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1. OGP London Summit 2013 – October 31st

   Jorge Hage Minister of State Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil Fiscal Openness in Brazil: The Transparency Portal
2. Transparency in Brazil 1st Consocial Not-for-Profit EntitiesDebarmentList Access toInformation Law DisclosureofPaychecks Fiscal Responsibility Law Eletronic reverse actions World CupandOlympicsTransparencyPortals Transparency Portal TransparencyPortalsofstatesandcities NationalDebarmentList 2000 2004 2012 2006 2008 2010 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Mandatory Use of Federal PaymentCards Federal Agreements Portal -SICONV Open Government Partnership – 2nd Country Action Plan “Brasil Tranparente” Programm Transparency Law (Law nº 131/09) Establishment of CGU Regulationoftheelectronicbidding system Open GovernmentPartnership – 1st OGP Country ActionPlan
3. Expenditures Government Expenditures and Transfers. Daily detailed updates. Access to recipients and beneficiaries Revenues

   Transparency Portal

   Expected and collected revenues. Daily updates. Organized by origin and type. Transfers Agreements Values, objects and parties involved in the agreements CEIS and CEPIM Debarment List of Companies, individual suppliers and non-for-profit entities PublicOfficials Status of public officials, distribution of positions and individual salaries
4. Functions of the Transparency Portal Audit tool Incentive to social participation Citizen empowerment instrument Strengthening Public Management Corruption Prevention and Fighting No password Free of charge Accessible language Simnplified navigation Open data Reliable and updated information
5. Transparency Portal Servidores Punished companies Public Officials Information Revenues: Daily updates Transfers by program or beneficiary Expenditures: Daily updates Specific Programs Download of Consultations and Charts Federal Direct Expenditures Transparency Network 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games
6. Transparency Portal in Numbers Amount displayed* R$ 12,110 trillion Total of visits in 2012 8,170,046 AverageMonthlyVisits* 884,027 Increase in visits *Through September 2013
7. Some answersyoucangetonthe Portal Howmuch does thegovernmentspend in Education? Whatwastherevenuewith taxes over imports/exports? What did the Ministry of Health commit to pay today? Howmanypublicservantsworkonthatagency? Whatwastheamounttransferedtomycitylastyear? How many suplliers have been suspended or debarred?
8. Daily information Types of queries Filters Detailed Information
9. Daily information – Details of each expense
10. Information on Public Officials Information on Public Officials - Search by name, agency, position and functions Registry of Expulsion Penalties
11. Information on Public Officials – Search by name Names – Civilian and Military Personnel Public Agency
12. Registry of Expulsion Penalties From 2004 toSeptember 2013 4,555expulsionpenaltieswereappliedto3,850 federal officials
13. NationalDebarmentList - CEIS Typeandperiod of sanctions Agency that sanctioned Sourceofinformation Companyidentification Companies: 5.220 sanctionsappliedto 3.725 empresas Individual suppliers: 3.867 sanctionsappliedto 3.022 people ThroughSeptember 2013
14. Not-for-Profit Entities Debarment List Identification of the Public Body responsible for the sanction Identification of the entity Reason for the sanction 3,971 debarred entities
15. Allocation of Government Property Location of asset Vacant or occupied Agency in charge
16. 2014 World Cup Total Expenses Budgeted and Executed Information by city, activity and financial agreement
17. 2016 Rio Olympic Games Information by city themes and type of investment
18. Other Tools E-courses for citizens Email - push system Surveys Frequently Asked Questions section Hotline for reporting misconducts and crimes
19. OGP London Conference 2013 Jorge Hage Minister of State head of the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil Visit the Transparency Portal www.portaldatransparencia.gov.br cgugabin@cgu.gov.br www.cgu.gov.br

20. Brazil & Fiscal Transparency

    Welles Matias de Abreu Assistant Federal Budget Secretary, Substitute Oct, 2013; @ London , UK
21. Summary BrazilianLegislation Framework Whatis GIFT? Brazil & GIFT Results ActualBrazilianActions
22. BrazilianLegislation Framework 2000: Fiscal Responsibility Law Civil servantsspendinglimits Governmentdebtscontrol (federal, statesandmunicipalities) PublicSector´sPrimaryResults Stimulus for Fiscal transparencyandparticipation 2011: Access toPublicInformation Law Promotiontheaccountability Free Information The ruleis “transparency” and theexceptionis “secrecy”
23. The Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) is a multi-stakeholder action network working to advance and institutionalize global norms and significant, continuous improvements on fiscal transparency, participation, and accountability in countries around the world. Main Stakeholders
24. Brazil & GIFT Results Brazilian Fiscal TransparencyInitiatives: Fiscal Education; Citizen Budget; and Open Data Systems. MainBrazilianSupportedActions @ GIFT: Promotion of Fiscal Transparency Initiatives; GIFT High level Principles; and GIFT UN Resolution.
25. GIFT UN Resolution (A/RES/67/218) SUMMARY: Recognize GIFT and its High-level Principles on Fiscal Transparency, Participation and Accountability (FTPA); Encourages Member States to intensify efforts to enhance FTPA policies, including the promotion of discussions to advance on commons goals; and Invites Member States and relevant United Nations institutions to promote cooperation and information-sharing among all stakeholders to assist Member States in building capacity and exchanging experiences.
26. ActualBrazilianActions Realizing: Improving and creating initiatives to promote fiscal transparency; and Participation in events (8) to promote and share fiscal transparency policies. To Realize: Special Event in UN about Fiscal Transparency Focus on GIFT UN Resolution: Encouraging and Exchanging Fiscal Transparency Initiatives Feb, 2014; @ UN, New York (USA)
27. “Valuing Democracy” Development with Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency Thank You! Federal Budget Secretariat Phone: +55 61 20202220 E-mail: sof@planejamento.gov.br + Development + Equality +Participation “a country for everyone” “a rich country is a country without misery”

28. Toward a People’s BudgetPhilippine Experience in the Pursuit of Fiscal Openness

    Undersecretary Richard E. Moya Philippine Department of Budget & Management
29. Philippine Budget Reform Agenda Spendingwithin means Spending on the right priorities Spending on measurable results Through transparent, accountable & participatory public expenditure management
30. Disclosure of Budget Information All Departments must disclose approved budgets & reports, project details & status, contracts awarded, etc. Compliance has improved to 17 of 22 Departments as of Dec ‘12, from 7 in July ’12.
31. Leveraging Technology for Transparency
32. Making the Budget Accessible to Citizens
33. Making the Budget Accessible to Citizens
34. Principles for Constructive Engagement Transparency Accountability Integrity Inclusivity Partnership Consultation and Empowerment Respect for Internal Processes Sustainability National Interest
35. Agency-Civil Society Budget Partnerships 18 agencies and GOCCs entered into BPAs in crafting the 2014 budget, from 6 in the pilot stage (during 2012 Budget preparation). Budget Partnerships during the execution phase introduced.
36. Grassroots Participatory Budgeting in 2014 Budget for local poverty reduction programs & projects developed with communities & CSOs in 1,226 cities & municipalities P20.1 billion (expansion from P8.3 billion for 595 cities & municipalities).
37. Challenge: The Irreversibility of Reform Reforms must lead to tangible benefits to people Deeply install reform measures in institutions Leverage technology and innovation Strong constituency to support & demand for reforms
38. International Alliance for Fiscal Openness
39. Sanjay Pradhan Vice President for Change, Knowledge and Learning The World Bank Open Budgeting
40. Openness can be an accelerator 1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25/ day Global Challenges Require an ‘Open’ Approach to Development 2.7 billion people live on between $1.25 and $4.00/ day
41. Multi- Stakeholder Collaboration Stronger Results Citizen Participation Disclosure
42. Analyzing and visualizing public spending data Open Budgets Portal will feature tools for data dissemination and visualization The Portal will feature data from 12 countries Disclosure: BOOST EMIS unit, Kampala, Uganda
43. Citizens help decide how the local budget is allocated SMS alerts citizens of participatory budgeting sessions Citizens vote via SMS Citizen Participation:Mobile Enhanced Participatory Budgeting Voted decision is shared via SMS
44. Multi-stakeholder capacity building for collaborative budget monitoring Civil Society Participation In Nepali Budget Monitoring CSOs monitor effective implementation of social security allowance program.
45. Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: Government Private Sector Civil society
46. Building On and Scaling Up the Open Movement
47. Open Budgeting Ensures That Development Benefits All

48. Fiscal Openness Working GroupFOWGOctober 2013

49. FOWG Objectives Provide a platform for peer to peer sharing and learning among OGP members on FO, Offer OGP members efficient and coordinated access to international good practices, tools, norms, assessments, and technical expertise on FO, Support OGP members to implement their FO commitments, and develop even more ambitious FO goals and good practices including perhaps common/shared goals, Motivate additional governments to become champions and models of FO.
50. FOWG Overview Over forty countries in the OGP have committed themselves to specific commitments on fiscal openness in a range of areas. Opportunity for OGP Member Countries that have or will make additional or new commitments in the area of fiscal openness (FO). The FOWG will be jointly coordinated by the OGP Support Unit and the multi-stakeholder Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT).