Service Check of Local Government Consultations (DK0034)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Denmark Action Plan 2013-2014
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: NA
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Public Participation, SubnationalIRM Review
IRM Report: Denmark End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Denmark IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Civic Participation
Implementation i
Description
The Government will set up a committee that is to implement a service check of statutory local government consultations and which is to look into the possibility of adjusting the rules governing local government consultations so as to plan for more expedient involvement of citizens and the business community in local government decisions without compromising on citizens’ civil rights.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
Commitment 1. Service check of local government consultations
Commitment Text:
The Government will set up a committee that is meant to implement a service check of statutory local government consultations and which is to look into the possibility of adjusting the rules governing local government consultations so as to plan for more expedient involvement of citizens and the business community in local government decisions without compromising on citizens’ civil rights
Responsible institution: None specified
Supporting institution(s): None specified
Start date: Not specified End date: Not specified
Commitment Aim:
This commitment entailed establishing a committee to perform a service check on local government consultations. The committee was established by the Ministry of Economics and the Interior and headed by its previous undersecretary (undersecretary from 2001-2007), Ib Valsborg. Committee members included individuals from several ministries and local administrations, but none from the private sector or NGOs.
Status
This commitment was complete at mid-term
The committee ended its work in 2014 and released a report in March 2015 that gave specific recommendations on how to conduct municipal and local government hearings.
For further information, please see the IRM mid-term progress report.[Note 1: Denmark IRM mid-term report 2014-15, http://www.opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/01/Denmark_IRM%20Progress%20Report%202014-15_Final_eng.pdf]
Did it open government?
Civic participation: Did not change
Investigating the functioning and status quo of local government consultations, via a committee tasked with recommending possible improvements to the consultation process, does not inherently generate policy changes per se.
The report released by the committee[Note 2: Service check of local hearings, March 2015, Ministry of Economics and the Interior, https://bibliotek.dk/da/work/870970-basis:51656725 ] gave specific recommendations, such as showing restraint when adapting new local hearing procedures (recommendation 1, p. 11) and leaving the decision on whether to hold public hearings up to municipalities (recommendation 4, p. 11). The report indicates that local government hearings are already being performed to an acceptable standard - it posits that no change in municipal procedures is needed. Thus there is no evidence of any policy changes at the national level.
Carried forward?
Given that Denmark has not yet developed a third national action plan, it is uncertain whether this commitment will be carried forward. If it is carried forward, the following recommendations apply:
• When establishing review committees in the future, the government should include formal and direct participation of civil society and other local stakeholders.
• The government can provide guidelines and standards for local level consultation regulations;.
• The government can enforce and implement the committees’ recommendations.
• Inclusion of municipal and local actors in the consultation process for future action plans.
"Commitments
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Platform for Citizens to Access Data the Government Holds about Them
DK0068, 2019, Data Stewardship and Privacy
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Oversight Body for Social Services Claims
DK0069, 2019, Access to Justice
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Anonymous Whistleblower Portals for Justice System Employees
DK0070, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Open National Archives Data
DK0064, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Workplace Health and Safety Data
DK0065, 2019, Access to Information
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Climate Atlas
DK0066, 2019, Access to Information
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Publish Terrain, Climate, and Water Data
DK0067, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Data for Citizens and Media
DK0050, 2017, Access to Information
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Data Registers on a Shared Public Distribution Platform
DK0051, 2017, E-Government
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Information Portal for Day-Care Facilities
DK0052, 2017, E-Government
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Open Data and Smart City Forum
DK0053, 2017, Access to Information
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Open Data DK
DK0054, 2017, Access to Information
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Overview of Own Cases and Benefits
DK0055, 2017, E-Government
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Nationwide Deployment of Telemedicine
DK0056, 2017, E-Government
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My Log
DK0057, 2017, E-Government
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Civil Society National Strategy
DK0058, 2017, Marginalized Communities
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Report a Rule
DK0059, 2017, E-Government
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OGP Forum
DK0060, 2017, Public Participation
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Denmark’S Country Program for Uganda
DK0061, 2017, Aid
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The 18Th International Anti-Corruption Conference
DK0062, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative)
DK0063, 2017, Access to Information
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Service Check of Local Government Consultations
DK0034, 2014, Public Participation
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Call on All Municipalities to Facilitate Advance Voting
DK0035, 2014, Marginalized Communities
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Letter of Invitation to First-Time Voters Urging Them to Vote
DK0036, 2014, Marginalized Communities
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User Friendliness Requirements Regarding Digital Self-Service Solutions
DK0037, 2014, Capacity Building
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Plan for Inclusion During the Transition to Digital Communication
DK0038, 2014, Capacity Building
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Common Public Sector Digital Communication Campaign
DK0039, 2014, Capacity Building
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Principles for Collaboration on the Modernisation of the Public Sector as Well as the Establishment of a Centre for Public Innovation
DK0040, 2014, Capacity Building
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“Free Municipality” Pilot Projects
DK0041, 2014, Subnational
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Recommendations from Growth Teams
DK0042, 2014, Private Sector
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Strategy for Digital Welfare
DK0043, 2014, E-Government
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Implementation of a New Charter for Interaction Between Volunteer Denmark/Associations Denmark and the Public Sector
DK0044, 2014, Civic Space
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“Open Data Innovation Strategy” (ODIS)
DK0045, 2014, Access to Information
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Data Distributor for the Distribution of Basic Data
DK0046, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Government Camp 2014
DK0047, 2014, Capacity Building
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Open Government Assistance to Myanmar
DK0048, 2014, Aid
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Opening Key Public Datasets
DK0049, 2014, Access to Information
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Online Open Government Partnership Community
DK0001, 2012, E-Government
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Online OGP Handbook for Public Authorities and Institutions
DK0002, 2012, E-Government
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Management Labs and New Forms of Co-Operation
DK0003, 2012, Public Participation
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Consultation and Transparency of Development Aid Programmes: Design Aid Programmes
DK0004, 2012, Aid
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Innovate with Aarhus
DK0005, 2012, Capacity Building
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Citizen Self-Services: Increasing the Use of User Ratings in the Citizen’s Port Borger.Dk
DK0006, 2012, E-Government
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Open Government Camp
DK0007, 2012, Public Participation
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Renewed Effort for Open Government Data
DK0008, 2012, Access to Information
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Regional Initiative on Open Data
DK0009, 2012, Access to Information
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Reuse of Open Source Software in the Public Sector
DK0010, 2012, E-Government
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Citizen Self-Services: Binding Guidelines for Self-Service Solutions
DK0011, 2012, Capacity Building
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Citizen Self-Services: Guidance and Information on Accessibility to Digital Solutions
DK0012, 2012, E-Government
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Citizen Self-Services: Peer-To-Peer Learning Programmes to Help Citizens Use Digital Self-Service
DK0013, 2012, Capacity Building
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Citizen Self-Services: Location-Based Content and Re-Use of Content in Borger.Dk
DK0014, 2012, E-Government
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Less Reporting Through Increased Re-Use of Key Data
DK0015, 2012, E-Government
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Mypage” for Businesses
DK0016, 2012, E-Government
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Companies to Be “Born Digitally”
DK0017, 2012, E-Government
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Creating a Mediation and Complaints Institution for Responsible Business Behaviour
DK0018, 2012, Human Rights
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International Human Rights Conference
DK0019, 2012, Human Rights
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Promote Social Responsibility in the Fashion Business
DK0020, 2012, Private Sector
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Reporting on Human Rights and the Climate
DK0021, 2012, Human Rights
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Country by Country Reporting in the Extractive and Forestry Industries
DK0022, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Legislative Principles for the Digital Age
DK0023, 2012, Legislative
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Consolidated Key Data
DK0024, 2012, E-Government
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App Store for Digital Learning Resources
DK0025, 2012, E-Government
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Preparing a Digital Reform of the Public Welfare Areas
DK0026, 2012, E-Government
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Consultation and Transparency of Development Aid Programmes: Transparency in Aid
DK0027, 2012, Aid
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Tracking Progress of Universities’ Transition to Digital-Only Administrative Communication
DK0028, 2012, Education
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Disclosure of Status Reporting From the National IT Project Council
DK0029, 2012, E-Government
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Overview of Public ICT Architecture
DK0030, 2012, E-Government
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Publication of Educational Materials on the Government’s ICT Project Model
DK0031, 2012, Capacity Building
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Smart Aarhus and Smart Region: Smart Aarhus
DK0032, 2012, E-Government
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Smart Aarhus and Smart Region: Smart Region
DK0033, 2012, E-Government