Inclusive Communication about Open Government (ES0051)

8.1
What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? The knowledge of Open Government is still scarce among the population. Likewise, the OECD in its work group on open government considers public communication to be one of the key components of open government to reinforce. During the consultation process to design the 4th Plan, held between 18 March and 10 April 2019, the citizenry and organisations of civil society presented proposals to be included therein, which includes the development of social awareness raising activities regarding the principles of Open Government, communication and information and training of the citizenry, which take into account the digital divide. In addition, the Report of the Independent Reporting Mechanism on the design of the 3rd Open Government Plan, published in February 2020, recommends adopting a communication strategy that allows the public to identify the national OGP process and the channels available to participate in it.

Objectives of the commitment To raise awareness among society about the values of transparency, contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in order to advance towards a just, peaceful and inclusive society. Specifically, the objective of this commitment is that the citizenry knows about the open government and exercises its rights of access to information, uses the Transportation Website and intervenes in participatory processes.

Brief description of the commitment The commitment assumed involves a group of measures aimed at upgrading the dissemination and awareness raising of the democratic principles that open government advocate for, and specifically the transparent and participation, through inter‐ministerial and inter‐administrative coordination strategies, in partnership with Civil Society. The communication plans about open government will be as open as possible and will take into consideration all people excluded by the digital divide and/or disability.

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? The awareness raising actions revolve around a communication plan that is addressed towards different audiences and is developed through official channels of communication, through the space dedicated towards open government on the Transparency Website, social media and other networks and the organisation of directed events. The target audience of these actions will be both the expert public in open government, and the citizenry in general, including groups at risk of social exclusion, or those affected by the digital divide who live in areas affected by de‐ population or an ageing population. 95

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? Because it raises awareness among society about the values of open government, and promotes cognitive and behavioural changes in relation to transparency and participation, contributing to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in order to advance towards a just, peaceful and inclusive society.

Additional information 8.1.1 INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION PLAN ABOUT OPEN GOVERNMENT Activities of the commitment Start date End date 1. Creation of an Open Government Communication Work Group within the Open Government Forum, which is in charge of the planning and execution of actions to promote and disseminate information and awareness‐raising 2. Planning of communication actions 3. Execution of actions a. Maintaining a webpage dedicated to the Transparency Website b. Online media plan c. Offline media plan d. Public relations actions e. Dissemination on social networks f. Informative videos g. Production of signage, pamphlets and promotional material. h. Initiatives directed: Open Administration Week, Open Government in Your City, Debates, meetings, workshops i. Citizen Award 4. Monitoring and evaluation of the Communication Plan 01/11/2020 01/01/2021. 01/04/2021 01/10/2021 30/09/2024 30/06/2021 30/09/2024 30/09/2024

8.1.2 PROMOTION OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PLAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL Activities of the commitment Start date End date 1. Participation and collaboration activities with international organisations in the promotion and dissemination of the Open Government (OECD/OGP, UN) 2. Publication and dissemination of the activities carried out 01/11/2020 30/09/2024

8.2
"What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? Open government today is defined as transparency, accountability, collaboration, participation and paying attention to public opinion, but research and debate in this topic point farther, towards social responsibility, the new public service, co‐production of public policies and distributed intelligence.

Objectives of the commitment To promote inside and out of the State General Administration, in the State and in society, a deep reflection that contributes to return to the State a legitimacy that has been eroded today and a cutting edge role in social change Brief description of the commitment To prioritise this objective in areas of the regular activity of the NIPA, such as the publications (monographs and magazines), document repositories and shared spaces of knowledge, economic support for research (projects, grants and awards), and organising academic and professional seminars

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? It seeks to mobilise the capacity and knowledge distributed throughout society, particularly in the academic and scientific community, to concentrate a growing part of them on research and innovation in this field

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? 1. It strives for better knowledge of how effective participation, co‐creation and co‐production in public management are 2. It strives to delve deeper into the evaluation of transparency policies, not just public (administrations), and data sharing, but also production and analysis of them by society. 3. It will contribute to understanding the relationship between the openness, responsibility and legitimacy, as well as its difficulties and possible unforeseen effects in the context of the society of information. 4. It aligns the NIPA, and through this, it also aligns the State General Administration with the most pressing concerns of the scientific community and other social actors concerned regarding open government. It broadly contributes to SDG 16 and everything related to it. 97

Activities of the commitment Start date End date Updating of the publication plan 01/10/2020 30/09/2024 Dissemination of priorities of the research grants 04/05/2020 30/09/2024 Promotion of the production of studies, research and publications 04/05/2020 30/09/2024 Design and holding of seminars and debates related to open government, digital administration, social responsibility, and a professional career 04/05/2020 30/09/2024"

8.3
"What is the problem/need that is desired to resolve with the commitment? There is a wide range of high‐quality publications about the subject matter prepared by experts in the field integrated into academic research groups. However, this scientific production is relatively scattered

Objectives of the commitment To promote the debate among experts and dissemination of scientific production around: • Analysis and development of new policies • Analysis of state (new regulation) and autonomous region legislation regarding the preparation or those have been recently approved • Interpretations of the state and autonomous region legislation by the various state and autonomous region transparency bodies and authorities • Judicial resolutions • Interpretation of the transparency regulations with respect to privacy and data protection • Challenges of transparency and the use of algorithms by public powers • Reuse of open data, technologies and integrity techniques • Administrative innovations related to this subject matter Brief description of the commitment Meetings with experts, with weekly or annual frequency to address specific topics and the 2030 Agenda

How does the commitment contribute to solve the problem or cover the need? To facilitate the dissemination of the scientific production about the subject matter, it may be very useful to accentuate the cooperation between those who are working in this field and to promote the transfer of results with the public sector and other subjects involved.

Why is the commitment relevant with respect to the values of Open Government? It promotes, strengthens and improves the quality of participation in the public management, allowing the citizenry to participate in making public decisions with the objective of achieving better results and better democratic quality. Without a doubt, the improvement of regulatory technique contributes to improve the quality in participation. The correct transposition of the Directives and delving deeper into the administrative innovations must specifically allow a better and greater participation of the citizenry in making decisions. It delves deeper into transparency, open data and accountability of the Public Administrations through the development of actions aimed at their improvement and the evaluation of the results of the Plans and programmes. The analysis of the judicial resolutions and transparency bodies regarding accountability, detecting the errors and guiding future decisions. It contributes to building a system of public integrity, strengthening the ethical values and mechanisms to bolster the integrity of the public institutions and reinforce the trust of the citizenry. The trust of the citizenry depends to a great extent on the legal security, as well as the guarantee of respect for privacy and data protection. For this reason, action strengthens this aspect. It raises awareness among society and the staff of the Administrations about the values of the Open Government, contributing to fulfilling the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda to advance towards an inclusive, just and peaceful society. Given that the action being proposed to execute through meetings with experts including the 99 civil service of Group A of different Administrations, it is undeniable that it is a useful tool to raise awareness among employees.

Additional information Activities of the commitment Start date End date 1. Dissemination of scientific production and informative and training actions Experts 1 Meeting: Regarding the state of the legislation ‐ Preparation (selection of participants and specific topics) ‐ Holding meetings and debate about the topics ‐ Conclusions: preparation and publication of results 01/11/2020 01/05/2021 Experts 2 Meeting: Regarding the resolutions of administrative and legal bodies ‐ Preparation (selection of participants and specific topics) ‐ Holding meetings and debate about the topics ‐ Conclusions: preparation and publication of results 01/06/2021 01/11/2021 Experts 3 Meeting: Regarding new technologies and Public Administration ‐ Preparation (selection of participants and specific topics) ‐ Holding meetings and debate about the topics ‐ Conclusions: preparation and publication of results 01/12/2021 01/06/2022 Experts 4 Meeting: Regarding the resolutions of administrative and legal bodies ‐ Preparation (selection of participants and specific topics) ‐ Holding meetings and debate about the topics ‐ Conclusions: preparation and publication of results 01/07/2022 01/12/2022 2. Create a space on the website of the CEPCO to store all actions carried out regarding Open Government Creation and design of a space on the CEPCO website 01/10/2020 30/10/2020 Location of actions within the website 01/10/2020 12/12/2022"

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Commitment 8: Inclusive communication on open government