Action plan – Madrid, Spain, 2022 – 2023

At-a-Glance

Duration

May 2023

Date Submitted

26th September 2022

Foreword(s)

The process of drafting the third plan has involved extensive citizen participation. Between 28 March and 11 April 2022, five commitments of the Madrid City Council were submitted to public consultation. In the consultation, 2,022 participants took part and 13 questions were submitted for debate. 

The Third Open Government Plan is also the result of the debates within the Technical Commission for Innovation of the Social Council of the City. The third plan has been formally discussed, following preliminary meetings to gather ideas at the sessions of the Technical Committee on 5 May 2022 and the Sectorial Commission on 10 May 2022. It has also been discussed in two sectoral councils: the Sectoral Council of Associations and other Citizen Entities and the Sectoral Council of the Elderly.

The commitments for the future plan, as well as the results of the consultation, have been discussed in three sessions of the Sectorial Council of Associations and other Citizen Entities: 24 March 22 (technical commission for regulations and coordination), 30 March 2022 (permanent commission) and 7 June 2022 (permanent commission).

The third plan was presented at the session on 30 March 2022 of the Sectorial Council for the Elderly, which was completed with the sending, on 4 April 2022, of a complementary questionnaire to its members.

In relation to the youthRecognizing that investing in youth means investing in a better future, OGP participating governments are creating meaningful opportunities for youth to participate in government processes. Technical ... and children population, another survey was carried out by means of a questionnaire in which 75 young people participated. Interviews were also conducted with different relevant actors in the field of youth and children’s policies in the city of Madrid.

On 17-19 May 2022, the “Decide Madrid 2022; looking towards the future” conference was held in order not only to disseminate the principles of Open Government but also to deepen the commitments of the plan.

Open Government Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Vision

This subsection details the Open Government Strategic Vision in your local area that should guide the commitments for the action plan period.

What is the long-term vision for open government in your context and jurisdiction?

The City of Madrid has been part of the Open Government Partnerships subnational government program since 2015. Its commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... to the principles of Open Government is firm and its long-term strategic vision is to continue to be a pioneering city that leads the processes of transparency, participation, accountability, and integrity at the local level. All of this, with a common goal: to build a city that is always dynamic, prosperous, supportive, open, and tolerant.

What are the achievements in open government to date (for example, recent open government reforms)?

They are described in the Third Action Plan document.

What are the current challenges/areas for improvement in open government that the jurisdiction wishes to tackle?

The objectives are: 

• Strengthen transparency and accountability. 
• Consolidate an inclusive, modern, and effective model of participation.
• To recover the dynamism of the city of Madrid after the pandemic, through community action.

What are the medium-term open government goals that the government wants to achieve?

As in other local plans, a sample of measures related to the principles of Open Government is included through four commitments of the City Council:

1. Improvement of the transparency portal and increase of open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... visualizations.
2. Promotion of community actions in situations of bereavement, suicide prevention, and child obesity, with the involvement of the community and the different agents. 
3. Promotion of citizen participation by improving the Decide Madrid platform, with the aim of encouraging citizen involvement in decision-making on city issues.
4. Broadening the spectrum of participation, developing specific programs aimed at those sectors of the population with less participation, such as the elderly, children and young people, and other vulnerable groups.

How does this action plan contribute to achieve the Open Government Strategic Vision?

The possibility of accessing public information in an easy, quick, and understandable way for the citizen is a prerequisite for the administrations transparency. To the extent that information is published and understood by citizens, citizens trust in the administration and in the performance of its public representatives and managers is strengthened. It boosts, strengthens, and improves the quality of participation in public management, enabling citizens to participate in public decision-making, with the aim of achieving better results and higher democratic quality. In particular, the target public that participates in the improvement of public policies is broadened by incorporating the perspective of children, young people, and the elderly and guaranteeing their participation in matters of interest to them.

How does the open government strategic vision contribute to the accomplishment of the current administration’s overall policy goals?

The principles of open government are transversal and permeate all municipal actions of areas and districts. All of them collaborate and act in a coordinated manner, and internalize the principles of transparency, participation, collaboration, and public integrity.

Engagement and Coordination in the Open Government Strategic Vision and OGP Action Plan

Please list the lead institutions responsible for the implementation of this OGP action plan.

• Directorate General Transparency and Quality
• Directorate General for Citizen Participation
• Madrid Health

What kind of institutional arrangements are in place to coordinate between government agencies and departments to implement the OGP action plan?

Coordination meetings and exchange of information

What kind of spaces have you used or created to enable the collaboration between government and civil society in the co-creation and implementation of this action plan? Mention both offline and online spaces.

Technical Commission of the City Social Council

Sectorial Council of Citizen Associations and Entities 

Sectoral Council for the Elderly

What measures did you take to ensure diversity of representation (including vulnerable or marginalized populations) in these spaces?

Submitted to public consultation. A total of 2022 people took part. The Third Open Government Plan was debated in the Technical Innovation Commission of the Social Council of the City, and in the Sectoral Council of Associations and other Citizen Entities, formed by representatives of Madrid City Council, other administrations and institutions, municipal political groups, and grassroots associations, federations, confederations and unions of associations, as well as other citizen groups, all of which are registered in the Municipal Census of Citizen Entities and Collectives.

It is constituted as an open and flexible space for dialogue, proposal, and agreement on the areas of public-social cooperation.

Who participated in these spaces?

•  universities, 
•  professional associations,
•  trade unions, 
•  business associations,
•  neighborhood associations 
•  representatives of grassroots associations, federations, confederations, and unions of associations, registered in the Municipal Census of Citizen Entities and Collectives.
•  The most representative associations of senior citizens in the city of Madrid. 
• experts

How many groups participated in these spaces?

8

How many public-facing meetings were held in the co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive...?

6

How will government and non-governmental stakeholders continue to collaborate through the implementation of the action plan?

The development of the plan will be monitored through the following participatory bodies of Madrid City Council: the city’s social council (through its technical innovation committee), the sectoral council of associations, and other citizens organizations (through its technical committees and permanent commission) and the sectoral council of the elderly.

Please describe the independent Monitoring Body you have identified for this plan.

Directorate-General for Transparency and Quality designated Red2Red to be the independent monitoring body.

Provide the contact details for the independent monitoring body.

• Anabel Suso Araico and Álex González Ruiz, Red2Red

What types of activities will you have in place to discuss progress on commitments with stakeholders?

Meeting places and formal meetings of bodies.

How will you regularly check in on progress with implementing agencies?

Coordination meetings and regular exchange of information.

How will you share the results of your monitoring efforts with the public?

Follow-up report on 31 December 2022 and final report on 31 May 2023.

Endorsement from Non-Governmental Stakeholders

Consejo Social de la Ciudad, Comisión Técnica de Innovación

Tercer Plan de Gobierno Abierto del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Spanish)

Third Open Government Plan Madrid (English)

Follow-up report – 31 December 2022 (Spanish)