Citizen participation: population advancing in the levels of citizen participation towards the appropriation of new spaces for community (CRSRC0001)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Sarchí, Costa Rica, 2023 – 2024
Inception Report: Not available
Commitment Start: Jun 2023
Commitment End: Jan 2024
Institutions involved:
- Municipalidad
- Colectivo Verolís
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Civic Participation
Description
Commitment ID
CRSRC0001
Commitment Title
Citizen participation: in relation to this element, two areas are envisioned; the first has to do with the population advancing in the levels of citizen participation towards the appropriation of new spaces for community
Problem
Lack of regulations on the importance of citizen participation in local government decision making, for which it is proposed to develop a proposal together with the citizens on this issue in order to empower the active forces of the canton.
Status quo
Citizen participation implies a process of social construction of public policies, considering that these arise from actions and omissions. Hence, from the co-creation process it was possible to identify that there is still a lack of knowledge on the part of citizens about the participation spaces in which they can get involved and the importance of these spaces for making decisions that affect or have an impact on citizens.
Action
Conduct a citizen consultation to identify the best channels for disseminating information on municipal activities and cantonal activities.
Disseminate quarterly bulletins on the municipality's projects in order to keep citizens informed.
Diversify the communication format towards the use of resources that promote the inclusion of the visually and hearing impaired population.
Create biannual spaces for listening and accountability with the various populations of the canton.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
Through citizen participation we will be able to activate citizens to become involved in public affairs, so that decisions are made in a co-created manner.
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
Citizen participation through involvement in public management and decision-making ensures management oversight and real accountability. Finally, the responsibility in the elaboration and implementation of a municipal open government policy that strengthens citizen participation and access to public information.
Primary Policy Area
Civic Space
Primary Sector
Education
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Civic Participation | Citizen participation strengthens local democracy, improves public services and generates a sense of belonging and empowerment. |