Dissemination, training and awareness-raising on Open Government (ES0136)

8.2.2. Open Government Communication Strategy

Brief description

This commitment involves the development of an Open Government Communication Strategy, which includes a set of actions aimed at information, dissemination and awareness-raising, continuing and expanding the actions developed during the 4th Open Government Plan. The aim is to raise awareness among society as a whole—including public employees—of the importance of the values that underpin Open Government, such as transparency, participation, integrity, accountability and collaboration. This strategy seeks to strengthen democratic culture, promote active participation in public affairs and improve the quality of the relationship between citizens and the Administration.

Objectives

• To increase citizens' awareness of Open Government, with the aim of improving their relationship with the Administration, facilitating the effective exercise of the right of access to public information and encouraging more active participation in public affairs, especially through the Transparency Portal.
• To continue the awareness-raising actions initiated in the 4th Open Government Plan, promoting the values of transparency, participation, integrity, accountability and collaboration, and contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, in particular those aimed at building more inclusive, just and peaceful societies.
• Disseminate among citizens the various National Action Plans on Open Government, with special emphasis on Spain’s 5th OGP Plan, as well as the work carried out by the Open Government Partnership (OGP), reinforcing their knowledge and ownership by society."

8.2.3. Train and raise awareness among public employees in open government skills

Brief description

Expanding knowledge about open government among civil servants contributes to:
• Promote greater openness within the State, which involves comprehensively addressing a strategy for cultural change in public administration.
• Developing the necessary skills in public administration staff for an effective transformation of their working environments and, ultimately, of the way in which the administration conceives of itself and interacts with the society it serves.

Objectives

• Train public administration staff in the conceptual foundations, values, tools and strategies of open government so that they can bring about change in their work environments.
• Reinforce attitudes based on integrity, transparency, accountability, participation, and collaboration.
• Create networks that facilitate learning and knowledge management on open government and promote a multiplier effect.
• Incorporate the principles and practices of open government into training and learning processes"

8.2.4. Strengthen trust in institutions by bringing them closer to citizens

Brief description

The rapid pace of social and political change and the interdisciplinary approach required to address complex issues lead to a lack of understanding of the technical aspects and dynamics of public management, affecting citizens' perception of institutions and their trust in them. New strategies must therefore be adopted to improve the quality of participation in the public sphere.

Objectives

Promote, strengthen and improve the quality of participation in public management to raise awareness among citizens and public employees about their important role in institutions and good administration. Enhance the role of our local governments by increasing transparency, open data and accountability in public administrations, through the development of actions aimed at improving and evaluating the results of public plans and programmes. Openness to new initiatives and practices through local government laboratories with a sense of public integrity, strengthening ethical values, raising awareness among society and public employees (particularly at the local level) about the values of open government, contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda by improving the quality and strength (robustness) of institutions and trust in public servants and citizens.by improving the quality and strength (robustness) of institutions and trust in public servants and citizens

8.2.5. Training in the fundamentals of open government

Brief description
Implementation of a training programme on the fundamentals and guiding principles of Open Government for AESA public employees throughout 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. This will be included in the Agency's Annual Training Plan.

Objectives

• To provide AESA public employees with a set of educational resources and/or activities that will enable them to learn about the principles and values of Open Government.
• Promote access to information on Open Government.

8.2.6. Training activities on cross-cutting values related to open government

Brief description

The Cross-cutting Values subprogramme consists of courses on Public Ethics and Open Government. With the aim of emphasising the importance of the content of this sub-programme and encouraging training in cross-cutting values, these training activities do not count towards the maximum number of courses that can be requested and taken, which makes it easier for everyone to access them without reducing their training opportunities in other subjects. Commitment to expand the cross-cutting values sub-programme to include training in quality and transparency in addition to the above subjects. The aim is to make it more attractive to employees in the department.

Objectives

Strengthen the attitudes of public administration staff in their relations with citizens, basing them on integrity, transparency, participation and collaboration, and create networks that facilitate learning and knowledge management on open government and promote a multiplier effect.