Forum for the articulation and coordination of access to public information and transparency of the three branches of the State (ARBA0001)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2021 – 2023
Inception Report: Inception Report – Action plan – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2021 – 2023
Commitment Start: Aug 2021
Commitment End: Jul 2022
Institutions involved:
- Direction of Access to Public Information and Monitoring of Control Units, Ministry of Governmental Affairs of the City of Buenos Aires
- Body in charge of guaranteeing the Access to Public Information of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires
- General Direction of Modernization, Sustainability and Institutional Strengthening
- Body in charge of guaranteeing the Access to Public Information
- Office of Transparency and Access to Public Information of the Superior Court of Justice
- Secretariat for Planning of the Magistrate’s Council
- Judicial Secretariat for Access to Public Information of the Public Ministry of Defense
- Transparency Area of the Public Prosecutor
- Deputy General Counsel for Institutional Modernization of the Tutelary Public Ministry
- Directorio Legislativo
- Directorio Legislativo
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Access to information
- Civic Participation
- Public Accountability
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a new regulation, policy, practice or requirement.
The commitment activities 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).
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Description
Commitment ID
ARBA0001
Commitment Title
Forum for the articulation and coordination of access to public information and transparency of the three branches of the State
Problem
Currently there is no institutionalized space for the articulation of the three branches of the State in terms of access to public information, which incorporates the participation of extra-governmental actors interested in the development of the policy (CSOs, academia, private sector, etc.). This situation generates lack of coordination between the different agencies in charge of guaranteeing the implementation of Law No. 104 on Access to Public Information in the City of Buenos Aires. Therefore it has not yet been possible to work on joint lines of action aimed at formulating good practices, strengthening institutional mechanisms as well as providing clarity on interpretive criteria to collaborate with the correct application of the regulations.
Status quo
There is an informal work forum between the representatives of the areas of access to information of the three branches of the State, but the space is not institutionalized. There is a lack of constant articulation with civil society organizations.
Action
Creation of a Coordination and Cooperation Forum between the three branches of the City of Buenos Aires on matters of transparency and access to public information. In this first instance, the Forum will have four lines of action: a) Training and dissemination; b) Institutional strengthening; c) Good practices and clear language; d) Elaboration of application criteria regarding access to public information and transparency.
The Forum will develop joint initiatives that will aim to promote the implementation of public transparency policies and encourage the participation of stakeholders from Civil Society, academia and other public agencies. In addition, the space will be articulated with the Open State Forum of the City of Buenos Aires to strengthen collaboration with civil society organizations.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
It will consolidate the forum for articulation and coordination of the three branches of the State. In addition, it will establish standards for access to public information and transparency. It will also consolidate spaces for exchange with civil society.
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
This commitment will strengthen the articulation in the three powers of the state. This objective is linked to the long-term objective of strengthening the vision of open government, and in this case, in particular, the policy of access to public information and transparency as a transversal axis of government management.
Primary Policy Area
Civic Space, Right to Information
Primary Sector
Justice, Legislature, Public Services (general)
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Access to information | It is relevant for access to information because it will allow the development of regulation criteria in the three branches of the State. |
| Civic Participation | It is relevant for citizen participation because it will generate room for exchange with civil society to improve access to public information policies in the three branches of the State. |
| Public Accountability | It is relevant for transparency and accountability because it seeks to improve the quality of access to public information, which will also improve transparency and accountability. |