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OGP Networking Mechanism-Webinar Series Introducing the Fiscal Openness Working Group (FOWG)

OGP Networking Mechanism-Webinar Series Introducing the Fiscal Openness Working Group (FOWG) Tuesday, July 30, 2013 08:00-09:30 AM EST (12:00 GMT). SPENDING. TRANSPARENCY. in Brazil. BUDGET. SPENDING. SPENDING. Why. TRANSPARENCY. Allows.

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OGP Networking Mechanism-Webinar Series Introducing the Fiscal Openness Working Group (FOWG)

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  1. OGP Networking Mechanism-Webinar Series Introducing the Fiscal Openness Working Group (FOWG) Tuesday, July 30, 2013 08:00-09:30 AM EST (12:00 GMT)

  2. SPENDING TRANSPARENCY in Brazil BUDGET SPENDING SPENDING

  3. Why TRANSPARENCY Allows Understanding government actions and decisions Accountability Discussion Participate and produce

  4. TRANSPARENCY benefits Results in Better spending Better laws Reduced corruption More and better citizen participation More transparency

  5. What is TRANSPARENCY Information that people can Access free, no-barriers, assitive Comprehend adequate language, support Use timely, relevant, open

  6. What is TRANSPARENCY Information that people can Access free, no-barriers, assitive Comprehend adequate language, support Use timely, relevant, open

  7. Fiscal TRANSPARENCY in Brazil Making information available • Transparency pages • SIOP • SIGA Brasil • Tesouro.fazenda.gov.br • Dados.gov.br • Transparency Portal

  8. TRANSPARENCY Portal Transparency Portal – www.transparencia.gov.br Spending Revenue Public servants Assets Payment documents Procurement Debarred organizations Trending topics Daily updates 650 000 visitors in June 2013

  9. TRANSPARENCY Portal Making information comprehensible

  10. Fiscal TRANSPARENCY in Brazil Making information comprehensible • “Budget for everyone” • Clarify concepts • Relevant information • Tools • Glossary, FAQs, manuals • Education: • Social control, access to information, budgeting, procurement and contracts

  11. TRANSPARENCY Portal Making information usable

  12. TRANSPARENCY Portal Making information usable

  13. Fiscal TRANSPARENCY in Brazil Behind the scenes • Initiative and persistance • Legal framework • Effort on education and needs • Dialogue and partnerships

  14. Partners inTRANSPARENCY A Global issue, a global goal • GIFT • Pushing for a strong transparency agenda in all countries • Open Government Partnership • Pushing for concrete and ambitious commitments

  15. Brazil’sTRANSPARENCY commitments for the OGP Plan I • Access to information law implementation • Requests about economy/finance: 12 970 (13%) • More information on the Transparency Portal • More social benefits available • Contracts and agreements system in open data • Suppliers Catalogue in open data

  16. Brazil’sTRANSPARENCY commitments for the OGP Plan II • Building an ontology for budget data • Publish all budget in high quality open data standards • Rebuiliding the Transparency Portal

  17. commitments for the OGP Brazil’sTRANSPARENCY Transparency Portal • Better usability • Better data quality • Better education instruments • Create a transparency hub for information in all federal government  pushing forward the connection between budget and action

  18. cguoficial Office of the Comptroller General - Brazil Otavio Castro Neves General Coordinator for Open Government and Transaprency otavio.neves@cgu.gov.br cguonline cguonline www.cgu.gov.br

  19. Q & A We will be receiving questions or comments via public chat room

  20. A Global Multi-Stakeholder Action NetworkJuly 2013

  21. The GIFT Value Proposition This multi-stakeholder action-network will contribute to significant improvements in fiscal transparency, engagement, and accountability in the world by advancing incentives, norms, technical assistance and new technologies.

  22. GIFT High-Level Theory of Change

  23. GIFT Strategic Model The work streams Aligning Incentives Advancing Global Norms/Guidance Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Harnessing New Technologies The modus operandi • Action agenda…looking for high leverage and scaled impact over time, with sequencing from potential early victories to more ambitious opportunities and outcomes • Mutual recognition, collaborative engagement and sufficient consensus among stakeholders to determine priority outcomes and action agendas over time • Support structures and processes that remain nimble and adaptive to seize emergent opportunities while optimizing transparency and inclusiveness • Collective monitoring, learning, assessment and course-correction for efficiency and effectiveness

  24. GIFT Stewards • IBP • Greenpeace, • FUNDAR Mexico, • Center for Public Integrity - Mozambique, • The ONE Campaign • Hewlett • Ford Foundation • Omidyar • DfID Red type indicates Lead Steward

  25. GIFT Stewardship/Stakeholder Action-Network Approach

  26. GIFT – What Has Not Been • A Standard-Holding Body • An Implementing Agency • A Direct Capacity-Building Organization

  27. Gift Early Wins • Global Political Agenda Setting – UNGA Resolution, G20, OECD, ICGFM • Global Norms Development – HLPs, EHLPs, Participation, Contribution to IMF Code Revision, PEFA, OBI • Engagement and Building of Social Capital Among Key Stakeholders - Govts, IGOs, CSOs, Funders, Professionals • Framework and Action Agenda for Strengthening Incentives • OGP-GIFT Working Group on Fiscal Openness

  28. GIFT Action Agenda • Global agenda-setting and profile-raising in key fora • Institutionalization of HLPs, contributions to coherence across standards and assessments with increased focus on good practices – UNGA Resolution Process Led by Brazil/Philippines • Further development and agreement of norms/guidance (expanded HLPs) and in gap areas (legislatures, participation, open data, etc.) • Specific activities/tactics to strengthen incentives such as engaging the private sector and strengthening links between aid and fiscal transparency, new technologies and fiscal transparency. • Technical assistance/capacity building and harnessing new technologies working groups • Global Political Agenda Setting (OGP, G20, INTOSAI, IPU, EITI, ICGFM, WEF, etc.) • Involvement of 10-20 committed and action-oriented governments to demonstrate progress and share good practices.

  29. GIFT Deliverables 2013 • Fiscal transparency prioritized on the global political agenda • Popular version and promotion of HLPs • Research on public participation in fiscal decision-making • Further developed norms on public participation • Normative guidance on legislative oversight good practices • Crisp analytic framework on incentives • Initiation of work to strengthen 2-3 priority incentive levers • Broader and deeper engagement of key stakeholders (Governments, INTOSAI, IPU, private sector, etc.) • Strategic priorities, action agenda framework, network governance and support structure, and resources for next three years of GIFT.

  30. GIFT Structures/Resources • Limited expansion of multi-stakeholder stewardship group based on deep commitment to value proposition, principles, working approach, collaborative action agenda • Engagement of other key stakeholders through action agenda – working groups, targeted opportunities, etc. • Nimble coordination and technical support team (including in-kind support from Stewards) • Multi-stakeholder resource mobilization (funds/in-kind), including $500,000+ initial seed funding from Hewlett Foundation and Metanoia, and $750,000 a year for next three years from WB *determine “expansion phase for 2014-16”governance and support structure by August of 2013 *“swing funds” to respond to windows of opportunity that warrant quick multi-stakeholder action

  31. Gift Funding/In-Kind Resources International Budget Partnership World Bank International Monetary Fund Government of Brazil Hewlett Foundation Omidyar Network Metanoia Fund

  32. Q & A We will be receiving questions or comments via public chat room

  33. Fiscal Openness Working GroupFOWGJuly 2013

  34. FOWG Overview • Opportunity for OGP Member Countries that have or will make additional or new commitments in the area of fiscal openness (FO). • Over forty countries in the OGP have committed themselves to specific commitments on fiscal openness in a range of areas. • The FOWG will be jointly coordinated by the OGP Support Unit and the multi-stakeholder Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT).

  35. 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 good practices, tools, assessments, and technical expertise on FO, • Support OGP governments 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.

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