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San Pedro Garza García, N.L. June 2006
Transparency Challenges For Local
Governments Alejandro Páez Aragón
City Mayor
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Geographical Facts
Mexico City: 559 Mi
Dallas: 572 MI
Laredo: 138 Mi
Houston: 455 Mi
Tampico: 375 Mi
City of San PedroCity of San Pedro
●Houston
Dallas ●
● Tampico
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51%64,932Female Population
49%
7° PlaceIn the State
6,968.25 Ha
61,981Male Population
3.57%Percentage of the State Population
126,913City Population
$886,000,000Budget 2006
43,298 mi2Area
CityCity ofof San PedroSan Pedro
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““Transparency and public information access is Transparency and public information access is
a civil right that builds democracy and fortifies a civil right that builds democracy and fortifies
legality in our countrylegality in our country..””
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Citizen Citizen ParticipationParticipation
Transparency Transparency and Information and Information
AccessAccess
Good Good GovernmentGovernment
•• To Change PracticesTo Change Practices•• To Remove InertiasTo Remove Inertias
•• To To erradicateerradicate CorruptionCorruption
DNA
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OpenOpenGovernmentGovernment
ParicipatingParicipatingSocietySociety
WELFAREWELFARE
TRUSTTRUST
LEGITIMACYLEGITIMACY
MORAL AUTHORITYMORAL AUTHORITY
““Transparency is a Pact of Honesty Transparency is a Pact of Honesty between Government and Societybetween Government and Society””
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AccountabilityAccountability
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Corruption dissuades investments
Corruption vs. Invesments
-0.04
-0.02
0
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Lower Transparency Higher Transparency
Net
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* Informe Global de Corrupción 2004. Transparency International, pag. 287
Corruption Vs. InvestmentCorruption Vs. Investment
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Corruption decreases productivity
Corruption Vs. InvestmentCorruption Vs. Investment
Corruption vs Productivity
-0.15-0.1
-0.050
0.050.1
0.150.2
0.250.3
0.35
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Lower Transparency Higher Transparency
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Informe Global de Corrupción 2004. Transparency International, pag. 288
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Legal Legal frameworkframework
Updated Updated Information on Information on
InternetInternet
Channels for Channels for Complains and Complains and
reportsreports
On Line Sessions of On Line Sessions of Government EntitiesGovernment Entities
Computer Computer Infrastructure for Infrastructure for
Citizen AccessCitizen Access
Social Social ComptrollersComptrollers
Public and Public and Open BiddingsOpen Biddings
EE-- SubastasSubastas
(E(E--Auctions)Auctions)
AccountabilityAccountability
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AccountabilityAccountability
Municipal GovernmentMunicipal Government’’s Public Information Access s Public Information Access Regulation.Regulation.• Issued on April, 2004.
• First Municipality in the State with this instrument
City Council Transparency CommissionCity Council Transparency Commission• San Pedro is the only Municipality in the State with this kind of Commission
• It is presided by an opposition member
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AccountabilityAccountability
Attention to Complains, Reports and SuggestionsAttention to Complains, Reports and Suggestions
BUZBUZÓÓN DEL ALCALDEN DEL ALCALDE
• More reception means
• Best Practices Promotion.
• Citizen Feedback.
• System to Follow up Cases
• Supported by Social Comptrollers.
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• Broadcast live on Internet• Video File of the previous
sessions• Acts File of the previous
sessions• Calendar and Schedule of
the Sessions.
City Council
Purchasing Committee
Public Works Committee
AccountabilityAccountability
On Line SessionsOn Line Sessions
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Cybernetic Kiosks
Infrastructure:8 Local Kiosks 1 Mobile Kiosk
• Free internet access to transparency site
AccountabilityAccountability
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Incorporates city to national effort.
Strengthens citizen participation and responsibility and increases information access
More than 100 social comptrollers
Commitment to the community
Promotes a culture of legality and transparency.
AccountabilityAccountability
Social ComptrollersSocial Comptrollers
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Information available on Internet
• Organization and Operation• Legal Framework• Permits and Services• Financial and public expenditures• List of City suppliers and vendors • On going public works• On going audit reports• Authorizations, Concessions and
Permits
AccountabilityAccountability
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Public and Open Biddings
Total openness to events and documentation
Permanent neighbors invitation
Presence of Social Comptrollers
Transparency on decisions and results
Open to public consultation
AccountabilityAccountability
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CitizenCitizenParticipationParticipation
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Citizen ParticipationCitizen Participation
EducationMunicipal
Property Board
School of Citizen Leadership
Citizen Consultative Councils
Urban Planning
Youth
Honor and JusticeSecurity
Committee Education
“We Decide Together”
Public Works and Purchasing Committees
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School of Citizen Leadership
Citizen ParticipationCitizen Participation
• It helps social leaders to understand the Municipal Public Administration.
• It helps to improve citizen’s requests
• It forms better qualified citizens to be part neighbor boards, councils, committees, etc.
• It fights the apathy in the society.
• It is formed by municipal and estate functionaries as well people from the organized civil society
• Gives de prices of the cost of building and value of soil about construction proposed to the City Council
• It works according to the state property Law
Municipal Property Board
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Honor and Justice Security Committee
• Constituted as an autonomous administrative entity
• It determines sanctions and rewards for police and traffic agents.
• Integrated by:• 5 Citizens• 2 Councilmen• 1 Police officer• 1 Traffic Agent• The Comptroller Secretary
• It is presided by a citizen.
Citizen ParticipationCitizen ParticipationAdvisory District Councils for Participative Urban Planning
• 11 citizen councils.10 members each.
• Nearness to the community
• Solving concrete problems
• They give citizen vision to the difficult urban development situations
• Each district decides its own timing
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ParticipaciParticipacióón Ciudadanan CiudadanaPublic Works and Purchasing
Committees
• It is formed by municipal functionaries and people from the organized civil society
• Gives its opinion about the adjudication of all contracts of public works granted.
• Propose to the City Council the better use of the resources come from the Branch 33 of the Federal Found fror infrastructure.
Advisory District Councils for Participative Urban Planning
• 11 citizen councils.10 members each.
• Nearness to the community
• Solving concrete problems
• They give citizen vision to the difficult urban development situations
• Each district decides its own timing
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We Decide Together!CitizenCitizen ParticipationParticipation
• Embodies 100% of the Neighborhood associations • Defines priorities and solutions• Strengthens community links• Follows up the assignation and works execution. • Gives accountability • Develops social responsibility in the Community
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MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
SECTORIALCOUNCIL
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SECTORIALCOUNCIL
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SECTORIALCOUNCIL
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SECTORIALCOUNCIL
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We Decide Together !
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Municipality Council for Social Participation in Education
• It is formed by teachers, principals, parents and state and municipal representatives.
• Defines priorities in Education Matters
• Makes Participation ordered and established
• Shares responsibility in decision making
• Defines how to use the resources applied to the schools
Citizen ParticipationCitizen ParticipationYouth Participation Council
• It is formed by young residents and youth organizations from 7 district councils
• Promotes Youth Integral Development
• Gives them opportunity to participate in the solutions of their problems
• Strengthens responsibility and solidarity
• Accountability.
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Final Final ConsiderationsConsiderations
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•• Coordination to define and Coordination to define and promote best practices in this promote best practices in this topic. topic.
•• To obtain change support.To obtain change support.
•• Institutionalize Permanent Institutionalize Permanent mechanisms. mechanisms.
•• Long term programs.Long term programs.
•• To Support change from the To Support change from the top.top.
•• To use Evaluation mechanisms.To use Evaluation mechanisms.
•• Generates Trust.Generates Trust.
•• CreatsCreats a cultural change in the a cultural change in the public employee.public employee.
•• Allows public evaluation.Allows public evaluation.
•• Prevents corruption.Prevents corruption.
•• Helps to improve performance.Helps to improve performance.
•• Allows feedback. Allows feedback.
•• Encourages shared responsibility.Encourages shared responsibility.
•• Improves the business Improves the business environment.environment.
Advantages and StrategiesAdvantages and Strategies
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TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITYgood investment to make the city attractive and competitive.provides trust attracts investment and jobs generates prosperity for the community
CITIZEN PARTICIPATIONgenerates human and community developmentstrengthens governmental and society institutions Improves all relations between government and citizens gives citizens the power to decide their future
Conclusions