Education and Training in Open Government (ES0050)

7.1
What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? To contribute to training the citizenry and the actors involved in topics related to open government Objectives of the commitment To improve the training of the citizenry and the actors involved in topics related to open government

Brief description of the commitment Open government training activity (online and open) with two versions: one of which is informative, intended for the citizenry in general; the other is more technical, intended for experts, academics, the third sector, etc. It is intended to serve as a pilot experience, with the possibility of providing it to other institutions if the results recommend it.

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? Training is a constant need. Not just initial training, directed to those who know nothing about the system, but also refreshers for those who do know about it, but may need to be updated or dig deeper into it.

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? It promotes, strengthens and improves the quality of participation in the public management, allowing the citizenry to participate in making public decisions with the objective of achieving better results and better democratic quality. It raises awareness among society and civil servants on values of Open Government, contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in order to advance towards a just, peaceful and inclusive society.

Additional information Activities of the commitment Start date End date Detection of needs and design of learning modules 01/09/2020 01/12/2020 Drafting of teaching materials 01/02/2021 01/06/2021 Offer through a platform of online courses and development of the training 01/10/2021 30/06/2022

7.2
"What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? To contribute to the knowledge and training about open government for the citizenry in general Objectives of the commitment Dissemination, among the citizenry, of the basic principles that underpin open government

Brief description of the commitment Preparation of a Guide on Open Government that serves to disseminate the basic principles that underpin Open Government, intended for the citizenry in general, but also for professional sectors or representatives of social interests related to open government and its principles.

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? It makes resources regarding collaboration, transparency, participation and accountability more accessible to the citizenry.

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? It promotes, strengthens and improves the quality of participation in the public management, allowing the citizenry to participate in making public decisions with the objective of achieving better results and better democratic quality It raises awareness among society and civil servants of the Public Administrations on values of Open Government, contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in order to advance towards a just, peaceful and inclusive society

Additional information Activities of the commitment Start date End date Preparation of the Guide 15/01/2021 30/09/2021 Presentation of the Guide 01/10/2021 01/11/2021 Dissemination of the Guide 01/11/2022 30/06/2024"

7.3
"What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? The rural world, especially in Autonomous Communities with a high degree of geographic scattering and low population density, presents special difficulties in the access to the quality training offer. These difficulties, which affect the adult population in general, acquire a distinguished value in the case of women, who may face obstacles in their possibilities of being promoted personally and their professional development, as well as an effective exercise by the citizenry of conditions of equality. The demographic challenge requires searching for solutions that incentivise people to remain in the rural environment and that promote citizens to return to small towns in order to constitute stable nuclei of population that generate new opportunities of social and professional development. Given that the depopulation of the rural environment is not because of its rural nature, the well‐being of this population must be improved (with an essential budget to keep them in the territory) through measures that, in a social and democratic State of Law, like ours, they have the objective of having permanent living conditions in rural communities. The provision of services becomes fundamental, including educational and opportunities that offer permanent learning. As per this approach, women who live and work in rural areas require special attention because they are faced with challenges to set up their lives and professions. Sufficient access to the training offer, with the possibility of balance and quality, which allows reducing the digital divide and consolidation of professional skills is a first order need. Another first order need is the development of digital skills in order to be able to safely and critically use digital technologies for work and for women in all areas of rural communities to participate. In light of this situation, it has been decided to open new Mentor Classrooms that, in addition to increasing in number (which in the next four years may reach a figure of approximately 3,000), may contribute to alleviate the training and economic migration and to promote digital literacy and equality of access to permanent training through the internet, thus taking advantage of the possibilities of information technology and communication in the distance learning process. From this perspective, the new Mentor Classrooms will adapt their training offer to related professional environments. At first, they will be adapted to the needs of rural development, as well as the possibility to receive accreditation through the procedure set forth for the accreditation of professional skills acquired by non‐formal routes of training. This will allow capitalising from the lessons, laying the foundation for these citizens to progress in the educational and training systems, and contribute to establish a population in the rural environment from the understanding that the quality of life in the rural environment, is at least comparable to that of territories that are more densely populated. Within this framework, it seeks to reach agreements and pacts with local entities and non‐profit organisations. An example of this is the collaboration protocol already reached with the Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FRWA).

Objectives of the commitment - Improvement of the professional skills of people participating in the activities carried out in the Mentor Classrooms, especially with regard to digital skills. - Improvement of professional skills of people participating in activities carried out by the Mentor Classrooms with regard to emerging sectors, with economic potential in the applicable environment and in order to achieve a greater diversification of the rural economy. - To facilitate the participation in accreditation processes of professional skills acquired via non‐formal training. 90 - To contribute, as a complement, to establish the population in the rural environment, thus reinforcing the set of responses related to the demographic challenge. - To help mitigate the gender asymmetries within the rural context by promoting women's access to training opportunities that strengthen their professional qualification, level of employability and entrepreneurship possibilities, as well as exercising their fundamental, constitutionally recognised rights in equal conditions, regardless of where they live.

Brief description of the commitment Accessibility to spaces and training materials by the Ministry of Education and Professional Training with the Mentor Classroom programme to improve, reinforce and consolidate the professional and digital skills of women living in rural communities.

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? The development of actions focused on the environment of sectors of the population in which a training and accreditation need has been detected in emerging sectors, and especially focused on ICTs, which will facilitate resolving the digital divide and accessibility to training. It will lay the foundation for citizens to access the process of continuing education, and contribute to establish the population in rural environments

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? It promotes, strengthens and improves the quality of participation in the public management, allowing the citizenry to participate in making public decisions with the objective of achieving better results and better democratic quality Mentor Classroom, in both the remote training programme supported by the intensive use of information and communication technologies, trains the population on the use of tools and how to resolve problems on technological environments. This is a basic cross‐cutting skill that can be transferred to other social contexts and professional situations, as well as tackling everyday tasks that are carried out digitally (including activities that are provided by the public administration electronically). It raises awareness among society and civil servants about the values of Open Government, contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in order to advance towards a just, peaceful and inclusive society Mentor Classroom, both with regard to the training platform oriented towards satisfying the needs for continuing education and development of competencies of the adult population, is developed through the establishment of conventions between the Ministry of Education and Professional Training and Autonomous Regions, Local Entities or through Non‐profit Organisations. The fact that the programme requires the involvement of several levels of the administration means that it has a transversality in accordance with the values of open government. In addition, the development of the Programme generates inter‐institutional synergies that empower their capacity to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals included in the 2030 Agenda; including, SDG 4 (""guaranteeing an inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote permanent learning opportunities for everyone"") and SDG 11 (""making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable""). Finally, it proceeds to indicate that the transformational impact of the opening of new Mentor Classrooms and identifying women living in rural communities as a target audience may relate to the Agenda and attention dedicated to adult learning and all types of illiteracies in order to be able to exercise rights in conditions of equality in any territory.

Additional information Relevance of the commitment to being a measure with power to: a) strengthen the network of educational public services and the model of providing this service in the rural nuclei where the new Mentor Classrooms will be located, b) to expand the learning opportunities through the development of a flexible training offering, which guarantees the principles of accessibility and equality, respecting the heterogeneity of personal and professional situations that 91 require the need for permanent learning in the adult population in general, c) guaranteeing permanence and success in the training progression of women, adapting the offer to the schedule availability and learning styles, and d) generating inter‐institutional and inter‐sectoral synergies to promote the role of women in rural development and encouraging rural entrepreneurship.

Activities of the commitment Start date End date Detection of needs 01/09/2020 31/12/2020 Design of the training plan 01/01/2021 30/03/2021 Opening of the Mentor Classrooms 01/04/2021 31/08/2021 Dissemination of the training plan 01/06/2021 31/08/2021 Execution of the training plan 02/09/2021 30/06/2024 Monitoring and adjustment of the training plan 02/09/2021 30/06/2024 Evaluation of the training plan 30/06/2024 30/09/2024"

7.4
"What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? Promoting greater openness of the State involves comprehensively addressing a strategy of cultural change in the Public Administration. Within this framework, training plays a key role in expanding knowledge of open government, promoting its principles and values and developing in civil servants public competencies that are necessary for an effective transformation of their work environments, and finally, in the way in which the Administration sees itself and interacts with the society it serves.

Objectives of the commitment  To train the staff of the Public Administration on the conceptual bases, values, tools and strategies of Open Government so that they can generate transformations in their work environments.  Reinforce their attitudes in relation to the citizenry based on integrity, transparency, accountability, participation and collaboration.  To generate networks that facilitate learning and management of knowledge about open government, and that promote the multiplier effect.  To incorporate the principles and practises of open government to the own processes of training and learning.

Brief description of the commitment The commitment involves carrying out a process of analysis, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of training activities intended for the staff of all Public Administrations. This process will include actions that provide it with greater transparency, participation and accountability and will promote collaboration among the different Public Administrations and with other social agents.

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? The commitment contributes to resolve the problem in several ways: ‐ It allows a greater number of civil servants to know what open government is and to provide them with tools to put it into practise, thus contributing to the transformation of its work environments. ‐ It contributes to the cultural change in Public Administrations. ‐ It generates networks of knowledge and learning, which expands its transformational power and contributes to strengthening the exchange of experiences and resources between Administrations. ‐ It incorporates into the training process itself the principles of open government, which allows

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? It promotes, strengthens and improves the quality of participation in public management, both in the preparation of the training plan itself and in the activities specifically aimed at creating skills among civil servants to facilitate citizen participation. It delves into the transparency, open data and accountability of the Public Administrations through carrying out training actions aimed at its improvement and through the monitoring and evaluation of the own training plan. It contributes to building a System of Public Integrity by including specific training actions and cross‐cutting content about ethics and the integrity of public institutions. 93 It raises awareness among the staff of the public administrations about the values of open government and includes activities open to a broader group of social actors, contributing to the fulfilment of the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda to advance towards an inclusive, just and peaceful society

Additional information This commitment has taken into account the evaluation of the 5th strategic line of the 3rd Open Government Action Plan (2017‐2019) and the report on the design of said Action Plan carried out by Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM), which recommendations have been incorporated.

Activities of the commitment Start date End date 1.‐ Analysis of needs. 2.‐ Design and publication of a specific multi‐annual training plan on open government integrated with the training plans of the NIPA. 3.‐ Dynamisation of a community about open government on the Professional Social Network of the NIPA. 4.‐ Execution of the plan (after 4 years) 5.‐ Monitoring of the training plan (each year) 6. Intermediate evaluation (every two years) 7. Final evaluation 01/09/2020 01/01/2020 01/10/2020 01/01/2021 15/12/2021 01/12/2022 01/12/2024 31/11/2020 31/01/2021 31/12/2024 31/12/2024 31/01/2024 15/02/2023 15/02/2025"

Action Plan Review

Commitment 7: Open government education and awareness-raising