Create Canary Islands Network of Open Government (ES0081)

What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? Promoting the principles of Open Government and generating synergies between key agents for the development of projects in this field, given that the need to establish a framework of collaboration and exchange of experiences between public entities of different levels has been detected.

Objectives of the commitment ‐ To promote the interadministrative cooperation of the Canary Islands. ‐ To normalise the collaboration between the different Public Administrations and civil society. ‐ To promote the efficiency of procedures and innovation in the public sector. ‐ To generate tools, methods and systems of cooperation and coordination between the different levels of government. ‐ To facilitate the interaction and generation of synergies between key agents in the field of Open Government. ‐ To foster the exchange of experiences and mutual learning about the topics related to Open Government. ‐ To promote the visibility and knowledge of the Open Government actions among society. ‐ To streamline coordination among the different levels of government and local governments to promote the integration of the citizenship and society in the Open Government actions.

Brief description of the commitment Constitution of a Canary Islands Network of Open Government as a meeting point between the bodies of the Public Administration of the Canary Islands.

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? The Network helps to facilitate the collaboration and coordination between professionals of the public administration, and to facilitate the integration of the principles of Open Government in the internal processes of the Public Administration of the Canary Islands, as well as in its services.

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 citizenship to participate in making public decisions with the objective of achieving better results and better democratic quality The commitment presented is framed within the scope of collaboration of the Open Government. Through the collaboration between bodies of different levels of Public Administration of the Canary Islands the creation of public value is promoted through fostering the collaboration and coordination between civil servants of different branches and administrative levels. It delves deeper into transparency, open data and accountability of Public Administrations through carrying out actions aimed at its improvement and the evaluation of the results of the plans and programmes It is intended to normalise the open government actions in all of the administrations of the Canary Islands, which involves going deeper into all of them in actions related to Open Government, such as data openness, transparency, accountability and citizen participation. 194 It contributes to building a system of public integrity, strengthening the ethical values and mechanisms to bolster the integrity of the public institutions and reinforce the trust of the citizenship The Network Canary Island of Open Government contributes to developing a System of Public Integrity as the collaboration helps to promote communication, transparency and honesty among professionals of the public administration. 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 The Open Government actions are closely linked with the Sustainable Development Goals: 16 on "Peace, justice and solid institutions" which is intended to contribute to improving the transparency, participation and collaboration of the public institutions and local agents; and 17 "Alliances to achieve the goals", which promotes the collaboration between the public and private sector and civil society to contribute to sustainable development.

Additional information Activities of the commitment Start date End date Analysis and detection of key agents to constitute the Network. 01/10/2020 30/11/2020 Contact with the key agents of the Network. 01/12/2020 31/12/2020 Design of the collaboration channels. 01/10/2020 31/12/2020 Creation and development of the network. 01/01/2021 30/09/2024 Promotion and dissemination of the network. 01/03/2021 31/05/2021