End of Commitment Report – OG Committee to reinforce data of the Attention to Victims

Name of Evaluator

Ricardo Luevano

Email

ricardo.luevano@inai.org.mx

Member Name

Monterrey, Mexico

Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... Title

Action plan – Monterrey, Mexico, 2022 – 2024

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...

Open Government Committee to reinforce data of the Attention to Victims of Familiar Violence and Genre of Monterrey Unit regarding violence against women

Title

Open Government Committee to reinforce data of the Attention to Victims of Familiar Violence and Genre of Monterrey Unit regarding violence against women

Action

The installation of an Open Government Committee for the Unit of Attention to Victims of Familiar Violence and Genre of Monterrey (UAVVI) will be an open government practice since it will have an active collaboration of government entities that work to prevent, attend and eliminate violence in Monterrey, as well as academia and civil society, with the means of generating information that allows the creation of actions aimed towards the elimination of 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... More based violence in Monterrey. The transversal formation of the Committee will permit that the parts that constitute it can contribute from their responsibilities, functions and experiences to strengthen the use of data generated from the attention that is given to people, particularly women, that attend the UAVVI, therefore generating an analysis of the information as a reference to the execution and improvement of their activities, while the principles of good practices of 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 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 are enhanced.

Problem

Women who live and transit in Monterrey can or have lived in gender-based violenceReforms that combat gender-based violence are essential for fostering an inclusive society and government that respects human rights and promotes gender equality. Technical specifications: Commitments... More in its different types and forms, which limits their individual and collective development.

1.1 What was the overall level of progress in the commitment implementation at the time of this assessment?

complete

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

All milestones were met as outlined in the work plan, so at the time of this evaluation the commitment progress was 100%.

Provide evidence that supports and justifies your answer:

Evidence links.

1.2 Describe the main external or internal factors that impacted implementation of this commitment and how they were addressed (or not).

One of the objectives of the Open Government Committee is to have 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... on the mide+ platform, it is of utmost importance that this information does not put at risk the integrity of the users of the UAVVI. While one of the principles of the Open Government Committee has been the confidentiality of the data and what was presented by the departments does not involve classified and/or reserved information, one of the challenges of the publication of information also lies in the disposition of the dependencies to upload and update it.

1.3 Was the commitment implemented as originally planned?

All of the commitment milestones were implemented as planned

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The implementation of the milestones was not modified during the development of this commitment.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Evidence links_1

2.1.1. – Did the government disclose more information; improve the quality of the information (new or existing); improve the value of the information; improve the channels to disclose or request information or improve accessibility to information?

Yes

Degree of result:

Marginal

Explanation: In narrative form, what has been the impact on people or practice.

The only data known to have been published and opened through this commitment are the reports to 911 for gender violence, published on the mide+ platform.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Evidence link_2

2.1.2. – Did the government create new opportunities to seek feedback from citizens/enable participation inform or influence decisions; improve existing channels or spaces to seek feedback from citizens/enable participation/ inform or influence decisions; create or improve capabilities in the government or the public aimed to improve how the government seeks feedback from citizens/enables participation/ or allows for the public to inform or influence decisions?

Yes

Degree of result:

Outstanding

Explanation: In narrative form, what has been the impact on people or practice.

The committee is a form of citizen participation through which the UAVI and the Municipal Institute of Women were informed of the data of greatest interest that were proposed to be disclosed.
The establishment of the committee and its regulations is a significant step towards continuing to include citizen participation in public decision-making and taking into account feedback from citizens regarding the activities carried out in public administration.

2.1.3 Did the government create or improve channels, opportunities or capabilities to hold officials answerable to their actions?

Yes

Degree of result:

Outstanding

Explanation: In narrative form, what has been the impact on people or practice.

Through this committee and its relationship with the municipal institutions involved in this commitment, proposals were generated and implemented to improve the management and opening of UAVI data.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Evidence links_3

2.1.4 Other Results

Not Applicable

2.2 Did the commitment address the public policy problem that it intended to address as described in the action plan?

Unclear

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The public policy issue raised in the local action plan refers directly to the high percentages of violence against women and femicides. There is no mention of the lack of data or access to information as a possible solution to this problem.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Evidence links_4

3. Provide at least one lesson or reflection relating to the implementation of this commitment. It can be the identification of key barriers to implementation, an unexpected help/hindrance, recommendations for future commitments, or if the commitment should be taken forward to the next action plan.

The Open Government Committee is an innovative citizen participation tool that brings together government agencies and citizens in a co-creation space to improve the management of agency data. It is hoped that the Open Government Committee will continue to operate and promote open government principles.
It is important to have the publication of the opening proposal information presented by the UAVVI in mide+. However, the appropriate tools must also be provided for the constant updating of the information published on the platform. When providing these tools to the public, it is important to socialize their publication to give them the necessary mechanisms so that there is no regression in the progress presented by the Open Government Committee.