Equip Public Administrations (PA) for Participation (IT0018)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Italy, Second Action Plan, 2014-2016
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: DPA
Support Institution(s): AgID
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, Open Regulations, Public ParticipationIRM Review
IRM Report: Italy End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Italy 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
Organize the management of the participation processes (inform, consult, involve, collaborate), taking into account already existing experiences, establish guidelines shared with civil society and identify a centre of expertise at the Prime Minister’s Office. Develop skills and culture both for Public Administration1 (PA) and citizens in order to manage and participate in the processes of participation, including through the use of open data. Ensure external monitoring on participation.
IRM Midterm Status Summary
Commitment 2. Equipe the PA for participation
Commitment Text:
Organize the management of the participation processes (inform, consult, involve, collaborate), taking into account already existing experiences, establish guidelines shared with civil society and identify a centre of expertise at the Prime Minister’s Office. Develop skills and culture both for Public Administration[Note 4: The original text in the Action Plan only states “PA”. The words “Public Administration” have been added for clarity.] (PA) and citizens in order to manage and participate in the processes of participation, including through the use of open data. Ensure external monitoring on participation.
Specific objectives:
-Define a policy document/guidelines for the participation processes of the PA to be tested by applying an iterative model and also through the analysis of the previous experiences of participation, so as to achieve a consolidated version of the document as a basis for a next update which restarts the cycle;
-implement a monitoring process with members outside the Administration to follow the participation processes since the definition of the guidelines;
-set up a central coordination, which spans over all the administrations and acts both as a network of exchange and sharing and also as a center of expertise for the dissemination and implementation of best practices on participation.
Responsible institution: DPA
Supporting institution(s): AgID
Start date: January 2015 End date: June 2016
Commitment Aim:
While the first commitment aimed at the digital tools necessary to improve participation, this second commitment aimed at innovating the methodological approaches, policies and guidelines in order to set up effective mechanisms for consultations and participation. More specifically, the commitment set out to:
- Define a policy and guidelines for the participation initiative promoted by the PA;
- Implement monitoring mechanisms involving members of the public and stakeholders;
- Set up a coordination unit and center of expertise for best practices dissemination.
Status
Mid-term: Not started
According to the IRM researcher and official government sources, the implementation of the commitment did not start during the first cycle of implementation. The IRM researchers found no evidence of any implementation of this commitment. As stated in the 2014-2015 mid-term IRM report, this commitment falls within the wider scope of the public administration reform being carried out by the DPA.
End of term: Not started
As stated in the IRM progress report, the implementation of this commitment has been undermined by the need to carry out a larger set of public administration reforms. As legislative reforms are pending, the IRM researchers did not find further evidence of progress from interviews or the desk research conducted. This end was also corroborated in the government’s end of term self-assessment report.
Did it open government?
Civic Participation: Did not change
This commitment intended to procure effective participation through effective and user-friendly digital tools but also innovative methodological approaches, policies and guidelines that define the rules of engagement and the possible concrete outcomes. However, the government did not move forward in developing that type of methodologies and guidelines, nor the coordination unit.
The IRM researcher believes that if implemented, it could have a positive effect on participation as it allows for a more accountable and participatory policymaking process. In the long term, this commitment would allow civil society organizations to monitor and report on this process and share information to the wider public.
Carried forward?
Although in a much more simplified version, this commitment has carried over to commitment 14 of the next action plan called “Strategy for Participation”. The scope of the new commitment is to develop a clear methodology for public consultations, thus avoiding the proliferation of platforms that has in the past contributed to decrease the interest and willing to engage of many stakeholders.
Commitments
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Open Data
IT0057, 2019, Access to Information
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Transparency
IT0058, 2019, Access to Information
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Register of Beneficial Owners
IT0059, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Support to Participation
IT0060, 2019, Capacity Building
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Regulation of Stakeholders
IT0061, 2019, E-Government
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Culture of Open Government
IT0062, 2019, E-Government
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Corruption Prevention
IT0063, 2019, Access to Information
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Simplification, Performance, and Equal Opportunities
IT0064, 2019, E-Government
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Digital Services
IT0065, 2019, Capacity Building
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Digital Citizenship and Skills
IT0066, 2019, Capacity Building
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Shared National Agenda for the Enhancement of Public Data
IT0023, 2016, Access to Information
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Opening Data on Mobility Through Opentrasporti
IT0024, 2016, Access to Information
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Istat Linked Open Data
IT0025, 2016, Access to Information
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Access and Reuse of Data from the Education System
IT0026, 2016, Access to Information
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OpenCUP Portal – National Registry of Public Investment Projects
IT0027, 2016, Access to Information
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Firenze Open Data
IT0028, 2016, Access to Information
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FOIA: Implementation and Monitoring
IT0029, 2016, Access to Information
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(More) Transparent Administration
IT0030, 2016, Capacity Building
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Social Networks for Transparency in PA
IT0031, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparency of Data on Penitentiaries
IT0032, 2016, Capacity Building
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Consip Tenders’ Dashboard
IT0033, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Transparent Milan: Public Registry of Elected and Appointed Representatives
IT0034, 2016, E-Government
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Open Administration Week
IT0035, 2016, Public Participation
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Strategy for Participation
IT0036, 2016, Capacity Building
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Public Works 2.0
IT0037, 2016, Capacity Building
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Rome Cooperates
IT0038, 2016, Access to Information
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Bologna Decides and Transforms
IT0039, 2016, Capacity Building
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Supporting and Protecting Whistleblowers
IT0040, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Follow the UBB
IT0041, 2016, Access to Information
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Opencoesione Plus
IT0042, 2016, Access to Information
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OPENAID 2.0
IT0043, 2016, Access to Information
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Anticorruption Academy
IT0044, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Network of Digital Animators
IT0045, 2016, E-Government
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Schoolkit: a Strategy to Value Best Practices in Education
IT0046, 2016, Capacity Building
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Monitor the Education Reform “La Buona Scuola”
IT0047, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparency Registry of the Ministry for Economic Development
IT0048, 2016, Capacity Building
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Roma Capitale - Transparent Agenda
IT0049, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparent Milan: Public Agenda of Meetings of Public Decision-Makers
IT0050, 2016, E-Government
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Italia.It
IT0051, 2016, Capacity Building
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Deployment of SPID to Support Innovation
IT0052, 2016, E-Government
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Observatory on Digital Rights
IT0053, 2016, Capacity Building
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Lecce - Start-Up in the City
IT0054, 2016, Capacity Building
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Promoting Digital Skills
IT0055, 2016, Capacity Building
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Becoming Digital Citizens
IT0056, 2016, Capacity Building
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Open public procurement data
IT0067, 2016, Access to Information
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Transparent regulations
IT0068, 2016, E-Government
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Digitalize administrative processes
IT0069, 2016, Access to Information
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Environmental evaluations portal
IT0070, 2016, E-Government
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Digital system for waste managment data
IT0071, 2016, E-Government
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Guidelines for Senate consultations
IT0072, 2016, Open Regulations
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Participa!
IT0017, 2014, E-Government
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Equip Public Administrations (PA) for Participation
IT0018, 2014, Capacity Building
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TransPArenti+1
IT0019, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Data Portal
IT0020, 2014, Access to Information
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Follow the Money (Soldipubblici)
IT0021, 2014, Access to Information
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Digital Citizenship
IT0022, 2014, Capacity Building
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Transparency Portal
IT0001, 2012, E-Government
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Better Regulatory Framework Against Corruption Within the Public Administration
IT0002, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Information System on the Status of Actions Falling Under the Unitary Regional Planning
IT0003, 2012, E-Government
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Cost Measurement and Reduction
IT0004, 2012, Public Participation
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How To... (Initiative to Promote Transparency on Public Authority’S Websites)
IT0005, 2012, E-Government
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Quantitative and Qualitative Development of Relations with Citizens and PA Stakeholders
IT0006, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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Facilitate Publication and Reuse of Public Data
IT0007, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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Enhancing the National Open Data Portal (Www.Dati.Gov.It)
IT0008, 2012, Access to Information
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Promoting National Open Data Standards
IT0009, 2012, Access to Information
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National Open Data Contest
IT0010, 2012, Access to Information
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Preparation of the National Plan for Smart Communities
IT0011, 2012, Subnational
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Public Consultation on New Policies and New Legislations
IT0012, 2012, Public Participation
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Enhancing Participation and Collaboration in Territorial Innovative Actions
IT0013, 2012, Subnational
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Opening up of New Areas for Public Service Development and Delivery
IT0014, 2012,
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ICT Infrastructure Enhancement in Public Administrations
IT0015, 2012, E-Government
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Cloud Computing Strategic Plan, Creation of PA Data Centres Within a Public-Private Partnership
IT0016, 2012, E-Government