Action plan – Quintana Roo, Mexico, 2021 – 2022

At-a-Glance

Duration

July 2022

Date Submitted

22nd February 2022

Foreword(s)

Open government in Quintana Roo has strategically added to democratic openness and participatory governance to create a more transparent government, accessible to citizen participationAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, citizen participation occurs when “governments seek to mobilize citizens to engage in public debate, provide input, and make contributions that lead to m... More and accountable to citizens. The Observatory of Commitments and Public Policies, and the Citizen Gloss of Open Government and Sustainable Development of Quintana Roo, are the first open government exercises that modified the form of interaction between the government and organized civil society.

The integration of Quintana Roo as one of the 56 new members of the OGP Local Program, and particularly, the first Quintana Roo Local Action Plan 2021-2022 that we present under the co-creation formula is the result of the evolution of the citizen agenda to imagine a Quintana Roo with sustainable development in which we want to live in the next 25 years.

Civil society organizations, universities, business chambers, and the Executive Branch have sustained the dialogue and co-creation in working groups for five years. At the moment, we have opened the strategic vision and we have also called on the Legislative and Judicial Branches to join the co-creation discussion group, under the format of open parliamentEnsuring access to legislative information and creating mechanisms for public participation are critical to building an open, trusting relationship with citizens. Technical specifications: Commitments... and open justiceAn open, independent, and impartial justice system serves as a foundation for better access to justice by fulfilling all people’s civil liberties and allowing individuals to more effectively protect....

The agenda that we present below is complex and ambitious because one of its commitments is to transform the democratic planning system to make the long-term strategic plan binding with the integration of the three branches of government of the State of Quintana Roo. We also incorporate two other commitments in which the driving group has promoted the budget transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More agenda and strengthened the participation of young people by giving them a voice in public decision-making.

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 local authorities, organized civil society, academia, and business chambers, are committed to making government efficient and at the service of citizens.

We have identified that the challenge is to consolidate an Open State in Quintana Roo.

So far, the first step has been taken by reforming the Political Constitution to integrate the concept of Open Government, Open Parliament, and Open JusticeTo address barriers that prevent citizens from having their justice needs met, OGP participating governments are working to expand transparency, accountability, and inclusion into all systems of justi....

Open Government has an agenda that evolves under the protection and sustainability of organized civil society. This year the Open Parliament and Open Justice agenda have initiated structural processes. In the State Congress, the reform of the Planning Law for the Development of Quintana Roo is being co-created and in the Citizen Participation Committee of the Anti-Corruption System of the State of Quintana Roo, the Open Justice Policy is being encouraged.

Regarding the Open Parliament with the three powers of the State, citizens are energized to take the spaces in the government to make them more transparent and that public resources are closer to the citizens.

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

In 2020, the Political Constitution of Quintana Roo incorporates the concept of Open State conformed by the Open Parliament, Open Government, and Open Justice. The reform is in its 49th Article, which integrates that must be governed under the principles of transparency, access to information, accountability, citizen participation, and collaboration and innovation.

The Transparency Law of the State of Quintana Roo incorporates in 2020 the reform to its Article 82 in which the concept of Open Government is integrated into the regulatory framework of transparency.

Open Government exercises promoted by the driving group:

• Observatory of Commitments and Public Policies of Quintana Roo.
• Glosa Ciudadana de Gobierno Abierto y Desarrollo Sostenible (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021).
• Security and Justice Roundtable of Cancun and Isla Mujeres.
• Regidor 16 (R16) Collective in the municipality of Benito Juarez.
• Declaration of open government in the municipality of Benito Juárez.
• Declaration of Open Parliament in the XVI Legislature of the State Congress.
• Integration to OGP

Co-creation work platforms:

• 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...
• “Vigila tu obra”
• Open commissions
• “Tak Pool” (denunciations, complaints and anti-corruption)
• Official Advertising Platform
• Covid 19 Microsite
• Anticorruption Program in Municipalities
• Anticorruption and the environment/climate crisis
• Corruption risks in tourism megaprojects.

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

Among the main areas of opportunity for open government in Quintana Roo are the following:

1. Participatory democracy: inclusive and local citizen participation.
2. Fiscal openness: Innovative activation of the system to prevent, address and sanction corruption risks in the budget cycle.
3. Open Parliament: The role of parliament is key to detonating sustainable open government exercises from a citizen and non-bureaucratic vision.

In addition to these issues, natural inertia of the change of government is included and the new government should be called upon to sign the second Action Plan with OGP to trigger the follow-up of the citizen agenda.

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

• Open fiscal platform: The platform arises from the citizens’ need for transparency and to know how resources are being used to solve citizens’ problems. Therefore, citizens must take ownership of this instrument to co-create in the planning and programming of social programs to evaluate the budget trace based on results.
• 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 ... participation to influence in public decisions of social development: Integrate youth in co-creation processes to improve public management and government administrative processes, transforming them into inclusive exercises. In Quintana Roo, 40 percent of the population is between 12 and 29 years.
• Open Parliament: Reforming sustainable laws involves citizen participation in their co-creation. The Open Parliament declaration was signed within the framework of the reform of the planning law in Congress to integrate the citizen’s agenda with the long-term vision to subsequently create the Quintana Roo 2050 Strategic Plan.

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

Quintana Roo can be the best state to live in, and the collaboration of active citizens is key to achieving this with open government.  This first Action Plan with OGP aims to focus on this goal.

• The first Action Plan gathers two different priorities: the early priorities to reform the democratic planning system of our state with the co-creation of the Planning Law; and to sustain the evolution of the agenda in open government exercises.
• The Action Plan contributes to our strategic vision to sustain good open government practices in our state; including all three branches of government.
• Active citizenship has taken over public spaces through open government.
• It contributes to the fulfillment of the commitments of the Glosa Ciudadana de Gobierno Abierto y Desarrollo Sostenible.
• Establishes the foundations to detonate the co-creation of strategic planning with a long-term vision.
• Strengthens the open government agenda for the transition and change of government, in order to sustain it.
• Empowers civil society organizations at the local level through the accompaniment of OGP and other allies.
• With administrations closer to citizens with accountability exercises.

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

In Quintana Roo, the Secretariat of the Comptroller’s Office (Secretaría de la Contraloría del Estado) is the agency in charge of executing Axis 3: “Modern, reliable and close to the people government” of the State Development Plan 2016-2022, which includes strategies and a specific program to develop the state policy on open government.

Additionally, Governor Carlos Joaquín González has been a promoter of citizen participation exercises in the state. He has openly collaborated in the Glosa Ciudadana exercise and has co-created the commitments at the work table, aligning himself with the specific objective of the State Development Plan regarding the formulation of action alternatives that include citizen participation as a common practice in the government’s actions.

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.

• Secretaría de la Contraloría del Estado (SECOES)
• Secretaría de Finanzas y Planeación (SEFIPLAN) y la Consejería Jurídica.
• Ciudadanos por la Transparencia
• BIOS: Participación Política y Desarrollo A.C.
• Unidos MX
• Comité de Participación Ciudadana del Sistema Estatal Anticorrupción de Quintana Roo
• Universidad del Caribe
• Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX)
• Consejo Coordinador Empresarial del Caribe A.C.
• Comisión de Planeación y Desarrollo Económico de la XVI Legislatura del Congreso del Estado de Q.Roo

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

• Letter of 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... from the State Executive signed in September 2020 to promote the 2021-2022 Action Plan.
• Evidence and minutes of the working tables of the Action Plan’s driving group.
• The signing of the Open Government declarationThe Open Government Declaration is the declaration of commitment to upholding the principles of open and transparent government, approved by the founding countries of OGP in 2011. Countries are requir... between the current governor, Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez, Citizens for Transparency, and witness organizations.
• Publication in the official state newspaper of the Guidelines of the Observatory of Commitments and Public Policies.
• Development Plan of Quintana Roo 2016-2022 Axis 3: Modern, reliable, and close to the people government.
• Commitments co-created from the Citizen’s Glosa of Open Government and Sustainable Development.

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.

• 8th Ordinary Meeting of the Observatory of Commitments and Public Policies held on November 28th, 2020, with the participation of the state governor Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez, 9 CSOs, and the Citizen Participation Committee of the State Anticorruption System.
• 9th Ordinary Meeting of the Observatory of Commitments and Public Policies held on July 16, 2021, with the participation of the state governor, 9 CSOs, CPC as well as 7 incumbents plus 4 representatives of state dependencies.
• 10 meetings of the driving group and direct dialogue with civil society representatives.
• 5 meetings between the Ministry of Finance and Planning (SEFIPLAN) and Ciudadanos por la Transparencia (CxT), BIOS Política A.C., and the Comité de Participación Ciudadana del Sistema Estatal Anticorrupción (CPC).
• 2 meetings between SEFIPLAN, CxT, BIOS Política, the CPC and the Instituto de Planeación, Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Guanajuato (IPLANEG).
• 1 meeting between Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia and Consejo Nuevo León.
• One meeting with representatives of ECLAC – ILPES and CxT.
• Meetings with the Planning and Economic Development Commission of the XVI Legislature of the Congress of the State of Quintana Roo.

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

Civil Society Organizations permanently mainstream the human rightsAn essential part of open government includes protecting the sacred freedoms and rights of all citizens, including the most vulnerable groups, and holding those who violate human rights accountable. T... and genderOGP participating governments are bringing gender perspectives to popular policy areas, ensuring diversity in participatory processes, and specifically targeting gender gaps in policies to address gov... perspective agenda.

Who participated in these spaces?

• Civil society organizations
• Social and political organizations
• Business chambers
• Environmental organizations
• Hotel associations
• Public and private universities.
• Members of the Citizen Participation Committee of the Anticorruption System of Quintana Roo.
• State agencies.

How many groups participated in these spaces?

20

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...?

20

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

The next step is to establish a roadmap for engagement with the following points:

On the Planning Law:

• Co-creation of the Law initiative: July, August, September 2021.
• Sending of reform initiative by the Executive to Congress and/or sending a citizen initiative to Congress: October, November, December 2021.
• Fourth Citizen’s Roundtable on Open Government and Sustainable Development: December 2021.
• Citizen and Executive lobbyingLobbying transparency allows the public to ensure that there is diversity of participation and contribution to public decision-making. Technical specifications: Policies and actions affecting lobbying... in Congress for the approval of the reform to the Law: February, March, April, and May.
• Approval of the reform to the Law and its publication: May 2022.

Youth Commitment:

• Youth survey 2021 and space for dialogue with young people.

Transparency Commitment:

• Co-creation of a platform where the minimum elements of the state budget cycle are transparent, as well as the minimum elements of the state budget programs (rules of operation, indicators, results monitoring sheets and execution of spending per quarter, etc).

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

The monitoring body will be composed of the following institutions:

• INAI – will be responsible for evaluation and learning Represented by Adrán Alcalá Méndez
• IDAIPQROO – will be responsible for evaluation and learning, represented by José Orlando Espinosa
• SECOES – will be the government liaison, represented by Rafel del Pozo
• CXTRANSPARENCIA – will be the CSO liaison, represented by Cynthia Dehesa and Alicia Mateos

Provide the contact details for the independent monitoring body.

• INAI – Ricardo Luévano ricardo.luevano@inai.org.mx
• IDAIPQROO – Randy Bastarrachea rbastarrachea@idaipqroo.org.mx
• SECOES – Danya Cervantes danya.csm@gmail.com
• CXTRANSPARENCIA- María José Tejero marijotejero@cxtransparencia.org

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

1. Progress report on the next Glosa Ciudadana
2. Working groups and dialogue
3. Preparation of meeting minutes
4. Local surveys and surveys with the driving group
5. Discussion and reflection forums

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

Every month, the members of the driving group will submit to the monitoring entity the evidence of actions developed, and in a group meeting they will present progress, areas of opportunity detected as well as next steps.

Every quarter, the monitoring entity will issue a report on the progress of the commitments.

After the commitments, it will generate a bulletin of recommendations and areas of learning with the members of the driving group.

To finalize the action plan, a panel of experiences “Quintana Roo, the open government” will be held, which will lead to the co-creation of the 2022-2028 plan of the current administration.

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

1. Publication of reports and traffic lights in the Observatory of Commitments and Public Policies platform.
2. Communication campaign on social networks of all members of the driving group to share with the public the main achievements and recommendations.
3. Press conferences, at the end of the plan or in any activity of citizen activation in open government.

Endorsement from Non-Governmental Stakeholders

• Cynthia Dehesa Guzmán, General Director, Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia A.C.
• Alicia Mateos Guzmán, Advocacy Coordinator-OGP Link, Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia A.C.
• Yeddelti Cupul Alonzo, Citizen activation Coordinator, Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia A.C.
• Alejandro Riquelme Turrent, President, Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia A.C.
• Manuel Polo Sánchez, Executive Director, Bios: Participación Política y Desarrollo A.C.
• Alfredo Méndez Rocha, Project Director, Bios: Participación Política y Desarrollo A.C.
• Iván Ferrat Mancera, President, Consejo Coordinador del Caribe A.C.
• Sergio León Cervantes, President, Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana capítulo Quintana Roo
• Marisol Vanegas Pérez, Rector, Universidad del Caribe
• Juan Ignacio Athié, Past President, Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia A.C.
• Mariana Belló, Member of the Citizen Participation Committee (CPC), Sistema Estatal Anticorrupción
• Janet Aguirre Dergal, Member of the Citizen Participation Committee (CPC), Sistema Estatal Anticorrupción
• Raúl Cázares Urban, Member of the Citizen Participation Committee (CPC), Sistema Estatal Anticorrupción

Introduction letter OGP Quintana Roo

Carta compromiso Ente de Monitoreo INAI e IDAIPQROO