Inception Report – Action plan – Corrientes (City), Argentina, 2022 – 2025
Overview
Name of Evaluator
Marcelo Velázquez
Member Name
Corrientes (City), Argentina
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 – Corrientes (City), Argentina, 2022 – 2025
Section 1.
Compliance with
co-creation requirements
1.1 Does a forum exist?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
During 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..., two participation meetings were made to design draft commitments and milestones, and then, an instance where the citizens had the chance to value and chose the winning agreement.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Draft of the co-creation tables
Online form for choosing the winning commitment
Draft of online form for choosing the winning commitment
1.2 Is the forum multi-stakeholder?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
At the co-creation roundtables, they made sure to keep an equal number and arrangement of parts, in this way avoiding predominant sectors and seeking the greatest possible representativeness.
Organizations from the public and private sectors, the third sector, and even non-grouped neighbors participated.
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Draft of the co-creation table. Page 2, list of participants.
1.3 Does the forum hold at least one meeting with civil society and non-governmental stakeholders during the co-creation of the action plan?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
In September 2022 (09/13 and 09/14) they carried out two co-creation roundtables where they discussed and made drafts about 4 sub-main points: Waste, Green Infrastructure, EnergyEnsuring universal access to sustainable, dependable, and affordable energy is critical to every aspect of prosperity. Increasing public oversight and transparency in the energy sector can help to ens..., and EducationAccountability within the public education system is key to improving outcomes and attainment, and accountability is nearly impossible without transparent policies and opportunities for participation ... Environmental.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Co-creation roundtables folder “Climate Change”
1.4 Has the action plan been endorsed by the stakeholders of the forum or steering committeeThe Steering Committee is OGP’s executive decision-making body. Its role is to develop, promote and safeguard OGP’s values, principles and interests; establish OGP’s core ideas, policies, and ru.../group?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The stakeholders were notified by email to support The Action Plan, previous to the Launch event.
- Paula Salvay, city coach, Red de Innovación Local paulasalvay@gmail.com
- Gallipoliti Virginia Angelina, member, Cámara Mujeres Empresarias de Corrientes virginiagallipoliti@gmail.com
- Benítez de Ognio Maricel Mirian, member, Cámara Mujeres Empresarias de Corrientes mariselognio@hotmail.com
- Ricardo Moriena, President, Rotary Club – ricardomoriena@gmail.com
- Gladis Melgarejo de Collantes, member, Asociación ‘Red Vecinal Zona Norte’ gmelgarejodc@gmail.com
- Murcia María Emilia, President of ‘Departamento de Urbanismo, Consejo Profesional de la Ingeniería, Arquitectura y
- Agrimensura de la Provincia de Corrientes’ dpto.urbanismo.cpiaya1@hotmail.com
- Sánchez Stella Maris Soledad, President, Asociación civil ‘Sembrando Sueños Rio Paraná’ stellasanchez842@gmail.com
- Soto Ortiz Graciela, President, Fundación ‘Estrellas Amarillas Corrientes’ grasotto3@yahoo.com.ar
- Bejarano Paul, member, Fundación Taragui secretariafundaciontaraguipora@gmail.com
- Velozo Carlos Alberto, member, Fundación Buen Vivir fbuenvivir18@gmail.com
- Silva Juan Carlos, Director, Delegación Santa María krlitossila@hotmail.com
- Castañeda Maria Celia, member, Asociación ‘Vecinos del Barrio Yapeyú por una Ciudad Mejor’ mariacelia22@yahoo.com.ar
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Responses from some of the stakeholders who supported The Action Plan.
Posted made by Mascomunidad.org.ar, a page promoted by ‘RIL’ to tell the stories of cities.
Section 2.
Recommended practices
in co-creation
2.1 Does the government maintain a Local OGP website or webpage on a government website where information on the OGP Local process (co-creation and implementation) is proactively published?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
They have a public website with his own OGP Local’s URL detailing by sections, the processes through which they have been going through, from the Co-Creation Tables, the Validation of Commitments, and up to now, the Launch of the Action Plan.
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2.2 Did the government provide information to stakeholders in advance to facilitate informed and prepared participation in the co-creation process?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Prior to the co-creation tables, audiovisual material on the Yolanda Law, provided by the Municipality, was sent by mail with the class containing the pertinent topics to be discussed and worked on in the workshop.
Likewise, the stakeholders and the general public were informed in advance of the 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... assessment form.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Invitation to co-creation tables
News on the website of the Municipality of Corrientes City. Invitation by the Mayor of the City to participate in the compromise vote.
Mail sent to a partial email database, with the suggested audiovisual material to be reviewed prior to the co-creation table.
Video Suggested Yolanda Law class review prior to the workshop.
2.3 Did the government ensure that any interested member of the public could make inputs into the action plan and observe or have access to decision-making documentation?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The registration form for the co-creation roundtables was sent massively by different means, such as email, WhatsApp and social media.
The databases used were: some from the General Directorate of Public Innovation and Open Government, and others provided by other areas of the municipality, thus having a greater reach. Responses were obtained from 78% of the neighborhoods of the capital city.
Those who indicated that they were interested received an email with more information related to The Action Plan process.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Co-Creation roundtables Registration Form
News on the website of the Municipality of the Corrientes City. Invitation by the Mayor of the City to participate in the compromise vote.
Report of the responses, extracted from the Typeform used for the assessment of commitments.
2.4 Did the government proactively report back or provide written feedback to stakeholders on how their contributions were considered during the creation of the action plan?
Unclear
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
We understand that this instance took place to a greater extent during the co-creation tables.
However, shortcomings were noted in reporting on the process for the pre-selection of draft commitments that were then submitted for voting.
This step was carried out internally only, in a meeting with the area of the Secretariat of the Environment to define the feasibility of implementation.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
News about the co-creation tables
Internal document with the transcription of the posters co-created at the tables, their processing, their summary, up to the selection of the 4 pre-selected commitments.
Meeting with the Secretariat of the Environment to narrow down the draft commitments.
Tab, “Valoración de compromisos”
2.5 Was there an iterative dialogue and shared ownership between government and non-governmental stakeholders during the decision making process, including setting the agenda?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
These were carried out at the co-creation roundtables and with the assessment of online pre-commitments.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Digitally transcribed posters co-created with citizens at the round tables.
Pictures of the co-creation tables
Report of the responses, extracted from the Typeform used for the assessment of commitments.
2.6 Would you consider the forum to be inclusive and diverse?
Somewhat
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
We consider the forum partially inclusive and diverse. There were participants from the public, private and third sectors, but there were no participants from the LGTBQ+ community, indigenous communities or people with disabilitiesA government is not open unless it is accessible to all, and governments are working to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equitable services and opportunities to participate. Technical spec..., for example.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Photo of the total number of people participating in the tables
Section 3.
Initial evaluation
of commitments
1. Commitment :
Promote the management of urban tree planting and strengthen the city nurseries through 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.
1.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The commitment to promote the management of urban trees and strengthen the City’s nurseries through citizen participation was drafted in a specific way since the development of the plan determines a specific number of trees to be achieved in the plantation, as well as in the work with nurseries.
It is verifiable, as information associated with the commitment and its progress will be made available and published, both in 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... format and in reports. The milestones section, in turn, has clear and realistic dates and deadlines.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Action Plan Commitments Template
1.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevanceAccording to the OGP Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should include a clear open government lens. Specifically, they should advance at least one of the OGP values: transparency, citizen partic... to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The commitment will encourage citizen participation, for them to provide input and participate in the decision-making process, with various mechanisms, for example in the definition of sites for tree planting, in negotiation roundtables with nurseries and to implement a tree care and management program.
More information will be disseminated that will improve the quality of information, will be freely available to the public, and will comply with basic requirements and open data standards. This information will be published in the Open Data Portal of the Corrientes City so that citizens can know the status of the trees and nurseries of the City.
Provide evidence for your answer:
Action Plan Commitments Template
1.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
A continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislationCreating and passing legislation is one of the most effective ways of ensuring open government reforms have long-lasting effects on government practices. Technical specifications: Act of creating or r..., policies or requirements.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The commitment is the continuation of an existing policy since the Urban Tree Plan was a campaign goal of the current municipal administration.
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1.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
will result in a change of the rules, practices, or policies that govern a policy area, public sector, and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
We understand that it is an initiative that aims to change the rules of the game and establish innovative forms of participation, something that the Municipality is already doing, but it is a methodology that is here to stay and that can be replicated in different areas. At the same time, the results obtained should be binding for the municipality and the actors involved.
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1.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
Yes, we suggest, in order to improve the design of the implementation of the commitment, to increase the dissemination of the processes by traditional means, in the inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr... of collectives, in participatory spaces and to inform about the internal decision-making processes that have an impact on the outcome of the commitment.
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