Open government culture (MXMEX0009)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico, 2021 – 2023, Action plan – Mexico State, Mexico, 2021 – 2022
Inception Report: Inception Report – Action plan – Mexico State, Mexico, 2021 – 2022
Commitment Start: Feb 2022
Commitment End: May 2022
Institutions involved:
- Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de México y Municipios
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Access to information
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
The commitment activities will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
To view the detailed final assessment of this commitment read the End of Commitment Report
Description
Commitment ID
MXMEX0009
Commitment Title
Open government culture
Problem
Lack of interest and knowledge of transparency, access to public information and Open Government on the part of obliged subjects, civil society and citizens in general.
Status quo
Strategy for the promotion of Open Government Culture.
Causes:
- Lack of interest and lack of knowledge about transparency, access to public information and Open Government on the part of obligated subjects, civil society and citizens in general.
- Lack of means of participation that bring citizens closer to the authorities.
- Lack of awareness of the benefits of Open Government.
- Lack of articulation of the Open Government agenda betweent authorities.
- Lack of improvement of civic education in the State’s society.
Effects:
- Incomplete information provided by the Obliged Subjects, which generates distrust of its veracity with the citizenry.
- Lack of empathy with the determinations made in public spheres.
- Lack of interaction between government institutions and citizens (open government exercises).
- Parallel work without institutional guidance and inadequate practice in Open Government exercises.
- Weak involvement in the exercise of democratic rights.
Action
Articulate the local and municipal open government agendas, in order to convert them, in coordination with Civil Society Organisations, into a state strategy that allows progress towards the consolidation of institutional openness in the State of Mexico, based on the experiences accumulated in the three levels of government.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
It helps to identify local priorities on Open Government issues in order to articulate municipal agendas and consolidate an Open Government culture strategy through the exchange of best practices and awareness-raising for citizens and regulated entities in this area, which will also help to strengthen citizen empowerment in the long term. On the other hand, the exchange will allow the obligated entities and citizens to learn about success stories to replicate in their institutional environment.
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
Consolidate a diagnostic study on the current conditions of open government, as well as carry out promotion and dissemination activities on local practices that serve to feed back and strengthen open government processes. On the other hand, to achieve the exchange of good practices in the field to improve the general knowledge and culture of open government.
Primary Policy Area
Right to Information
Primary Sector
Other/NA
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Access to information | The advancement of knowledge of the Culture of Open Government, as well as the implementation of action plans at the local (municipal) level, makes it possible to contribute to the reduction of inequalities between men and women by advancing information disaggregated by sex and commitments that allude to inequalities between men and women. In this sense, the action plans incorporate the guidelines for open government exercises and attention to inequalities between men and women. The aim is to implement the gender perspective in all areas of commitment. |