Open Government Initiatives Abroad (ES0027)

Ministry Responsible: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain (MAEC)/ Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID); Other actors: Government: 1) Honduras: Public Ministry (MP), Superior Court of Accounts, Secretary of Security, Association of Municipalities of Honduras. 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Panama (MICI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama (MIRE) 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system National Institute of statistics of Equatorial Guinea (INEGE) 4) Mauritania: Human rights NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) of Mauritania and Directorate of the Judicial Police of Mauritania (Ministry of the Interior) in the case of the project on gender violence 5) Morocco: Consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law Ministry of the public service and the modernization of the administration of Morocco Ministry of Finance and Civil Service of Spain-SE; Civil society, private initiative, multilateral and working groups: 1) Honduras: Open Government MP Citizens Council, Municipal Citizens Committees of Transparency 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: Public, private institutions and civil society organizations linked to corporate social responsibility 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system • International and Ibero-American Foundation for Public Policy and Administration (FIIAPP). • National Institute of Statistics of Spain (INE). • CEDDET Foundation (Patronage made up of people from several Spanish institutions). • World Bank (WB). 4) Mauritania: Human rights • Mauritanian civil society organizations defending human rights. Mauritanian population in general 5) Morocco: Consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law: • Associations of human rights, social development and women's rights in the provinces of Tangier-Tétouan-Alhucemas and Oriental • Espace Associatif of Morocco • OXFAM • Movement for peace (MPDL) • Nova - Centre per a la Innovació Social • NGO Medicus Mundi; Status quo or problem to be addressed: 1) Honduras: Open Government: The lack of existence of planning processes based on the demand of citizen needs and further accountability on how public resources are spent. 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights In order to achieve the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals), it is essential that the institutions have national policies and plans that contribute to making both public and private institutions socially responsible. 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system Presidential Decree 22/2013 of January 28 approves the Organic and Functional Regulation of the National Institute of Statistics of Equatorial Guinea (INEGE), provided for in Law 3/2001. Since 2013, the Equatorial Guinean government has requested the collaboration of various international organizations, including the World Bank, to promote the proper functioning of the National Statistical System in general and INEGE in particular. During the negotiation process of the Agreements of the XII Spanish-Equatoguinean Joint Commission 2014-2017, the authorities of Equatorial Guinea demanded support from Spain for the effective constitution and proper operation of the INEGE. In relation to this petition, the Spanish side showed its willingness to channel collaborative claims that may be raised by Equatorial Guinea, as well as the commitment to inter-mediation of the AECID with the Spanish INE in order that they may materialize, with the need for activities in this area to be properly coordinated with the actions planned with other actors (IMF, UNDP and World Bank) being explicitly stated in the Agreements. Based on the inadequacy of INEGE's human resources, the AECID developed a joint collaboration with the World Bank focused on the human resources training of INEGE's (with the advice of the WB, a selection process between persons with capacity and interest in the subject and with elementary training in areas of accounting or similar, who after passing an admission examination received an initial training on methodologies of statistical computing and other basic subjects). 4) Mauritania: Human rights The general objective of the project is to improve the performance of the CNDH in its role of promoting and protecting human rights in Mauritania in the face of deficiencies in rural development, food safety, health, children's rights, women and people deprived of their liberty. 5) Morocco: Morocco consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law is experiencing a process of openness and participation with a commitment reflected in its 2011 Constitution which opens up new possibilities for deep reform and good governance. In this context Morocco has been working on reforming its public administration and creating mechanisms for citizen participation in various sectors. The accompanying and transferring of models will facilitate the development of inclusive public policies and open governance. Main objective: 1) Honduras: Open Government: Support to the Government of Honduras in the fulfillment of commitments to an Open Government 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: Design and Development of the National Action Plan in Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights for the Republic of Panama. 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system The intervention aims to strengthen the operational capacity of the National Institute of Statistics of Equatorial Guinea, and hence of the National Statistical System. 4) Mauritania: Human rights To improve the performance of the CNDH as a reference institution for the defense of Human Rights in Mauritania, so that it plays its role in defending the promotion and protection of Human Rights 5) Morocco: Consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law Facilitate and accompany processes of democratic consolidation with the promotion of citizen participation and the development of quality services and closeness to the citizens in the fields of health, education and governance.; Brief description of the commitment: 1) Honduras: Open Government Comprehensive policy of transparency, probity and ethics of Honduras Within the framework of the EU Delegated Cooperation Program Eurojustice, in its result of the creation and strengthening of control and accountability mechanisms, the Public Ministry will be accompanied by the strengthening of mechanisms for citizen denunciation and the strengthening of the MP Citizens Council; Similarly, the High Court of Accounts will support the strengthening of the bodies responsible for contributing to the implementation of internal institutional control and internal and external audits in the justice sector; and with the Secretary for Security mechanisms of citizen denunciation (Social Watch) will be supported in the Investigation Police Directorate and the police stations. Similarly, the following actions will be carried out within the Development of tools for Information and Communication (ICT) result for the analysis and publication of information for decision making: Modernization of network infrastructures and information analysis of the institutions of the security and justice sector of the Public Ministry; through support to the National University of Honduras will be the Establishment of a Criminal Justice Observatory and the Elaboration of 3 surveys on citizen perception and satisfaction of users; and with the Secretary for Security the Development of Information and Communication Tools (ICT) for the analysis and publication of Information for decision making (Integral Information Network) will supported. All of these actions are underway and go beyond June 2019. Transparency in the municipalities Within the framework of the project "Strengthening the Decentralized Management Strategy in Municipalities and Communities with a Gender Focus", phase 3 and phase 4, with a time frame until June 2019, the partner entity is the Association of Municipalities of Honduras (AMHON) to be supported at local level in eight Municipalities beneficiaries of the implementation of administrative management tools, among which are: training of the Municipalities in the protocols of Participatory Budgeting, Social Audit and Citizen Commissions of Transparency. 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights Support to the Panamanian Government in the Design and Development of the National Action Plan in Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights for the Republic of Panama. 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system Support for reliable, up-to-date statistical, information and data collection systems is the fundamental basis for improving situational diagnostics and establishing baselines which allow the design and monitoring of inclusive and effective public policies aimed at achieving development results. 4) Mauritania: Human rights Actions will be aimed at achieving the following results: R1. The CNDH has a well-organized, coordinated and active structure, capable of responding effectively to the needs of the promotion and protection of human rights. R2. The culture of human rights is widespread in Mauritania and allows the improvement of the work carried out by Civil Society Organizations and the country's human rights authorities thanks to the promotion actions coordinated by the NHRC. R3. Cases of human rights violations are publicized, treated and followed by the NHRC in a more extensive, effective and accessible way to all strata of the Mauritanian population. R4. The project is organized, coordinated, executed, monitored, externally evaluated and financially audited. 5) Morocco: Consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law Spanish Cooperation in Morocco, within the framework of its Country Partnership Framework, supports public institutions in the implementation of their public policies and strategies in various fields and with a focus on facilitating the protection and promotion of human rights and access to quality and inclusive services.; Addressed challenge of the OGP by the commitment: 1) Honduras: Open Government Improvement in the management of Public Governance and Transparency policies 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights Improvement of public integrity and social responsibility 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system Support INEGE as the main institution within the National Statistical System whose legal mandate is to provide reliable and updated statistical data that constitute the fundamental basis for the diagnosis of the situation and the establishment of baselines that allow the design and monitoring of effective and targeted inclusive public policies oriented towards the achievement of development results. Improve the statistical information that the Government of Guinea makes available to the population of the country and national and international actors that make use of the statistical data provided by INEGE to make their own decisions in different areas of intervention or to monitor policies that the Government adopt or the public decision-makers of Equatorial Guinea. 4) Mauritania: Human rights Contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights 5) Morocco: Consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law Promotion of openness processes and democratic participation; Relevance: Transparency, participation and accountability; Aim: The main aim of this commitment is, in line with the Paris Declaration mentioned above, support for other countries in their Open Government reforms. More specifically: 1) Honduras: Open Government With the implementation of these actions, the mechanisms of control and accountability in the area of justice will be strengthened and, at the municipal level, transparency and participation will be promoted. 2) Panama: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights That the country has a National CSR and Human Rights Plan in which the lines of action are defined that lead to a goal oriented country seeking solutions contributes to the institutions, both public and private, that are socially responsible. 3) Equatorial Guinea: Improvement of the statistical system It seeks to have a more open Government in Equatorial Guinea for the following aspects: • Strengthening the National Statistical System of Equatorial Guinea. • Strengthening of the operations of the National Institute of Statistics of Equatorial Guinea. • Improvements in the technical capacities of the staff of the National Statistics Institute of Equatorial Guinea. 4) Mauritania: Human rights Improve the capacities of NHRC staff and elected members in their structure to strengthen transparency in their action and with this bring about an improvement in the quality of service received by citizens. 5) Morocco: Consolidation of democratic processes and the rule of law Special relevance in the process of democratic consolidation in Morocco.

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1.4 Apoyo a iniciativas de Gobierno Abierto en el Exterior

Texto del compromiso como aparece en el plan de acción:

La Declaración de París resultante de la 4ª Cumbre de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP), incluye, entre otros compromisos, el apoyo a otros países en sus reformas de Gobierno Abierto. En este sentido, se han seleccionado, a modo representativo, actividades a nivel internacional en 5 países de 2 continentes, que pretenden potenciar acciones para el fortalecimiento institucional en temas relacionados con Gobierno:

• Honduras: apoyar al Gobierno para el cumplimiento de compromisos para un Gobierno Abierto
• Panamá: Diseño y Elaboración del Plan Nacional de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y Derechos Humanos
• Guinea Ecuatorial: Mejora del Sistema Nacional Estadístico
• Mauritania: Defensa de la promoción y la protección de los Derechos Humanos

Marruecos: Consolidación de procesos democráticos y Estado de Derecho fomento de la participación ciudadana y desarrollo de servicios de calidad y proximidad a la ciudadanía.

Fecha de inicio: Febrero 2016 Fecha de término: Junio 2019

El texto completo del compromiso se encuentra en Tercer Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto 2017-2019 de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, disponible en https://bit.ly/2Wubeyk.

Contexto y objetivos

Objetivo general y relevancia

La Declaración de París [13] resultante de la cuarta Cumbre Global de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto apela a la acción colectiva para que los gobiernos y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) establezcan mecanismos concretos de colaboración. Con esto impulsarían el gobierno abierto y establecerían reformas a nivel global, nacional y subnacional en tres áreas de prioridad política: 1.Transparencia, integridad y anticorrupción; 2. Desarrollo sostenible y cambio climático 3. Herramientas digitales comunes y desarrollo de capacidades, sistematizadas en una “agenda de soluciones” [14] que se plasman en el documento: “20 acciones colectivas para acelerar el gobierno abierto”.

Las acciones seleccionadas como parte de este compromiso podrían ser relevantes para los contextos nacionales donde se desarrollan, pero al tratarse de acciones de cooperación internacional y no desarrollarse en el contexto nacional de España, el IRM no puede considerar su evaluación dentro de este informe.

Verificabilidad e impacto potencial

El compromiso contiene cerca de 30 acciones que se desarrollarán en cinco países, lo que compromete su verificabilidad dada la metodología y capacidades del IRM. Algunas actividades son suficientemente específicas: elaboración de un protocolo de presupuestos participativos o tres auditorías sociales piloto, apoyo técnico para la redacción del Plan Nacional de Responsabilidad Social de las Empresas, dos seminarios sobre igualdad de género y tenencia de la tierra, documento de recomendaciones para el Estatuto de la Función Pública o la puesta en marcha de instancias de Equidad, género e igualdad de oportunidades. Por su parte otras acciones no determinan su alcance: cursos online, dos visitas de estudio a España y formación en ciencias estadísticas.

Se considera que el compromiso no tiene impacto potencial dentro del tercer plan de acción español, aunque su impacto en los países en los que se llevarán a cabo las acciones pueda ser sustancial.

Siguientes pasos

Las acciones presentadas forman parte de compromisos de España con la cooperación internacional al desarrollo. Son acciones que deberían seguir impulsándose por el Gobierno como eje fundamental de la agenda de acción exterior y su responsabilidad con el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el desarrollo sostenible. Sin embargo, se sugiere continuar estas actividades fuera del marco de los planes de acción e incluir compromisos que se ciñan a los resultados de las consultas con ciudadanos y sociedad civil.

1.4 Apoyo a iniciativas de Gobierno Abierto en el Exterior

EJE COLABORACIÓN

Texto del compromiso como aparece en el plan de acción:

La Declaración de París resultante de la 4ª Cumbre de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP), incluye, entre otros compromisos, el apoyo a otros países en sus reformas de Gobierno Abierto. En este sentido, se han seleccionado, a modo representativo, actividades a nivel internacional en 5 países de 2 continentes, que pretenden potenciar acciones para el fortalecimiento institucional en temas relacionados con Gobierno:

• Honduras: apoyar al Gobierno para el cumplimiento de compromisos para un Gobierno Abierto
• Panamá: Diseño y Elaboración del Plan Nacional de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y Derechos Humanos
• Guinea Ecuatorial: Mejora del Sistema Nacional Estadístico
• Mauritania: Defensa de la promoción y la protección de los Derechos Humanos

Marruecos: Consolidación de procesos democráticos y Estado de Derecho fomento de la participación ciudadana y desarrollo de servicios de calidad y proximidad a la ciudadanía.

Fecha de inicio: febrero de 2016 Fecha de término: junio de 2019

El texto completo del compromiso se encuentra en el Tercer Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto 2017-2019 de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, disponible aquí: https://bit.ly/2VRxyXy

El compromiso contiene cerca de 30 acciones que se desarrollarán en cinco países a través de proyectos implementados por la Agencia Española de Cooperación al Desarrollo (AECID).

Los proyectos de cooperación al desarrollo, implementados como parte de la acción exterior de España en materia de gobierno abierto, incluyen una diversidad de acciones de fortalecimiento de capacidades a través de asistencias técnicas. Entre ellas están: acciones de control y auditorías internas, creación de un observatorio judicial, proyectos pilotos de presupuestos participativos en Honduras; creación participativa del Plan Nacional de RSE y derechos humanos en Panamá; avances en materia de igualdad de género y tenencia de la tierra en Mauritania a través de intercambios de experiencias y seminarios internacionales. También busca proveer asistencia técnica en temáticas de gobierno abierto, administración electrónica, acceso a la información, lucha contra la corrupción y gestión de recursos humanos en Marruecos.

Las acciones desarrolladas tienen distinto grado de cumplimiento, según la evidencia incluida en el repositorio de información al momento en que concluye el periodo de implementación del plan [21]. Los proyectos implementados en Panamá (sobre responsabilidad social empresarial), Mauritania (sobre derechos humanos) y Marruecos (consolidación de procesos democráticos y Estado de derecho) cumplieron sus actividades por completo. Sin embargo, los proyectos implementados en Honduras y Guinea Ecuatorial no lograron un cumplimiento completo de las metas planificadas.

Las acciones seleccionadas como parte de este compromiso podrían ser relevantes para los contextos nacionales donde se desarrollan, teniendo distinto grado de cumplimiento. Al tratarse de acciones de cooperación internacional y no desarrollarse en el contexto nacional de España se codificó el presente compromiso sin relevancia clara para los valores OGP, en el pasado informe de diseño. Con esta misma lógica, la investigadora considera que las acciones planteadas, al desarrollarse fuera de España y fuera del ámbito de evaluación de este informe, no tuvieron impacto en la apertura de Gobierno de España.