountability).

If fully implemented, the commitment will raise awareness of open government practices at subnational levels. This will happen, for example, if new audiences attend the courses and events promoted by the commitment and if best practices and guidelines inspire integration of social society with subnational public bodies. However, because the breadth and depth of the commitment’s reach are uncertain, its potential impact is minor. Raising awareness among subnational audiences is, nevertheless, an important first step to promote change.

Next steps

The commitment’s relevance is high, and it should be prioritized in future action plans. The federal government is usually more advanced in open government practices than are subnational governments, [9] as reflected in a wide range of transparency indexes. [10]

To increase the commitment’s impact, the milestones could include activities that go beyond raising awareness to build capacity. For example, Milestone 1.8 creates guidelines for a subnational network. The next plan could detail how the network would operate. Another possibility is to spearhead implementation of specific open government practices at subnational levels and promote peer learning with OGP participants in Sao Paulo.

[1] Conselho Nacional de Controle Interno, or the National Council of Internal Control.
[2] CGU, “Overview of Municipal Governments: Transparent Brazil Scale—3rd Assessment,” 2018, http://bit.ly/2LY67oS.
[3] CGU, “Overview of State Governments: Brazil Transparent Scale: 3rd Evaluation,” 2018, http://bit.ly/334eXH2.  
[4] Thiago Ferreira Dias, Anna Rodrigues Garcia, and Natalia Camilo, “Um Olhar sobre o Governo Aberto no Nível Subnacional: O Indice Institucional do Governo Municpal Aberto nas Principais Cidades do Brasil,” GIGAPP Studies Working Papers 6, no. 115 (2019), http://bit.ly/2YAKVHC.
[5] Interview with IRM researcher, 14 March 2019.
[6] Interview with IRM researcher, 21 March 2019.
[7] Interview with IRM researcher, 13 March 2019.
[8] CLP, “Cities Must Work on Open Government Initiatives Too,” 2017, https://www.clp.org.br/os-municipios-precisam-trabalhar-iniciativas-de-governo-aberto/.
[9] Ibid.
[10] Amorim Almada, E-transparência: proposta de modelo metodológico para avaliação de portais de executivos nacionais, 2016, https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/logos/article/view/19601  

Commitments

  1. Subnational Good Governance

    BR0100, 2018, Capacity Building

  2. Open Data Policy

    BR0101, 2018, Access to Information

  3. Scientific Data Governance

    BR0102, 2018, Access to Information

  4. Capacity-Building and Oversight on Nutrition Policy

    BR0103, 2018, Capacity Building

  5. Transport Data

    BR0104, 2018, E-Government

  6. Transparency and Oversight in Infrastructure Repair Processes

    BR0105, 2018, Capacity Building

  7. Increase Participation in Legislative Process

    BR0106, 2018, Capacity Building

  8. Urban and Rural Land Registers

    BR0107, 2018, E-Government

  9. Climate Change Policy Evaluation

    BR0108, 2018, E-Government

  10. Water Resource Management

    BR0109, 2018, Capacity Building

  11. National Electronic System/ATI implementation

    BR0110, 2018, Access to Information

  12. Open Data on the Federal Government

    BR0084, 2016, Access to Information

  13. Transparency of Public Funds

    BR0085, 2016, Capacity Building

  14. Access to Information Policy in the Federal Government – Promptness and Effectiveness to Information Requests

    BR0086, 2016, Access to Information

  15. Access to Information Policy in the Federal Government – Requesters’ Personal Information Safeguard

    BR0087, 2016, Access to Information

  16. Effectiveness of National Policy for Social Participation Mechanisms

    BR0088, 2016, Capacity Building

  17. Starred commitment Digital Educational Resources

    BR0089, 2016, Capacity Building

  18. Open Data and Information Governance in Health

    BR0090, 2016, Access to Information

  19. Prevention to Torture and Mean, Inhuman, or Humiliating Treatments in the Penitentiary System

    BR0091, 2016, Access to Information

  20. Innovation Spaces for Management in Public Services

    BR0092, 2016, Capacity Building

  21. Assessment and Streamline of Public Services

    BR0093, 2016, E-Government

  22. Open Innovation and Transparency in the Legislative

    BR0094, 2016, Capacity Building

  23. Fostering Open Government in States and Municipalities

    BR0095, 2016, Capacity Building

  24. Transparency and Innovation in the Judiciary

    BR0096, 2016, Access to Justice

  25. Social Participation in Federal Government’S Planning Cycle

    BR0097, 2016, E-Government

  26. Open Data and Active Transparency in Environment Issues

    BR0098, 2016, Access to Information

  27. Mapping and Participatory Management for Culture

    BR0099, 2016, Access to Information

  28. Probity Defense and Asset Recovery

    BR0033, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  29. Development of a Methodology for Social Participation on the Monitoring of the Pluriannual Plan (PPA) and on the Formulation of the Federal Public Budget

    BR0034, 2013, Capacity Building

  30. Development of the Monitoring System for the Social Movements Demands

    BR0035, 2013, Capacity Building

  31. Capacity-Building of Educators, Political Agents, Public Managers, Councilors for Social Policies and Community Leaderships

    BR0036, 2013, Capacity Building

  32. Encourage States and Municipalities to Endorse the OGP Four Principles

    BR0037, 2013, Capacity Building

  33. Implementation of the ODP.Nano

    BR0038, 2013, Fiscal Openness

  34. Strengthening of the Office of the Comptroller General (CGU)

    BR0039, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  35. Online Accountability of Resources for Education Within the National Fund for Education Development

    BR0040, 2013, E-Government

  36. Generation of Knowledge and Capacity-Building of Managers and Public Resources Operator’S Partners and of Councilors for Social Control

    BR0041, 2013, Capacity Building

  37. National Program for Strengthening School Councils

    BR0042, 2013, Capacity Building

  38. Development of a Unified and Interactive Information Panel on the Implementation of the Water for All Program, Which Can Be Publicly Accessed Through the Internet

    BR0043, 2013, Capacity Building

  39. Digital Inclusion of Health Councils

    BR0044, 2013, E-Government

  40. Starred commitment Development of Tools for Increasing Transparency and Enhancing Land Governance

    BR0045, 2013, E-Government

  41. Implementation of the Document Management Policy in the Federal Government

    BR0046, 2013, Capacity Building

  42. Development of the “Access to Information Library”

    BR0047, 2013, Access to Information

  43. Disclosure of Data from the Execution of the Union Budget and from Government Purchases

    BR0048, 2013, Access to Information

  44. Dissemination of the Public Open Data Culture to the Local Governments

    BR0049, 2013, Access to Information

  45. Development of Support Technologies and Licensing Models for the Disclosure of Open Data

    BR0050, 2013, Access to Information

  46. Disclosure of Information from Government Systems in an Open Data Format

    BR0051, 2013, Access to Information

  47. Corporative Information Management in Social Security (E-Governance)

    BR0052, 2013, E-Government

  48. Improvement of Active Transparency and of the Unique Health System’ Ombudsman Unit

    BR0053, 2013, Access to Justice

  49. Strengthening of the National Audit System of the Unique Health System (SUS)

    BR0054, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  50. Increasing Public Transparency of the Labor Relations Secretariat of the Ministry of Labor and Employment

    BR0055, 2013, E-Government

  51. Disclosure of Recommendations to Carry Out Public Audiences to Serve as Reference for the Government

    BR0056, 2013, Capacity Building

  52. Development of a Database of the Federal Public Administration Purchases Prices

    BR0057, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  53. Participatory Audits on the Constructions of Brazilian Host Cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

    BR0058, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  54. Development of an Indicators Model for Transparency of Brazilian Municipalities Institutional Development

    BR0059, 2013, Capacity Building

  55. Development of a Brazilian Portal for the Open Government Partnership (OGP)

    BR0060, 2013, E-Government

  56. Development of Monitoring Reports on the Electronic Citizen Information System (e-SIC)

    BR0061, 2013, Access to Information

  57. Encouragement of Social Participation

    BR0062, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  58. Formulation and Implementation of the Ministry of Defense’S Information Management Policy

    BR0063, 2013, Records Management

  59. Development of a Database of Administrative Documents Produced by Brazil’S Navy

    BR0064, 2013, Public Participation

  60. Open Educational Data

    BR0065, 2013, Access to Information

  61. Improvement of Data Transparency from the National Consumer Protection Information System (Sindec)

    BR0066, 2013, Access to Information

  62. Restructuring of the Brazilian Federal Government Transparency Portal

    BR0067, 2013, Access to Information

  63. Electronic System for Public Consultations

    BR0068, 2013, E-Government

  64. Improvement of Health Services Through the Increased Use of the National Health Card

    BR0069, 2013, Health

  65. Participatory Development of the Federal Ombudsman System

    BR0070, 2013, Justice

  66. “Brazil Transparent” Program

    BR0071, 2013, Access to Information

  67. Development of the Unique Health System Letter

    BR0072, 2013, Health

  68. Digital Cities Project

    BR0073, 2013, E-Government

  69. Development of the National System for the Promotion of Racial Equality (SINAPIR)

    BR0074, 2013, Human Rights

  70. Improvement of Mechanisms for Social Participation in the Formulation of Public Policies

    BR0075, 2013, Public Participation

  71. Brazilian Portal for Social Participation

    BR0076, 2013, E-Government

  72. Open Data in the Ministry of Justice

    BR0077, 2013, Access to Information

  73. Improvement of the Pro-Ethics Company Registry

    BR0078, 2013, Private Sector

  74. Expansion of the Database of the National Debarment List (CEIS):

    BR0079, 2013, Anti-Corruption

  75. Monitoring of the National Plan for Food and Nutrition Security (PLANSAN)

    BR0080, 2013, Health

  76. Development of an Information System on the Maria Da Penha Law (Law No. 11,340/2006)

    BR0081, 2013, Gender

  77. Development of Processes for Prior Consultation Under the 169 Convention of the International Labour Organization’S (ILO)

    BR0082, 2013, Labor

  78. Redesign of the Current Protection Programs

    BR0083, 2013, Access to Justice

  79. Capacity Building Programs

    BR0001, 2011, Access to Information

  80. Distance Education Program

    BR0002, 2011, Access to Information

  81. Guide for Public Officials on Access to Information

    BR0003, 2011, Access to Information

  82. Information Services Model

    BR0004, 2011, Access to Information

  83. Diagnostic Study on the Transparency Values of Executive Branch

    BR0005, 2011, Access to Information

  84. Diagnostic Study on Role of Federal Ombudsman Units (FOUs)

    BR0006, 2011, Access to Information

  85. Research Study to Identify the Demands of Society in Regard to Access to Information

    BR0007, 2011, Access to Information

  86. Preparation of a Catalogue of Public Data and Information

    BR0008, 2011, Capacity Building

  87. Organization of a Meeting of the Inter-Council Forum Multi-Year Plan 2012–15 (Phase 2)

    BR0009, 2011, Capacity Building

  88. Organization of the 1st National Conference on Transparency and Social Control (1St Consocial)

    BR0010, 2011, Capacity Building

  89. Organization of the 1st National Open Data Meeting

    BR0011, 2011, Access to Information

  90. Organization of the National Seminar on Social Participation

    BR0012, 2011, Capacity Building

  91. Partnership with the Digital Culture Laboratory

    BR0013, 2011, Access to Information

  92. Partnership with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Brazil

    BR0014, 2011, Access to Information

  93. Development of the National Open Data Infrastructure (INDA)

    BR0015, 2011, Access to Information

  94. INDA Capacity Building Plan

    BR0016, 2011, Access to Information

  95. INDA Awareness- Raising Activities

    BR0017, 2011, Access to Information

  96. Launch of the Brazil Open Data Portal

    BR0018, 2011, Access to Information

  97. Resource Transfer Agreements and Contract System (SICONV)

    BR0019, 2011, Access to Information

  98. Aquarius Platform

    BR0020, 2011, Access to Information

  99. Data Warehouse

    BR0021, 2011, E-Government

  100. Restructuring the Transparency Portal

    BR0022, 2011, Access to Information

  101. Facilitate Access to Specific Databases

    BR0023, 2011, E-Government

  102. Interactive School Development Plan

    BR0024, 2011, E-Government

  103. Control Panel for the Integrated Monitoring and Oversight System (Public Module)

    BR0025, 2011, E-Government

  104. United Suppliers Registry (SICAF)

    BR0026, 2011, Access to Information

  105. Registry of National Education Prices

    BR0027, 2011, Anti-Corruption

  106. Contractual Management of IT Services

    BR0028, 2011, Anti-Corruption

  107. Implementation of Pro-Ethics Company Registry

    BR0029, 2011, Private Sector

  108. Systemic Integration of Ombudsman Units

    BR0030, 2011, Access to Justice

  109. Continued Training for Public Ombudsman Units

    BR0031, 2011, Access to Justice

  110. Public Services Portal

    BR0032, 2011, Access to Information

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