Open Gov Challenge: Chile

Implement the National Public Integrity Strategy (ENIP)

What’s the issue? The need for greater transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More and trust are key issues for Chileans, especially following high-profile corruption cases in the country over the last decade.

What’s the plan? The government committed to implementing a national public integrity strategy (Estrategia Nacional de Integridad Pública or ENIP) to increase trust in the country’s institutions and fight corruption.

The government co-created the strategy with a genderOGP participating governments are bringing gender perspectives to popular policy areas, ensuring diversity in participatory processes, and specifically targeting gender gaps in policies to address gov... lens through a series of multi-stakeholder consultations and workshops. ENIP contains 210 measures to combat corruption, including in areas such as beneficial ownershipDisclosing beneficial owners — those who ultimately control or profit from a business — is essential for combating corruption, stemming illicit financial flows, and fighting tax evasion. Technical... transparency, conflicts of interestA key part of anti-corruption involves preventing or revealing conflicts of interest — when a public official is in a position to use public office for personal or private gain. Technical specificat..., political integrity, and public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t....

Why is this ambitious? This national-level strategy aims to improve coordination across government to implement key anti-corruption policies through a set of comprehensive actions identified by the public as priorities, with a built-in monitoring mechanism for its implementation.