Strengthening democracy (MXMEX0010)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico, 2021 – 2023, Action plan – Mexico State, Mexico, 2021 – 2022
Inception Report: Inception Report – Action plan – Mexico State, Mexico, 2021 – 2022
Commitment Start: Feb 2022
Commitment End: Dec 2022
Institutions involved:
- Instituto Electoral del Estado de México
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
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).
To view the detailed final assessment of this commitment read the End of Commitment Report
Description
Commitment ID
MXMEX0010
Commitment Title
Strengthening democracy
Problem
Distrust among people and with respect to political leaders and popular representatives; scepticism, the perception of ineffectiveness in the performance of the authority and the ineffectiveness of the citizens ability to influence decision-making. Ultimately, the dissatisfaction and disenchantment of the inhabitants of the State of Mexico with democracy.
Status quo
Promote transparency and citizen participation during the 2021 Electoral Process, through the technological tool "Decide IEEM", which offers citizens useful and quality information for the exercise of informed and reasoned vote; allows to share, in a simple and clear way, the attributions, powers and functions of the organs of popular representation; the electoral platforms of the political parties, coalitions and independent candidates, and the trajectory and campaign proposals of the candidates who head the formulas and slates in the districts and municipalities of the State; also, the opportunity for users who wish to do so, to show their conformity with said electoral platforms and campaign proposals and, where appropriate, to send their own ideas, proposals and comments in relation to the same.
Action
Generate a link and closer ties with the people of Mexico State, promote informed and reasoned voting, transparency and citizen participation in the electoral process, as well as the involvement of the population in public affairs, beyond the exercise of the vote by citizens.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
It helps to remedy the perception of distrust among people with respect to political leaders and popular representatives; the scepticism, the perception of ineffectiveness in the performance of authority and the political ineffectiveness of the citizens themselves to influence decision-making. Ultimately, the dissatisfaction and disenchantment of the inhabitants of the State of Mexico with democracy.
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
It favours the participation of the population, as it allows people to influence the public sphere and intervene in decision-making, by offering them the possibility of showing their conformity or liking with respect to the electoral platforms and campaign proposals of political actors; it will also allow users to send their own ideas and proposals with respect to the aforementioned electoral platforms and campaign proposals, platforms and proposals that will eventually be translated into the creation and modification of legal norms, the design of public policies and governmental management.
Primary Policy Area
Other/NA
Primary Sector
Other/NA
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability | It favours innovation, as it provides both citizens and the general public with a new way to learn about political actors and their proposals, as well as to participate in decision-making and get involved in electoral processes beyond the exercise of the right to vote, through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and a simple and accessible design. |