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Gender Perspective to Access to Information (UY0109)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Uruguay Action Plan 2018-2020

Action Plan Cycle: 2018

Status: Active

Institutions

Lead Institution: the Unit for Access to Public Information (UAIP).

Support Institution(s): UAIP, AGESIC, Presidency of the Republic, MIDES, OPP, MSP, MI, Consultative Council for a Gender-Based Violence-Free Life, School of Law (Gender Program), Open Government Working Group, Cotidiano Mujer, Chamber of Industries, PIT-CNT, INEFOP, UNESCO

Policy Areas

Access to Information, Capacity Building, Gender, Legislation & Regulation, Legislative, Marginalized Communities, Open Parliaments, Participation in Lawmaking, Public Participation, Right to Information, Sustainable Development Goals

IRM Review

IRM Report: Uruguay Design Report 2018-2020

Starred: Pending IRM Review

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information

Potential Impact:

Implementation i

Completion: Pending IRM Review

Description

Gender perspective in Uruguay's policies on transparency and access to public information Commitment start and end date: September 2018 to June 2020. Institution or actor responsible for the implementation: the Unit for Access to Public Information (UAIP). New Commitment. Theme: Access to Public Information, Diversity-Gender Commitment description What is the commitment? To include the gender perspective into the system of the Right of Access to Public Information (DAIP), as well as into the production, availability and publication of public information related to the rights of women in Uruguay. To prepare, in conjunction with organizations and public bodies linked to the topic, a manual of good practices to include the gender perspective into the information of specific agencies, areas, policies, programs and plans that are relevant to women's rights. To provide training and disseminate the manual resulting from the exchange process and stress the importance of the right of access to public information for the enforcement of women's rights. What is the problem that the commitment will address? The production, availability and publication of relevant and quality public information to improve and combat inequalities and gaps that impact the exercise of women's right of access to public information and the lack of a gender perspective in transparency policies and access to public information in Uruguay. How will the commitment contribute to solving the problem? The right of access to public information, in itself and as a key to access other rights, is vital to improving the situation of women. In addition, it is essential to have relevant and quality information that it is related to the public policies adopted by the countries regarding the problems, gaps and inequalities that affect women in society. This commitment will contribute directly by specifying what areas and what policies and/or public agencies should produce and make transparent public information that enables and facilitates the exercise of women's rights. OGP value to which this commitment will contribute. The commitment is believed to work towards transparency based on the premise that it will incorporate the gender perspective into the system of Right of Access to Public Information (DAIP), the production, availability and publication of public information related to the rights of women in Uruguay, as well as citizen participation since the manual of good practices will be developed among all the actors involved. Additional Information The commitment is part of a pilot project resulting from what was agreed with the Working Group on Transparency and Gender of the Transparency and Access Network (RTA) (Exchange network between agencies and/or public entities that carry out oversight functions in Transparency and the Right of Access to Public Information in Latin America) that defined the diagnosis of DAIP and the rights of women in the region. This diagnosis would be further developed in the case of five countries: Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, and Uruguay. The national reports will be taken as a basis for the present commitment, further elaborating on the condition of women regarding the exercise of the right of access to public information in order to draw up a set of good practices for the incorporation of the perspective of gender into policies on transparency and access to public information. It is linked to Goals No. 5 (Gender Equality), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), 16 (Peace, Justice and Solid Institutions). Objectives and/or milestones Description of objectives and/or milestones Start date End date To prepare the bases for a manual of good practices for the incorporation of the gender approach applicable to the production, collection, availability and publication of public information, especially aimed at public agencies that have key information from a gender perspective. September 2018 July 2019 To hold a consultation workshop to present the draft calling in public and private entities, civil society and the academia involved in the issue. June 2019 November 2019 To prepare the final document taking into account the contributions collected in the consultation. November 2019 March 2020 To carry out at least 2 training and dissemination activities of the final document of good practices. March 2020 June 2020 Contact Information Name of the responsible person Mariana Gatti Font Title, Department Coordinator of the Unit for Access to Public Information (UAIP) Email address and phone number mariana.gatti@agesic.gub.uy Name(s) of responsible technician(s) Graciela Romero Title, Department UAIP technical team Email address and phone number graciela.romero@agesic.gub.uy Other actors involved State Actors UAIP, AGESIC, Presidency of the Republic, MIDES, OPP, MSP, MI, Consultative Council for a Gender-Based Violence-Free Life, School of Law (Gender Program) CSOs, private sector, multilateral organizations, working groups Open Government Working Group, Cotidiano Mujer, Chamber of Industries, PIT-CNT, INEFOP, UNESCO

IRM Midterm Status Summary

Acceso a la Información Pública

11. Perspectiva de género en las políticas de transparencia y acceso a la información pública de Uruguay

Texto del compromiso como aparece en el plan de acción:

Incorporar la perspectiva de género al sistema de Derecho de Acceso a la Información Pública (DAIP), así como en la producción, disponibilidad y publicación de la información pública que se relaciona con los derechos de las mujeres en Uruguay. Elaborar en conjunto con organizaciones y organismos vinculados a la temática un manual de buenas prácticas para incorporar la perspectiva de género en la información de determinados organismos, áreas, políticas, programas y planes que son relevantes para los derechos de las mujeres. Capacitar y difundir el manual resultante del proceso de intercambio y en la importancia que posee el derecho de acceso a la información pública para la vigencia de los derechos de las mujeres.

Los hitos de este compromiso son:

  • Elaborar las bases de un manual de buenas prácticas para la incorporación del enfoque de género aplicable a la producción, recolección, disponibilidad y publicación de información pública, especialmente dirigido a los organismos públicos que poseen información clave desde una perspectiva de género.
  • Realizar un taller de consulta para presentación del borrador convocando a entidades públicas, privadas, sociedad civil, la academia, relacionadas con la temática.
  • Elaborar documento final tomando en cuenta los aportes recogidos en la consulta realizada.
  • Realizar al menos 2 actividades de capacitación y difusión del documento final de buenas prácticas.

Nota editorial: El texto completo del compromiso se encuentra en el Cuarto Plan de Acción Nacional de Gobierno Abierto de Uruguay 2018-2020, disponible aquí: https://goo.gl/XAMbNr

Fecha de inicio: Septiembre 2018              Fecha de término: Junio 2020

Contexto y objetivos

Las mujeres no acceden a la información pública con la misma facilidad, proporción y frecuencia que los hombres, aseguran distintas fuentes consultadas [46]. El derecho de acceso a la información pública, como llave para acceder a otros derechos, es clave para disponer de información pertinente y de calidad relacionada a las políticas públicas que adoptan los países respecto a los problemas o desigualdades que afectan a las mujeres. El acceso a la información puede ayudar a las mujeres a tomar decisiones más efectivas sobre aspectos fundamentales en sus vidas tales como la educación, la salud y el trabajo y es también un mecanismo para disminuir las asimetrías que enfrentan las mujeres en el ejercicio del derecho de acceso efectivo a la información.

A través de este compromiso se aspira a generar en forma participativa un manual de buenas prácticas para la incorporación del enfoque de género aplicable a la producción, recolección, disponibilidad y publicación de información pública. El manual dará cuenta de qué áreas y qué políticas u organismos públicos deben producir y transparentar información para posibilitar y facilitar el ejercicio de los derechos de las mujeres.

El compromiso se inserta en el marco de un proyecto piloto acordado con el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Transparencia y Género de Red de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública (RTA) [47] que definió realizar el diagnóstico del DAIP y los derechos de las mujeres en la región en cinco países: Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, México y Uruguay [48]. Los informes nacionales servirán de base para elaborar un conjunto de buenas prácticas de incorporación de la perspectiva de género en las políticas de transparencia y acceso a la información.

Las metas establecidas para este compromiso son los suficientemente específicas como para que su cumplimiento se pueda verificar objetivamente. En cuanto al impacto que puede tener su implementación, las investigadoras del IRM, consideran que, si bien darle una perspectiva de género al derecho de acceso a la información es clave para acceder a otros derechos, se considera que el manual de buenas prácticas propuesto como meta implicará un impacto menor en la política [49].

Siguientes pasos

Para que el documento de buenas prácticas tenga impacto en las políticas de acceso a la información, serán claves las instancias de difusión y capacitación en torno a su contenido. Se recomienda poner énfasis en estos aspectos durante la implementación, pero no se considera necesario darle continuidad en un próximo plan.

[46] Entre otros: Piñeiro R y Rossel C., “Del dicho al hecho: derecho de acceso a la información pública en Uruguay”, UCU, 2014. Disponible aquí: https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/uruguay/11587.pdf
[47] La RTA es una red de intercambio entre organismos y entidades públicas que desarrollan supervisión en funciones en Transparencia y el Derecho de Acceso a la Información Pública, ver: https://redrta.org
[49] Para poder evaluar más fehacientemente el impacto potencial se envió una consulta a referentes de organizaciones feministas vinculadas al gobierno abierto, pero no se había recibido respuesta al cierre de este informe. Consultas enviadas a personas referentes de Cotidiano Mujer, 5/3/2019 y 24/4/2019

Commitments

  1. Implementation of the National Water Plan

    UY0099, 2018, Access to Information

  2. Environmental Complaints' Management System

    UY0100, 2018, Capacity Building

  3. Monitoring and Reporting on Climate Change

    UY0101, 2018, Access to Information

  4. Observatory on Gender-Based Violence Against Women

    UY0102, 2018, Access to Information

  5. Gender-Based Violence Open Data

    UY0103, 2018, Access to Information

  6. Human Trafficking Prevention

    UY0104, 2018, Capacity Building

  7. Complaint Reception and Processing System

    UY0105, 2018, Anti-Corruption

  8. Electoral Process Data

    UY0106, 2018,

  9. National Transparency Index

    UY0107, 2018, E-Government

  10. Access to Information Law

    UY0108, 2018, Access to Information

  11. Gender Perspective to Access to Information

    UY0109, 2018, Access to Information

  12. State Web Portal

    UY0110, 2018, Access to Information

  13. Access to Judicial Processes

    UY0111, 2018, E-Government

  14. Public Hearings on Video

    UY0112, 2018, E-Government

  15. Transparency of Statistical Information of the Judicial Branch

    UY0113, 2018, Access to Information

  16. Open Municipalities

    UY0114, 2018, Access to Information

  17. Canelones' Participation System

    UY0115, 2018, Capacity Building

  18. Student Participation

    UY0116, 2018, Capacity Building

  19. Open Government Culture

    UY0117, 2018, Capacity Building

  20. National Dance Plan

    UY0118, 2018, Gender

  21. Human Rights Education Plan

    UY0119, 2018, Dispute Resolution & Legal Assistance

  22. Human Rights Report

    UY0120, 2018, Civic Space

  23. Sustainable Development Strategy

    UY0121, 2018, Public Participation

  24. Gender and Youth Perspective in Rural Areas

    UY0122, 2018, Gender

  25. Observatory for Equality and Non-Discrimination

    UY0123, 2018, Gender

  26. Improve Diversity in Government

    UY0124, 2018, E-Government

  27. Indicators of Welfare and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    UY0125, 2018, Access to Information

  28. Social Programs

    UY0126, 2018, Access to Information

  29. National Plan for Persons with Disabilities

    UY0127, 2018, Access to Justice

  30. Open Cadastre

    UY0128, 2018, Access to Information

  31. Budget Transparency Portal

    UY0129, 2018, Access to Information

  32. National Energy Efficiency Plan

    UY0130, 2018, Access to Information

  33. Industry, Energy and Mining Data Publication

    UY0131, 2018, Access to Information

  34. Information on Seized Goods and Foreign Trade Operations

    UY0132, 2018, E-Government

  35. Accountability for the Commitments of the Departmental Government of Rivera

    UY0133, 2018, Access to Information

  36. Quality Indicators of the Institutes of Highly Specialized Medicine

    UY0134, 2018, E-Government

  37. Open Hospital Discharge Records

    UY0135, 2018, Access to Information

  38. Open Data from Internet of Things

    UY0136, 2018, Access to Information

  39. Cybersecurity Strategy

    UY0137, 2018, E-Government

  40. Data for Social Development

    UY0088, 2016, Access to Information

  41. Citizen Access Point

    UY0089, 2016, Capacity Building

  42. Publishing Services and Devices in the Area of ​​Domestic Violence

    UY0090, 2016, Access to Information

  43. Adoption of Standard Open Contracting

    UY0091, 2016, Access to Information

  44. Financial Information Accessible and Open

    UY0092, 2016, Access to Information

  45. Budget Transparency Portal

    UY0085, 2016, Capacity Building

  46. Access to Information and Open Data in Rivera

    UY0093, 2016, Access to Information

  47. Starred commitment Citizen Monitoring Air Quality

    UY0097, 2016, Access to Information

  48. Data and Information Montevideo

    UY0098, 2016, Access to Information

  49. Departmental Policy Open Data

    UY0094, 2016, Access to Information

  50. Starred commitment Departmental Policy Open Government

    UY0095, 2016, Access to Information

  51. System Monitoring Utility Citizen

    UY0096, 2016, Capacity Building

  52. Closeness Government: Council of Ministers Open

    UY0059, 2016, E-Government

  53. National Youth Advisory Council

    UY0060, 2016, Capacity Building

  54. Strengthening the Culture of Citizen Participation in Uruguay (Phase2)

    UY0061, 2016, Capacity Building

  55. Promote and Strengthen the Autonomy of the Consultative Council of Civil Society Set up Under Law 19.122

    UY0062, 2016, Capacity Building

  56. Observatory Institutional Information and Statistical Data on Socio-Educational Policy in the Inisa

    UY0063, 2016, Capacity Building

  57. Consultations and Dialogue on International Instruments

    UY0064, 2016, Capacity Building

  58. Follow the Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

    UY0066, 2016, Capacity Building

  59. Nominations of Experts in the Universal System of Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (UN) and Inter-American System

    UY0067, 2016, Capacity Building

  60. Dialogue for the Analysis of the Impact of Information Society on Human Rights

    UY0065, 2016, Capacity Building

  61. Access to Information in the Judiciary

    UY0068, 2016, Access to Information

  62. Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

    UY0069, 2016, Capacity Building

  63. Environmental Monitoring Points

    UY0070, 2016, Access to Information

  64. Uruguay Species List

    UY0071, 2016, Access to Information

  65. Starred commitment National Water Plan

    UY0072, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  66. Postal Dialogue

    UY0073, 2016, Capacity Building

  67. Opening Data from the National Directorate of Industry

    UY0074, 2016, Access to Information

  68. Publication of Energy Data

    UY0075, 2016, Anti-Corruption

  69. Transparency and Open Data Education

    UY0076, 2016, Access to Information

  70. Formalize Building Maintenance in Schools Full Time: a Participatory Alternative

    UY0077, 2016, Capacity Building

  71. Inclusion and Continuing Education of People with Disabilities

    UY0078, 2016, Capacity Building

  72. Publication of Statistical Information on Socio-Educational Activities for Social Inclusion of Persons Deprived of Liberty

    UY0079, 2016, Access to Information

  73. Art Education: Dissemination of Educational Proposals and Preparation of a Conceptual Framework for Improving Public Policy

    UY0080, 2016, Capacity Building

  74. Dialogue and Information on Care System

    UY0081, 2016, Access to Information

  75. Information System for Monitoring Health Goals

    UY0082, 2016, Access to Information

  76. Starred commitment Right of Access to Public Information

    UY0083, 2016, Access to Information

  77. Open Data and Statistics

    UY0086, 2016, Access to Information

  78. Who Controls What? Online Catalog of the Functions and Powers of Existing Control State Agencies

    UY0087, 2016, Access to Information

  79. Monitoring of Non-Ionizing Radiation and Publication of Information

    UY0084, 2016, Capacity Building

  80. Strengthening the Culture of Citizen Participation in Uruguay

    UY0019, 2014, Capacity Building

  81. Open Government: Everyone's Business and All

    UY0020, 2014, Capacity Building

  82. Open Government Funds

    UY0021, 2014, Public Participation

  83. E-Collaboration Citizen: Tramites.Gub.Uy

    UY0022, 2014, E-Government

  84. Affirmative Action for People of African Descent: Transparency and Accountability

    UY0023, 2014, Capacity Building

  85. Improvement Plan Instances of Citizen Participation and the Link with Citizens Through the Inter Tables Public Social Policies

    UY0024, 2014, Capacity Building

  86. Urban Development Program "Barrio De Las Artes"

    UY0025, 2014, Capacity Building

  87. Dialogue and Consultation System

    UY0026, 2014, Public Participation

  88. Promotion and Dissemination of the Right of Access to Public Information

    UY0027, 2014, Access to Information

  89. E-Access: National System Requirements for Access to Public Information

    UY0028, 2014, Access to Information

  90. Responses to Requests for Access to Public Information

    UY0029, 2014, Access to Information

  91. Accessible Wide Board

    UY0030, 2014, Capacity Building

  92. Single Point of Access to Statistical Information Available in the State

    UY0031, 2014, E-Government

  93. Open Government Data

    UY0032, 2014, Access to Information

  94. Open Data for Policy Analysis

    UY0033, 2014, Access to Information

  95. Starred commitment Cadastre Open

    UY0034, 2014, E-Government

  96. Publication of Microdata Social Programs in Open Format

    UY0035, 2014, Access to Information

  97. Dissemination of Information for the Exercise of the Rights of Users of Health

    UY0036, 2014, Access to Information

  98. Open Data Aeroportuarios

    UY0037, 2014, Infrastructure & Transport

  99. Transparency in the Lifecycle of Projects Uruguayan Law

    UY0038, 2014, Access to Information

  100. Observatory Public Procurement

    UY0039, 2014, Anti-Corruption

  101. Starred commitment Single Sign-State Suppliers

    UY0040, 2014, Anti-Corruption

  102. National Public Software

    UY0041, 2014, Capacity Building

  103. Transparency in the Management of Cultural Projects

    UY0042, 2014, E-Government

  104. Transparency in the State Project Portfolio

    UY0043, 2014, E-Government

  105. Simplification Program and Online Procedures

    UY0044, 2014, E-Government

  106. Processing ID documents (CI) Abroad

    UY0045, 2014, Citizenship & Immigration

  107. Interactive Travel Itineraries

    UY0046, 2014, E-Government

  108. Certificate Issuing Service MiPyme Online

    UY0047, 2014, E-Government

  109. Map of the Education Offered by the National Administration of Public Education

    UY0048, 2014, E-Government

  110. New Web Portal for the Ministry of Economy and Finance

    UY0049, 2014, Access to Information

  111. Spatial Data Infrastructure

    UY0050, 2014, Capacity Building

  112. Starred commitment Citizen Points

    UY0051, 2014, E-Government

  113. Integration of the National Resource Guide with Geographic Information System

    UY0052, 2014, E-Government

  114. Made for Youth

    UY0053, 2014, E-Government

  115. Daily Closing Quotes Central Bank of Uruguay

    UY0054, 2014, E-Government

  116. Mobile Government

    UY0055, 2014, E-Government

  117. Teleimagenología Service - Salud.Uy Program

    UY0056, 2014, E-Government

  118. Quality Virtual Interaction with Citizenship

    UY0057, 2014, E-Government

  119. Starred commitment Integrated Management System Municipal Claims

    UY0058, 2014, E-Government

  120. Access to Public Information

    UY0001, 2012, Capacity Building

  121. Strengthen the Culture of Transparency

    UY0002, 2012, Access to Information

  122. National Transparency Award

    UY0003, 2012, Capacity Building

  123. E-Citizen Participation

    UY0004, 2012, Open Regulations

  124. Starred commitment Open Government Data

    UY0005, 2012, Access to Information

  125. Digital Literacy Plan

    UY0006, 2012, Capacity Building

  126. Purchasing Agency and Contracting

    UY0007, 2012, Anti-Corruption

  127. Government Resource Planning (GRP)

    UY0008, 2012,

  128. A System of Electronic Record

    UY0009, 2012, E-Government

  129. Uruguay Concursa

    UY0010, 2012, Labor

  130. National Public Software

    UY0011, 2012, E-Government

  131. Starred commitment Online Procedures and Services

    UY0012, 2012, E-Government

  132. E-Funds Citizens

    UY0013, 2012, Capacity Building

  133. Incorporate Electronic Pscs

    UY0014, 2012, E-Government

  134. Uruguayan State Portal

    UY0015, 2012, E-Government

  135. Processing System Common Passports at Consular Offices of the Republic

    UY0016, 2012, Citizenship & Immigration

  136. Apostille Convention

    UY0017, 2012,

  137. Starred commitment Electronic Receipt Tax

    UY0018, 2012, E-Government

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