Preparation and implementation of a Valencian strategy of open data (ES0111)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Spain Action Plan 2020-2024
Action Plan Cycle: 2020
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality. Valencian Community Regional Government. Directorate General of Transparency, Citizen Service and Good Governance
Support Institution(s): Other actors involved (Public) ‐ Other departments of the Valencian Community and its instrumental public sector. Especially the Directorate General of Technologies of Information and Communication (DGTIC), the Valencian Cartography Institute and Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society ‐ Provincial councils Other actors involved (Civil Society) Universities and infomediaries
Policy Areas
Access to Information, E-Government, Open Data, Subnational, Sustainable Development GoalsDescription
What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? In its activity, the administration generates a large volume of data that have great economic and social potential. However, these data are not taken advantage of because they are not open and accessible, or because they are not organised in formats and information systems that allow them to be reused. The analysis and management of data are of capital importance and they determine the success and capacity to innovate of governments and companies. In addition, as has been shown by the COVID‐19 crisis, data have an essential role in the accountability and trust of the citizenship. In a context like the current one, in which all actors of the globalised world are defining their models and strategies to take advantage of the opportunities of data, it is essential to take advantage of all the potentialities of public data and do so in a strategic and organised manner, taking into account criteria of ethics and public values.
Objectives of the commitment This commitment strives for data generated by the public administration to be open and reusable by default, in order to achieve the following objectives: For the citizenship, civil society and companies to generate economic and social value based on reusing public data. To improve public decision‐making and the quality of the services based on the analysis of data about the impact of public policies and administrative activity, thus promoting evidence‐based evaluation and decisions. To promote accountability in the action of governing and public administration. To promote the modernisation of the public administration in its internal functioning through interoperability and generalisation of the use of data. Brief description of the commitment Preparation and implementation of a Valencian strategy of open data for the openness and reuse of data in Valencian public administrations
How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? The preparation, development and implementation of a Valencian Open Data Strategy is the commitment of the Valencian Community to carry out the regulatory, technological, organisational and governance changes necessary to consolidate a Valencian model of governance of the data that allow all potentialities of the management of data to create economic and social value, to improve public decision‐making and to facilitate accountability, putting the 163 data at the service of the citizenship and public interest, and reinforcing ethics, and public and democratic values in the use thereof.
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. Open data represent a change in the way of understanding the relationship between the administration and the citizenship. It is based on the premise that it is necessary and appropriate to collaborate between the public institutions and the citizenship to jointly produce goods and products of social interest, and for that reason, an important part of the efforts are directed towards fostering and reinforcing the collaboration with the reuser agents of civil society. In addition, open data foster the empowerment of the citizenship to provide tools to participate in the public debate (directly or through infomediary agents) and citizen control of the public affairs from a place of informed knowledge. In turn, this will help improve the democratic quality and public debate. 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. The commitment especially contributes to these values. It is intended to carry out the necessary changes to achieve data openness from the design, and by default, in the administration and providing information and public data (with all of its potentialities) to serve the citizenship and the public interest. However, it is also intended to advance in a more sophisticated notion of transparency that allows guaranteeing the updating and quality of the information at the same time, which modernises the internal administrative management through the best efficiency in the processes. Finally, it also delves deeper into the accountability and improvement of public services, given that it allows, both the administration and the citizenship, to better evaluate the public policies and services through the analysis of data, thus favouring the better decision‐making and citizen control of public management. 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 availability of updated public data about public management and the activity of the administration and creation of tools for evaluation and accountability is one way of bringing the citizenship closer to the institutions and making transparency be a support for reinforcing confidence in the institutions. In addition, the cross‐cutting process of openness and reuse of public data will be combined with the definition of an ethics of the data that reinforces its public value and that is based on trust in the use of data by the citizenship. 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 This commitment seeks to generate an impact both within the public administration and in society. Within the administration, it seeks to transversally change the culture and dynamic of functioning of the public organisations in order to guarantee a good management of data that is oriented towards the citizenship. In turn, this will be passed onto the training and awareness raising on the improvement opportunities that it represents. The openness of public information is conditioned to having information systems that allow providing the citizenship with quality data. For that reason, it is necessary to implement transparency and the openness of data from the design of both administrative procedures and in the creation of new information IT systems or adapting the existing ones, with the corresponding implication of the civil servant staff. With respect to society, it is essential to raise awareness among the citizenship about the possibilities of reuse that data openness allows for, both in terms of creation of new services, applications and products, and in the improvement of the evaluation of public management through the analysis of data. In addition, this commitment significantly contributes to achieving the sustainable development goals, such as Goal 9 in relation to technology and innovation and Goal 16 for promoting just peaceful and inclusive societies. With 164 respect to the latter, it corresponds to the goals of creating effective and transparent institutions that are accountable and guarantee public access to information.
Additional information ‐Generating value and knowledge through openness and reuse of data is one of the strategic lines that is contained within the Biennial Transparency Plan of the Generalitat that is currently in force (accessible at http://www.gvaoberta.gva.es/es/i‐pla‐biennal‐de‐transparencia‐de‐la‐generalitat‐2019‐2021), specifically strategic line 5. This strategic line contains two measures: strategy to reuse public information from the Autonomous Region of Valencia and expansion of the data sets offered on the Open Data Website, favouring the interoperability and reuse. Measure 5.1. The strategy to reuse public information from the Autonomous Region of Valencia includes the following actions: 60. Autonomous Region strategy of open data: To prepare a new Autonomous Region strategy for open data that identifies and fosters the use of open data and their inclusion into the Open Data Website. 61. Preparation of an Open Data Guide: Drafting of a guide to identify and facilitate the publication of reusable data sets in the scope of the Administration of the Generalitat and its autonomous region bodies in the Open Data Website. 62. Qualitative improvement of the Open Data Website: To improve and redesign the Open Data Website, favouring its usability and providing it with new utilities that favour the use of open data coming from the Generalitat and its instrumental public sector. 63. Dissemination and promotion of the use of open data: Scheduling of actions to disseminate knowledge and foment the use of the open data offered on the Open Data Website of the Generalitat. 64. Geopositioning of publishable data: Strengthen the consultation and access to the data present on the transparency and open data Websites through including graphic displays for representing the geopositioned data. 65. Minimal and unique identification of the publishable data: To guarantee the homogeneity of the formats of the documents and the data sets published on the transparency and open data Websites of the Generalitat and guarantee the interoperability and integrity of the documentation and data provided to the citizenship. Measure 5.2. Expansion of the data sets offered on the Open Data Website and favouring the interoperability and reusable formats includes the following actions: 66. Identification of the data published on the Open GVA that can be incorporated into the Open Data Website: Increase the data sets available on the Open Data Website of the Generalitat. 67. Expansion of the content of the Open Data Website of the Generalitat: Identify, catalogue and expand the Generalitat's groups of public information that are provided to the citizenship through the Open Data Website and identify those groups that have already been published that must be updated. 68. Incorporation of the statistics prepared by the central body of statistics of the Generalitat into the Open GVA and Open Data Websites: Improve access to the statistical information provided by the Generalitat. The first action of this commitment, that is promoted by the project, has been the design and creation of a new open data Website oriented towards the reuse and development of a community of reusers with new sections, with new data sets of interest to the citizenship and with improvements and functionalities. This Website has been presented in June 2020. 165 In addition, the Generalitat is also promoting instruments in parallel to better manage the data, such as the Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Autonomous Region of Valencia (http://www.presidencia.gva.es/es/inteligenciaartificialcv ).
Activities of the commitment Start date End date Organising and involving the transparency units and commissions of the ministries, within the framework of the interdepartmental technical transparency commission, in coordinating the process of openness and reuse of data in each Ministry. September 2020 December 2020 Preparation of the coordination and monitoring procedure for the update and improvement of the open data Website. September 2020 February 2021 Approval of a new transparency and good governance law that establishes the bases to reach openness from the design, and by default September 2020 February 2021 Adherence to the International Open Data Letter January 2021 March 2021 Preparation and approval of the Valencian open data strategy January 2021 December 2021 Implementation of the Valencian open data strategy January 2022 June 2023 Incorporation of data sets of agreements with priority and value and improvement of the open data Website September 2020 December 2022 Carrying out actions of dissemination, discussion and collaboration for the consolidation of an ecosystem of reuser agents January 2021 December 2022 Development of collaboration mechanisms for the openness and sharing of data between all Valencian public administrations, especially local entities September 2020 December 2021 Evaluation and monitoring January 2023 December 2023
Commitments
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Reform laws related to transparency and access to information
ES0044, 2020, Access to Information
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Establish transparency certification system for public and private institutions
ES0045, 2020, E-Government
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Improve central government's transparency website
ES0046, 2020, E-Government
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Incorporate EU direction on open public sector data
ES0047, 2020, Access to Information
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Increase publication of budget and public contracting information
ES0048, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Open data related to training of civil servants
ES0049, 2020, Access to Information
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Improve access to information in Business Registry
ES0050, 2020, E-Government
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Promote citizen participation in public affairs
ES0051, 2020, Capacity Building
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Improve traceability of regulatory draft and approval processes
ES0052, 2020, Capacity Building
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Diagnose and strengthen public integrity systems
ES0053, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Establish law regarding lobbying transparency
ES0054, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Reform law regarding conflicts of interest
ES0055, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Identify and encourage ethical uses of artificial intelligence within public sector
ES0056, 2020, Automated Decision-Making
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Establish legal whistleblower protections
ES0057, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Provide open government training to public
ES0058, 2020, Capacity Building
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Prepare guide on open government
ES0059, 2020, Sustainable Development Goals
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Provide professional training and materials for women in rural communities
ES0060, 2020, Capacity Building
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Implement and evaluate open government training for civil servants
ES0061, 2020, Capacity Building
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Disseminate information and raise awareness of open government principles
ES0062, 2020, E-Government
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Promote research on open government principles
ES0065, 2020, Capacity Building
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Disseminate research on open government principles
ES0066, 2020, E-Government
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Observatory of Open Government
ES0067, 2020, E-Government
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Create Observatory of best open government practices in Spain
ES0068, 2020, E-Government
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Creation of a Committee of Patients and Users
ES0069, 2020, Health
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Incorporate patient associations in developing Clinical Practise Guides
ES0070, 2020, Health
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Incorporate patient associations in new working groups
ES0071, 2020, Health
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Increase participation of Roma People in health policy
ES0072, 2020, Health
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Prevent and manage health supply problems
ES0073, 2020, Health
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Publish data regarding adverse reactions to medications
ES0074, 2020, E-Government
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Publish open data for the Spanish Tourism Quality System
ES0075, 2020, Access to Information
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Extend access to digital infrastructure
ES0076, 2020, Infrastructure & Transport
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Promote integration of open geographic data
ES0077, 2020, Access to Information
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Publish significant data regarding housing sector
ES0078, 2020, E-Government
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Promote citizen participation in debating the Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility Strategy
ES0079, 2020, E-Government
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Create website for open climate data
ES0080, 2020, Access to Information
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Create Open Registry of Climate Information of Spain (RAICES)
ES0081, 2020, Access to Information
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Regulate citizen collaboration on meterology
ES0082, 2020, Environment and Climate
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Facilitate public participation in marine NATURA 2000 NETWORK
ES0083, 2020, Environment and Climate
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Open participation process regarding MeteoAlerta plan
ES0084, 2020, Environment and Climate
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Modify decree on State Council for the Natural Heritage and Biodiversity
ES0085, 2020, Environment and Climate
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Establish mechanisms to reconsider coastal governance
ES0086, 2020, Environment and Climate
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Increase public participation in coastal protection strategies
ES0087, 2020, Environment and Climate
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Increase access to and comprehension of legal knowledge
ES0088, 2020, E-Government
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Establish channels for citizens to propose research topics to Sociological Research Centre
ES0089, 2020, Public Participation
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Publish information related to financing and performance of science and innovation
ES0090, 2020, E-Government
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Publish information regarding Aneca accreditation process
ES0091, 2020, Education
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Promote participation of university community in regulatory design processes
ES0092, 2020, E-Government
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Publish mandate commitments to allow for social auditing
ES0093, 2020, E-Government
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Encourage citizen participation through online platform
ES0094, 2020, Capacity Building
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Create citizen Monitoring Space for anti-corruption strategy
ES0095, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Publish open data to promote gender equality policies
ES0096, 2020, Access to Information
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Develop regulation for evaluating public service quality
ES0097, 2020, Legislation & Regulation
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Draft Institutional Integrity Framework Programme
ES0098, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Develop and monitor ICSS platform for citizen feedback and information requests
ES0099, 2020, Access to Information
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Offer electronic administrative services and channels for citizen participation
ES0100, 2020, E-Government
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Improve transparency and accessiblity of open government website
ES0101, 2020, E-Government
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Implement open government training plan for civil servants
ES0102, 2020, Capacity Building
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Publish data on Open Data Website
ES0103, 2020, Access to Information
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Draft Strategic Transparency Plan
ES0104, 2020, Capacity Building
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Draft citizen participation law
ES0105, 2020, Legislation & Regulation
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Draft code of ethics for administration
ES0106, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Improve public access to transparency and open data websites
ES0107, 2020, Access to Information
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Create catalogue of public information for transparency and open data websites
ES0108, 2020, Access to Information
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Strengthen institutional integrity of Murcia region
ES0109, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Promote youth participation in designing public policies
ES0110, 2020, E-Government
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Preparation and implementation of a Valencian strategy of open data
ES0111, 2020, Access to Information
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Promote citizen participation in developing budgets
ES0112, 2020, E-Government
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Strengthen institutional integrity in Valencia
ES0113, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Increase citizen participation in designing public services
ES0114, 2020, Public Participation
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Ensure greater accessibility in participating in public decisions
ES0115, 2020, E-Government
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Improve youth participation in Aragón
ES0116, 2020, Capacity Building
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Increase democratic innovation and participation through LAAAB Space
ES0117, 2020, E-Government
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Improve citizen participation in drafting public policies
ES0118, 2020, E-Government
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Develop transparency training course for civil servants
ES0119, 2020, Access to Information
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Centralize open data catalogues through website
ES0120, 2020, Access to Information
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Create Canary Islands Network of Open Government
ES0121, 2020, Subnational
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Publish and encourage use of open data
ES0122, 2020, Access to Information
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Encourage participation of children and teens in Navarra
ES0123, 2020, Capacity Building
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Streamline processing of right to information requests
ES0124, 2020, Access to Information
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Create citizen laboratories for improving public services
ES0125, 2020, E-Government
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Implement electronic processing of conflict of interest reporting
ES0126, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Open participation channels for citizen evaluation of public services
ES0127, 2020, Capacity Building
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Analyze and simplify regulations on open government
ES0128, 2020, Regulatory Governance
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Training for civil servants on open government principles
ES0129, 2020, Capacity Building
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Draft and approve law on transparency
ES0130, 2020, Access to Information
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Draft and approve regulations regarding transparency and right to information
ES0131, 2020, Access to Information
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Design online platform for local citizen participation
ES0132, 2020, E-Government
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Design and implement public hearings for matters of general interest
ES0133, 2020, Public Participation
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Implement indicators to evaluate public policy
ES0134, 2020, E-Government
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Design tools to improve transparency website
ES0135, 2020, Capacity Building
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Ensure clear and transparent communication to citizens
ES0136, 2020, Capacity Building
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Create online catalogue of public information
ES0137, 2020, E-Government
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Draft and approve law on transparency and right to information
ES0138, 2020, Access to Information
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Publish all information related to drafting regulations
ES0139, 2020, E-Government
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Update design of transparency website
ES0140, 2020, E-Government
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Approve regulation related to transparency and open government
ES0141, 2020, Legislation & Regulation
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Training for civil servants on open government principles
ES0142, 2020, Capacity Building
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Raise awareness among civil society on participating in transparency efforts
ES0143, 2020, Subnational
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Promote commitment of youth in citizen participation
ES0144, 2020, Fiscal Openness
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Create plan to strengthen the Network of Local Entities in Transparency and Participation
ES0145, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Creation of an Open Government Forum
ES0024, 2017, Public Participation
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Sectoral Commision on Open Government
ES0025, 2017, Capacity Building
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Local Authorities for Transparency and Citizen Participation
ES0026, 2017, Access to Information
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Open Government Initiatives Abroad
ES0027, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Participatory Web Space on Open Government
ES0028, 2017, Capacity Building
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Observatory on Participation
ES0029, 2017, Capacity Building
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Participatory Budgeting
ES0030, 2017, E-Government
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Young People in Public Policies
ES0031, 2017, Capacity Building
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Transparency Portal and the Right of Access
ES0032, 2017, Access to Information
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Information Disclosure Program and Its Reuse
ES0033, 2017, Access to Information
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Citizen’S Folder
ES0034, 2017, E-Government
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ARCHIVE System
ES0035, 2017, Access to Information
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Regulations for the Transparency Law
ES0036, 2017, Access to Information
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Expand Economic-Financial Center
ES0037, 2017, Access to Information
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Coordination of the Cadastre and the Land Registry
ES0038, 2017, Capacity Building
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Information on Gender-Based Violence
ES0039, 2017, Gender
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Training of Public Employees
ES0040, 2017, Capacity Building
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Awareness-Raising and Training of Civil Society
ES0041, 2017, Capacity Building
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Education in Open Government
ES0042, 2017, Capacity Building
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Open Justice in Spain
ES0043, 2017, Access to Information
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Transparency Portal
ES0014, 2014, Access to Information
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Spanish Archives Portal, PARES
ES0015, 2014, E-Government
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Open Education Resources
ES0016, 2014, Education
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Accessibility of National Health System Microdata
ES0017, 2014, Access to Information
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Access to and Re-Use of Geographic Information
ES0018, 2014, Public Participation
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Programmes on Opening up Information and Its Re-Use in the Public Sector
ES0019, 2014, Access to Information
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Portal of the Administration of Justice
ES0020, 2014, Access to Information
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Greater Control and Transparency in Public Grants
ES0021, 2014, Civic Space
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Creation of the Spanish Council on Drug Dependence
ES0022, 2014, Health
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Increased Participation of Sector Stakeholders in Defining the Goals of the National Maritime Rescue Plans.
ES0023, 2014, Environment and Climate
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Law on Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Governance
ES0001, 2012, Access to Information
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Transparency and Accountability in the Official Development Assistance
ES0002, 2012, Aid
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Law of Budgetary Stability and Financial Sustainability
ES0003, 2012, Fiscal Openness
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Law Reform Grants
ES0004, 2012, Civic Space
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E-Justice
ES0005, 2012, E-Government
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Promotion of Social Networks to Facilitate Citizen Participation
ES0006, 2012, E-Government
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Publication of Statistical Data on Crime
ES0007, 2012, E-Government
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Review and Regulatory Simplification
ES0008, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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E-Health
ES0009, 2012, Health
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RED System
ES0010, 2012, E-Government
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Streamlining Environmental Assessment Procedures
ES0011, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Streamlining Procedures for Business Creation
ES0012, 2012, E-Government
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Reduction of Administrative Burdens for Farmers and Ranchers
ES0013, 2012, Subnational