Local Solidary Governance The Experience of Porto Alegre, Brazil

1. Local Solidary Governance The Experience of Porto Alegre, Brazil Cézar Busatto

2. Porto Alegre: Network-City Millennium Goals for 2015 / UN

3. SYSTEMIC VISION OF GOVERNANCE SOCIETY Local Solidary Governance Governance Area Local Government Management Committee Municipal Councils, Participatory Budget, Civil Society Participatory Budget StrategicAxis ECONOMIC AXIS ENVIRONMENTAL AXIS SOCIAL AXIS MAYOR DEPUTY MAYOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

4. Local Solidary Governance Participatory Budget City Hall Management by Programs

5. FORGET-ME-NOT LITTLE CITIZENS PORTO ALEGRE OF WOMEN To be reference in quality of life, creating a sustainable and participative environment, assuring the plurality, by means of Local Solidary Governance Vision STRATEGIC MAP Financial responsibility Resuls for Society Develop and strengthen the economy, promoting the generation of jobs Guarantee the balance of public accounts Promote environmental sustainability Promote social inclusion PROGRAMS Foco de Atuação Environmental Social Program: “Children's place is where family and school are.” Econômico 14 ACTIONS FASC, SMED, EPTC, SMJ, SMGL, SME “To govern for who needs more” Planejar e viabilizar a “cidade futura” e o seu crescimento • Oportunidades de investimento e Negócios • Melhoria na logística • Cultura empreendedora • Arranjos produtivos locais Desenvolver uma cidade empreendedora Financeiro Promote the attention and protection of children, teenagers and youth Melhorar o acesso e qualidade dos serviços de saúde Aumentar a efetividade da arrecadação Revitalizar e preservar áreas da cidade Criar uma ambiência favorável aos negócios 18 ACTIONS SMS, SMED, FASC, SMJ, SDHSU Promover a auto-sustentabilidade e emancipação dos cidadãos Melhorar a segurança da população Garantir a relação harmônica entre os cidadãos, o serviço público e o meio ambiente Buscar formas alternativas de financiamento Fomentar e fortalecer atividades com potencial competitivo • Alta tecnologia; • Construção civil; • Turismo 14 ACTIONS SMJ, SMED, FASC, SMIC, SME, SMC Governança Solidária Local Modernização da gestão pública Transparência Promover a cultura de responsabilidade social e fiscal Descentralizar o planejamento e a execução das ações Buscar excelência dos processos administrativos e operacionais Fomentar a intersetorialidade 5 ACTIONS SMS, SMED, FASC, SMIC Garantir uma comunicação eficaz com a sociedade Motivar colaboradores e atrair pessoas capacitadas Modernizar e integrar as tecnologias de informação Capacitar os colaboradores do serviço municipal • Informação • Diálogo

6. Management and Budget by Programs Promote functional inclusion of civil servants Focus on objectives and goals Extend dialogue with society in regions and neighborhoods

7. 21 Government Programs ENVIRONMENTAL AXIS SOCIAL AXIS ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AXIS CHILDREN'S PLACE IS WHERE FAMILY AND SCHOOL ARE PORT OF THE FUTURE INTEGRATED CITY FORGET-ME-NOT GROW PORTO ALEGRE LITTLE CITIZENS LONG LIFE TO DOWNTOWN MORE FUNDS, MORE SERVICES THE RECIPE IS HEALTH GREEN PORT TOTAL MANAGEMENT AFFECTION IS AGELESS CITY ENTRANCE LOCAL SOLIDARY GOVERNANCE CITY DEVELOPMENT PORT OF INCLUSION PARTICIPATORY BUDGET SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ACCESSIBLE CITY PORTO ALEGRE OF WOMEN

8. Children's place is where family and school are. Indicators and Goals Responsible Agency: SMED Justification: full attendance of Child and Teenager Statute – CTS, mainly when they are in a vulnerability situation, that is, children in the street, with weak familiar bond and psychoactive substance users. Objective: the program aims at to remove children and teenagers from the streets by reducing vulnerability variables, that are: attractiveness, quality and access to education, familiar structuralizing and approach with the origin community. Indicators Recent Indicators Goal (2008)

9. Participatory Budget Cycle PARTICIPATORY BUDGET APRIL / MAY Regional and Thematic Assemblies Guideline: Election of the Council members / Definition of the number of Commission agents / written and audiovisual Rendering of accounts MARCH / APRIL Preparatory meetings Meetings of joint and preparation in the regions, micro regions, thematic, etc. Guideline: Rendering of accounts / Presentation of the Plan of Investments / Presentation of the Internal Regulation / General and Technical Criteria / Quarrel of Thematic Priorities / Criteria for Choice of Council members / Suggestion of priorities FEBRUARY Recess MAY / JUNE / JULY Regional and Thematic Assemblies Guideline: Election of Commission agents / Hierarquyzation of the constructions and services / Deliberation of the demands (fórum of commission agents) / Before the hierarchy visits of the commission agents the requested demands for knowledge. DECEMBER / JANUARY Quarrel and voting of IR General and Technical Criteria JULY / /SEPTEMBER / AUGUST Analysis of the demands and of the Government matrix: Financial and technique analysis of the demands / Assembly of the Budgetary Matrix FIRST FORTNIGHT OF JULY Municipal Assembly Guideline: To setting up of the new Council members / Delivery of the hierarquyzation of the constructions and services / Quarrel of subjets of general character OCTOBER / NOVEMBER Detailing of the Plan of Investments and Services Presentation and voting of the proposal of PI (financial and technique analysis of the demands of constructions and services) in fóruns of regional and thematic commission agents, with the presence of similar government agencies, previous guiding of the related proposal to fóruns NOVEMBER / DECEMBER Quarrel in regional thematic fóruns of the alterations to Internal Regulation (IR) / General and TechnicialCriteria / Presentation of the PI and the regional and thematic voting in fóruns and in the PBC (Participative Budget Council) and appreciation of appeals. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER Voting of the Matrix Quarrel and voting of the Budgetary Matrix and the distribution of resources for the thematic regions in the PBC (Participative Budget Council)

10. PARTICIPATORY BUDGET ISLANDS HUMAITÁ-NAVEGANTES NORTH NORTHEAST EIXO BALTAZAR NORTHWEST CENTRAL CITY EAST PARTENON CRUZEIRO GLORIA CRISTAL LOMBA DO PINHEIRO SOUTH RESTINGA EXTREME-SOUTH 17 Regional Assemblies and Forums CENTER-SOUTH

11. Circulation, Transport and Urban Mobility • Culture • Economic Development, Taxation and Tourism • Education, Sport and Leisure • Organization of the City, Urban and Environmental Development • Health and Social Assistance 6 Thematic Assemblies and Forums PARTICIPATORY BUDGET

12. Local Solidary Governance Creating Project and Initiative Communities based on Cooperation

13. Objectives Offer Universal Public Policies Foster Local Development Deliver Qualified Services and Meet Population’s Demands

14. Local Solidary Governance Foster Local Development Create a Favorable Environment Invest in Social Capital

15. Local Solidary Governance Concept Why Local Solidary Governance? LOCAL: LSG has a net-oriented perspective that encompass different sectors and abilities. It is based on the territoriality formed by regions and neighborhoods. SOLIDARY: LSG has as its main line in the cooperation and mutual help between governmental and non-governmental institutions and people that voluntarily decide to take part in this initiative, aiming the accomplishment of common goals. GOVERNANCE: LSG is based on the partnership between government and society. It stimulates social participation, initiative and entrepreneurship of citizens and also induces its co-responsibility in city development.

16. What do we seek through LSG? Government, civil society and private sector working together to accomplish a development agenda connected with the Millennium Goals of UN in the 17 regions and 82 neighborhoods of Porto Alegre

17. LSG Program Implementation Presentation of the Program and creation of Local Government Local Committee Step 0 Presentation Coordinators Step 1 Capacity Building of agents Articulators Local Government Management Committee Programs Managers Step 2 Creation of the articulation group Regions net articulation Step 3 Vision of the Future Forum Step 4 Network capacitating Potencialities and diagnosis Step 5 Approving in the Solidary Governance net Step 6 Participative plan and goals Step 7 Priority agendas Participation and diffusion in the net Step 8 Confirmation of LSG agreement Net mobilization for agendas accomplishment Minimmum agenda Another agenda itens Starting agendas accomplishment

18. The New Budget of LSG The articulation of government and community resources generates a new budget to foster local development and social inclusion.

19. City Observatory www.observapoa.com.br Project of the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy, Net 3-Democracy in the City-of URB-AL. The ObservaPoa is the result of a partnership among the City Hall, Federal University of the Estate of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Catholic University (PUC), Dieese, Economics and Statistics Foundation (FEE) and Participatory Budget Council. Portal of information distributed on maps for neighborhoods, regions and for the city as a whole . Objectives • Democratize the access to informationACCESSIBILITY Enable Manager-Citizens • Offer easy understanding information LEGIBILITY Qualify social nets and instances of participatory democracy • Extend knowledge and strengthen local identity EQUITY Empowering local communities

20. Percentage of born children from mothers with less than 8 years of study and health care centers Regionaland NeighborhoodInformation • In the city, we have about 32% of born children from mothers with less than 8 years of study • In the region, this percentage is a little inferior, 28,9% • The neighborhoods Campo Novo, Teresópolis and Vila Nova present higher percentages: 35%, 32% and 30,5%, respectively Center-South Region % born children from mothers with less than 8 years of study Health care centers Source: SMS-SINASC 2005

21. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 1 – Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

22. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 2 – Achieve universal primary education

23. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 3 – Promote gender equality and empower women

24. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality

25. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality

26. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 5 – Improve maternal health

27. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

28. Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 7 – Ensure environmental sustainability

29. Local Solidary Governance The Experience of Porto Alegre, Brazil Montevideo Square, 10 Porto Alegre - RS 90010-140 Phone: (51) 3289.3766 www.portoalegre.rs.gov.br