A renewed relationship between government and civil society

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1 OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP ACTION PLAN MEXICO A renewed relationship between government and civil society

2 A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY 2

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4 OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP IN MEXICO Members of the Tripartite Technical Secretariat (TTS) Alejandra Lagunes Soto Federal Government Representative National Digital Strategy Coordinator Office of the President Government of Mexico Gerardo Felipe Laveaga Rendón IFAI Representative Presiding Commissioner Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection (IFAI) Haydeé Pérez Garrido Representative of Civil Society Organizations Coordinator of transparency and accountability for Fundar Center for Analysis and Research, A.C. Civil Society Coordinating Committee Artículo 19, CIDAC, Cultura Ecológica, GESOC, IMCO, Fundar, Social TIC y Transparencia Mexicana The Members of the TTS thank all public officials and members civil society who participated in the construction of this Plan and make a special acknowledgment to the following people for their work during its preparation: Julián Alfonso Olivas, Teresa Gómez del Campo, Alonso Cerdán, Moisés Rodríguez and Francisco Álvarez (Ministry of Public Service); Juan Pablo Guerrero and Tania Sánchez (IFAI); Ania Calderón and Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa (National Coordination for Digital Strategy); Isabel García (CCSC) and Ricardo Corona (IMCO); Ernesto Velasco and Henio Hoyo (Civicus). January 29,

5 Introduction Open Government is a new governance model which aims to transform the relationship between government and society to strengthen our democracy. It is about creating an ecosystem that positions the government as a platform for innovation. Open government is based on a culture of transparency, collaboration, participation and accountability that allows the creation of new enterprises and generation of solutions to public challenges that pertain to national development. Today, new technologies and access to information allow governments to become open and create major changes and opportunities that promote: economic growth, social inclusion, better public services, responsiveness and combat corruption. In Mexico, the Open Government Partnership has become a space for dialogue and exchange of ideas that allows the government- in collaboration with civil society- to take on commitments linked to the four 1 principles of Open Government and with the potential to transform people s quality of life. The Federal Government's commitment was made manifest from the first address given by the President of the Republic of Mexico, Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto, in which he proposed an Open Government, capable of listening to all voices in society. In October 2013, Mexico received the Co-Chair of the partnership along with Indonesia, thus taking the lead in promoting this important initiative and global responsibility. The lines of engagement for the Action Plan (PA15) were formulated under five major objectives to promote transparency and accountability to consolidate an Open Mexico: 1 These are: 1) Transparency and access to information, 2) Accountability, 3) Civic engagement and 4) Technology and innovation. Open government Declaration. Read more at: 5

6 Citizen-centered government Open and participatory budget Open Data for Development Citizenship empowerment and engagement Climate change and natural resource governance 6

7 Plan development process The Action Plan is the result of an open and collaborative process between civil society, academia, entrepreneurs, experts and government officials. The process of formulating the PA15 is evidence that the participation and collaboration of citizens in public affairs allows the identification of commitments to meet citizens' demands, aimed at generating impacts of high public value and potential to improve the conditions and quality of lives of Mexicans. The Action Plan was constructed based on a methodology 2 that ensured the participation and consensus of various sectors of society in dialogue with public officials. Thus, the commitments that make up the PA15 come from two sources. On one hand, 9 thematic working tables were assembled in which government officials, civil society organizations (CSOs) and stakeholders were convened to determine commitments in priority areas. Also, the Federal Government proactively generated project proposals, from which the TTS defined which would be incorporated into the Action Plan. Each working table identified two commitments, except for the Social Policy working table which concentrated the different proposals put forth into a single commitment. Of the proactive commitments of the Federal Government, nine were included. Thus, the PA15 is comprised of 26 commitments, which must be met in full by the end of October Commitments from the thematic working tables The topics of the working tables were defined by the Civil Society Coordinating Committee (CSCC), based on the one hand on an exercise that involved reflecting on and grouping the commitments proposed in the Expanded Action Plan (2012) and on the other, in identifying essential challenges to advance the issues of OGP. For each theme a team composed of three CSOs, one main and two jointly 2 This methodology is explained in detail in Annex 1. 7

8 , who would be in charge of providing timely follow up of the work derived. For each of the themes, a working table was assembled with the participation of 15 to 25 people, including specialists from various sectors such as academia, civil society, and public officials of the institutions involved. Proactive Commitments of the Federal Government The formulation of the proactive commitments by Federal Government required 17 sector leader departments and the Attorney General's Office to identify projects and programs that would strengthen the agenda for transparency, accountability, citizen engagement and public innovation with high public impact, visibility and potential to become international best practices. A total of 68 preliminary commitment proposals were received, of which the STT selected nine. Monitoring and evaluation The execution of the PA15 is guided by a methodology that includes monitoring and evaluation as well as the development of work plans for each of the commitments agreed between government officials and CSOs, who will establish targets and indicators for each semester. Work plans will be executed according to Format for Monitoring and Evaluation of PA15 which will include a public dashboard to present information on the progress of the commitments. The objective of this process is to ensure compliance with the commitments through continuous monitoring and tracking, and to create mechanisms for accountability and collaboration between the officials and Civil Society Organizations to incorporate improvements in the quality of these mechanisms. Thus, the present Action Plan contains the commitments 3 assumed by the Mexican government as part of the Open Government Partnership in order to strengthen democratic governance that contributes to the solution of the country s public problems and boosts national development, ensuring the inclusion of all Mexicans. 3 The wording of the commitments presented aims to communicate in an accessible way the public value and expected impact of compliance, so that citizens can identify the scope and opportunity represented by this Action Plan. The intention is to clarify each of the commitments in an ongoing process of dialogue and collaboration between government and civil society. The original wording of the commitments arising from the thematic tables can be found in Annex 3. 8

9 1 Citizen-centric government To promote greater transparency and accountability and improve access to public services and processes taking citizen needs as the starting point. Competitiveness and economic growth: 1. Gob.mx a one-stop shop for government procedures and services: To make Mexico more competitive by integrating and publishing the National Catalogue of State Procedures and Services which will allow citizens to access, conduct and assess public procedures and services from a single web access point, from anywhere at any time and from any device. Simplifying, optimizing and digitalizing the processes associated with these procedures lowers the distances and costs associated with their implementation. Reducing costs and time also positively impacts the economy and social development. It encourages the creation of new enterprises and, therefore new jobs. The government becomes the main facilitator and promoter of development, not its obstacle, generating mechanisms that effectively bring it closer to its citizens. 2. Clear and transparent regulation: Enable access to administrative decisions of regulatory bodies through information systems with the aim of disseminating commonly used standards. Thus, legal certainty is created, which will allow better conditions for investment and economic growth. 3. Accesibles Norms: Integrate a virtual platform including all current information about Mexican Official Norms, the process to create new norms including the members of national advisory committees and other participants, the procedures to comply with them and the entities for its implementation and monitoring. The design of this platform should be participatory and inclusive. 9

10 Justice and security: 4. Registration of detainees: Create and standardize a search and location registration system of detainees- through web, telephone or in person, and ensure that people have access to statistical data of arrests in the country, and the circumstances and causes of arrest, in a timely manner in accordance with the regulations. Thus, the government ensures its actions are in line with the presumption of innocence established in the constitutional reform of the Mexican criminal justice system. Having this information ensures that the government acts in this direction and provides tools for citizens to deal more effectively with the processes in the criminal justice system. 5. Missing persons database: Reorganize and operationalize the missing persons records based on the Missing Persons Register Law. Its development will have active participation from civil society. The base will include valuable statistical data and must identify the different sources and authorities that register such information in accordance with the regulations and with prior consent. The government will thereby implement better information mechanisms that allow coordinated actions between the three levels of government to ensure human rights of missing persons and their families. Social policy: 6. One single and open register of beneficiaries: Have a single, open and updated record of the beneficiaries of the federal government s social programs comprising the National Crusade Against Hunger that will provide accurate information on the identity and location of the population served by the Federal Government, without violating the guarantee of personal data protection. Establish a monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with the criteria for compiling state and local government lists. This information will improve social policy actions by identifying the target population more accurately and ensure Mexicans in conditions of extreme poverty have the right to nourishment. 10

11 2 Open and participatory budget Promote actions that provide knowledge of where public funds are going, improve accountability and promote civic engagement in government spending. Public procurement: 7. Open Procurement: Promote greater transparency and participation in government procurement processes, by means of the Government Procurement System. The timely, updated, systematic publication of sufficient information on the compilation, awarding, implementation, compliance with and termination of public procurement contracts will make procurements more certain, competitive and fair.this will achieve more efficient use of public resources. 8. Intelligent spending: Assess and publish the progress of Federal Public Administration entities on their procurement processes. This information will improve both these processes and the accountability in public procurement. Budget transparency: 9. Open Spending: Build a public, open and interactive platform that allows people to know about and track public resource allocation and the results of federalized spending and public works, including technical justifications, the location and type of investment per project. The information must be available in open data and have accessible consultation mechanisms such as interactive georeferencing to a local level. For this, the system through which local governments report expenditures to the federation must be updated. 10. Open taxes: Develop an interactive platform for all taxpayers containing basic guidelines and useful information on their fiscal obligations. This will provide citizens with more elements to meet their obligations and assert their tax rights. 11

12 Federal Funds: 11. Open and participatory entrepreneurs fund: Ensure transparency in all phases of the process of fund delivery from the National Entrepreneurs Fund (formerly SMEs Fund), and enable digital tools to foster opportunities for dialogue and citizen engagement in the different calls for proposals from the Fund. Similarly, build a standardized system that provides information for companies to know the requirements for importing or exporting, paying taxes, obtaining funds from various federal government agencies, among others. Infrastructure: 12. Infrastructure for all: Ensure transparency and disseminate georeferenced information on infrastructure projects. This will allow stakeholders to track the development of the project. Enabling the timely detection of the exact points hindering a project will streamline its completion. This helps reduce construction time and costs, resulting in social benefits and better accountability. 13. Follow public works: Implement a digital system that uses indicators and alerts on the progress of public works for dissemination, evaluation and monitoring. It should include a catalog for each entity with all relevant information, from the planning to operating stage of the works. This system will encourage better monitoring and accountability processes by allowing citizens to make these queries. 12

13 3 Open data for development Establish a policy of openness regarding public information to enable greater transparency, improve public services, evidence-based decisionmaking and economic growth. Open Data: 14. National Open Data Policy Datos.gob.mx: Create and implement a national policy for the publication and use of open data that is clear, provides legal certainty, uses open and interoperable standards, that is guided by the principle of maximum publicity and considers the following: 1. Guidelines for publishing open data with the participation of experts in keeping with international best practices; 2. Means of public access to open data; 3. Feedback, participation and complaints mechanisms for the user community; 4. Initiatives to promote the use of data in society and government; 5. Guarantees of privacy for those who provide, use and reuse data. 15. Open Data Council: Establish a multidisciplinary advisory board with plural participation to verify compliance, propose improvements and participate in the implementation and evaluation of the national open data policy. Quality of life: 16. Highway system data: Promote open data on the Mexican highway system.this will catalyze the development of applications and services based on these data. In addition, we will seek to improve the "Trace your Route" application which will benefit Mexican citizens and foreign visitors as well as entrepreneurs and SMEs, who will have access to useful data to determine strategic routes for their travels. 13

14 17. Higher education data: Publish databases of the Under-Secretariat for Higher Education (SES), disaggregated by: enrollment, personnel, subsystem and training field by state. This seeks to provide citizens with information that provides knowledge about the situation of higher education in Mexico. 18. Data for a peaceful México: Publish bi-monthly statistical information from the Attorney General's Office to enable the citizens to know its action course for fighting crime. This should include: the types of crimes committed, their frequency, scene of the crime, total number of preliminary investigations divided by type of offense, number of previous investigations initiated in each of the cases, the number of mishaps, among others, as well as a map displaying the increase and decrease of crime in different areas of the country. 14

15 4 Citizenship empowerment and engagement Promote the ability of citizens to participate in public affairs hence transforming the relationship between government and society: Citizen Rights: 19. Democratization of scholarships, grants and government support for education: Increase the dissemination of scholarship options and ensure transparency in the awarding processes through the timely publication of the updated information. This will promote greater equity in the distribution of scholarships, allowing for greater democratization of access to education. Also, an information system that integrates the offer of scholarships in the education sector will ensure improvements in accountability and avoid duplication in granting, thereby making a more efficient use of public resources. 20. Public challenges: Develop a portal in which the institutions of the three levels of government can share public challenges they face. The objective is to solve these problems with the participation and collaboration of society by jointly promoting the best ideas. This also aims to democratize public spending and encourage innovation. 15

16 5 Natural resources governance Promote transparency and accountability in the management of natural resources to ensure that the revenues from the mining and hydrocarbon industries are used to generate social welfare. Also improve policy responses to climate change through the generation, analysis and openness of information and relevant data. Natural disaster response: 21. Transparent FONDEN - Reconstruccion.mx: Ensure that thresources allocated to restoration of the damages caused by natural disasters are exercised with strict standards of transparency and accountability. This through a comprehensive project of systematized information about primary care, rescue and reconstruction actions by the government in affected areas. This will allow citizens to monitor and ensure that public resources are used for the intended purposes. Energy and Extractive Industries: 22. Oil for the benefit of all: To promote greater transparency and accountability in the hydrocarbon sector so that the income from these resources are used for investment in health, education, infrastructure, social protection, among others; in short, to promote development and social welfare. The minimum goals are: Publish signed contracts with mining companies. Ensure that regulatory agencies and ministries publish timely and comprehensive reports of their operations, including revenues and projects. Apply standards of transparency and accountability to the state-owned enterprises and natural resource funds. Make a concerted effort to curb corruption, improve the rule of law and ensure respect for civil and political rights, including freedom of the press. 16

17 Expedite the adoption of international reporting standards for governments and businesses. 23. Mining for All: Promoting greater transparency and accountability in the mining sector to promote development and social welfare. The minimum goals are: Together with civil society, develop a diagnose of the existence, quality, accessibility, accuracy and gaps of geographic, statistic, socio- environmental, fiscal, financial and administrative data related to the mining industry. Based on the diagnosis, ensure access to timely information, with open data standards and within the current regulatory framework of November 2013 to October Jointly build proposals from government and civil society to remove barriers to transparency in the mining sector identified in the diagnosis of November 2013 to October Environment and climate change: 24. Evidence-based environmental care: Strengthen the information instruments and data on environment and climate change to improve decision making of public policy in this area. The aim is for statistical and geographical information as well as relevant indicators to function as regulatory tools as they provide knowledge about the environmental situation and its relation to society and the economy. Efforts will be made to ensure that access to this information is in open formats. 25. Participatory protection of the environment: Concentrate and provide citizens with information on environmental impact assessments, public consultation, information gathering and its results. These data should be published in open formats, permanently updated, accessible, appropriate and timely. The aim is that the informed population can participate before, during and after the process of environmental impact assessments. This includes the creation of tools to disseminate this information and promote the exercise of the right to participate in decision-making. 26. Adherence of Mexico to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Mexico has significant mining and oil resources. In order for its exploitation to contribute to national development, it is necessary to 17

18 guide its management to ensure it is environmentally sustainable and provides economic growth and welfare for the population. In this sense, efforts will be made to ensure the accession of Mexico in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). This is an international standard for ensuring transparency in the extractive sectors, with data ranging from production, income, details of grants and contracts, real beneficiaries of the tendering, operating or investing companies all the way to information related to the revenue the government receives from this sector and how it is used. 18

19 The STT is grateful to all public officials, members of academia and members of civil society who participated in the construction of this Plan: Agüeros González, José Victorino (SCT) Aguirre Álvarez, Rafael Javier (CAPUFE) Alamilla, Felipe (PEMEX) Alanís Gutiérrez, Silvia (CEDN, Presidencia) Alarcón, Jesús (IMCO) Alva Robles, A. David (SCT) Amerena Carswell, Alejandro (SENER) Ángulo, Mauricio (Tecnología Flock) Arellano Camacho, Juan Carlos (SHCP) Ariadna Piña, Paola (SEGOB) Arias Rodríguez, José Manuel (Asociación Ecológica Santo Tomás) Astete Flores, Luis (SPS) Ayala Cabrera, Raúl (SEGOB) Barquín Álvarez, Manuel (IIJ-UNAM) Baz, Verónica (CIDAC) Bohórquez, Eduardo (Transparencia Mexicana) Bohórquez, Eduardo (Transparencia Mexicana) Bonilla Muñoz, Alejandro (SPS) Bonilla, Alejandro (SPS) Borbolla Moreno, Laura (PGR) Bustillos Roqueñí, Jorge (Consultor independiente) Cabrera, Ángel (SHCP) Calderón Mariscal, Ania (CEDN, Presidencia) Campero, Claudia (Food & Water Watch) Cancino, Marco (Inteligencia Pública) Cancino, Ricardo (SPS) Cancino,Marco (Inteligencia Pública) Cantú, Silvano (consultor independiente en Derechos Humanos) Carrasco, Raúl (CNEC) Casanueva, Juan Manuel (SocialTIC) Castillo Blanco, Gloria Olimpia (Comunicación y Educación Ambiental) Castro, Almendra (SALUD) Cejudo, Guillermo (CIDE) Cervera, Luis Ernesto (COLEF) Chávez Fierro, Alfonso (SHCP) Cokelet, Ben (PODER) Contreras Ceja, Raúl de Jesús (SEMARNAT) 19

20 Contreras López, César Iván (Procuraduría de la Defensa del Contribuyente) Corona, Ricardo (IMCO) Cortés Reveles, Ivan Rodolfo (SEDESOL) Cortina Fossas, Francisco (SHCP) Cravioto, Francisco (Fundar) Cruz Solorza, Octavio (SCT) Dantus, Marcus (Wayra) Dávila Pérez, Javier (SPS) De la Fuente, Aroa (Fundar) De la Garza, Thania (CONEVAL) De la Mora, Diego (Fundar) De la Torre, Rodolfo (PNUD) Delgado, Bernardo (SE) Diez Gargari, Rodrigo (Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow) Domínguez Sagols, Antonio (PEMEX) Echegoyen López, Mónica (SEMARNAT) Ernie Orozco, Oscar (SEDESOL) Escamilla Cano, Alma (SEMARNAT) Estrado Barranco, José Luis (SHCP) Fernández, Marco (México Evalúa) Fernández, Marco Antonio (México Evalúa) Festinher Arias, Noemí Olaya (SEGOB) Fierro, Alejandro (SEDESOL) Flores, Javier (SENER) Funes Maderey, Ignacio Edmundo (SCT) Galindo, Carlos Alberto (TSOOL Desarrollo Interamericano) Galván, Pedro (Software Gurú) Gamboa Dardón, Joshua (CNH) García Sais, Fernando (Oficina de la Presidencia) Garzón, Úrsula (CEMDA) González Chávez, Isabel (PGR) González Manrique, Hugo (SEMARNAT) González Navarro, Carlos Alberto (SHCP) González Rodríguez, Carla Gabriela (CNH) González Tiburcio, Enrique (SEDESOL) González, Alejandro (GESOC) González, Alejandro (GESOC) González, Arminda Rocío (INADEM, SE) González, Edgar (PNUD) González, María Ana (SEMARNAT) González, Mariana (Fundar) 20

21 Granados Nieto, Juan Edmundo (SPS) Grunstein, Miriam (CIDE) Guadarrama, Manuel (IMCO) Guerrero, Juan Pablo (IFAI) Hernández Licona, Gonzalo (CONEVAL) Hernández Silva, Salvador (SEMARNAT) Herrasti, Alberto (Oficina de la Presidencia de la República) Hope, Alejandro (IMCO) Huerta López, Francisco Javier (SCT) Hurtado Cárdenas, Marines (SEMARNAT) Jiménez, Luis Rey (SE) Kaiser, Max (EGAP Gobierno y Política Pública del Tecnológico de Monterrey) Lautos, Susana (PEMEX) Lavielle, Briseida (Fundar) León, Miguel Ángel (BUAP) Llano Vázquez Prada, Manuel (Conservación Humana) Llano, Manuel (Consultor independiente) López López, Sofía (PGR) López Menéndez, Sergio (SEDESOL) López Portillo Tostado, Fernando (SE) López Victoriano, David (SE) Luevano Barreto, Ricardo (Artículo 19) Luévano, Ricardo (Artículo 19) Luna Ríos, José de Jesús (SCT) Maldonado Gutiérrez, Leopoldo (Artículo 19) Maldonado, Claudia (CLEAR) Marbán Malpica, Ciro (CAPUFE) Márquez Blas, Ricardo (SEGOB) Martínez Mancilla, Yolanda (SPS) Martínez, Antonio (Artículo 19) Martínez, Felipe de Jesús (SHCP) Mejía Martínez del Campo, José Ángel (SHCP) Mejía Pichardo, Hugo Antonio (SCT) Mendoza, Marzala (SE) Meneses Larios, Pedro (SENER) Monárrez, Julia E. (COLEF) Montalvo, Vania (Transparencia Mexicana) Montalvo, Vania (Transparencia Mexicana) Montero Rojas, José Alfredo (SPS) Montiel, María José (IMCO). Mora, Patricia (SE) 21

22 Morales Dorantes, Juan Félix (PGR) Morales Elizondo, Consuelo (CADHAC) Moreno Herrera, Roberto (SHCP) Moreno Herrera, Roberto (SHCP) Moreno, Ana Lilia (CIDAC) Moreno, Ana Lilia (CIDAC) Moreno, Ana Lilia (CIDAC) Negrete, Pablo (SCT) Niño, Gabriela (CEMDA) Ochoa Sánchez, Miryam Noemí (SE) Ochoa Selinger, Jenny (SCT) Olivar, Sergio (Universidad Panamericana) Olvera, Beatriz (Greenpeace) Oñate, Alfonso (IFAI) Orozco, Marissa (Noriega y Escobedo Abogados) Ortega, Mario Miguel (PGR) Palacios Monroy, Manuel (PGR) Palacios Prieto, Jana (IMCO) Palacios, Paola (Transparencia Mexicana) Patargo, Sandra (Transparencia Mexicana) Patiño, Carlos (SCT) Pérez Díaz, Elías (SHCP) Pérez, Gabriela (Universidad Iberoamericana) Pinal, Verónica (SALUD) Pineda, Leticia (CEMDA) Pisanty, Alejandro (Board de Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN) Polo Pérez, Abraham Antonio (SPS) Ponce Nava, Diana (Consultora Independiente) Rafael Ch (CIDAC) Ramírez Baena, Raúl (CCDHBC) Ramírez, Federico (Fundar) Ramos Herrera, Alfa María (SEMARNAT) Rascón, Alejandra (Transparencia Mexicana) Reyes Fernández, José Alberto (SCT) Reyes, Filiberto (PEMEX) Rivera del Paso, Lorena (SHCP) Rivero del Paso, Lorena (SHCP) Rodríguez Ortega, César (SEMARNAT) Rojas, Dolores (Heinrich Böll) Roldán Xopa, José (CIDE) Roldán Xopa, José (CIDE) 22

23 Ruelas, Ana Cristina (Artículo 19) Ruiz de Teresa, Guillermo (CEDN, Presidencia) Sáenz Andujo, Jaqueline (Fundar) Sánchez, León Felipe (Creative Commons México) Sánchez, Paulina (CIDAC) Severino, Tomás (Cultura Ecológica) Silos Basurto, José E. (INVEX Infraestructura) Silva, Mario (Colectivo Jalisco) Soto, Jorge (CEDN, Presidencia) Suárez Coello, Pablo (SCT) Suárez Prado, Gonzalo (SEGOB) Toriz Monroy, Miriam Patricia (SPS) Torres Vargas, José Antonio (SALUD) Trejo de la Luz, América Elizabeth (SCT) Valdéz, Angélica (SE) Velasco, Ernesto (Civicus) Vera, Carlos (PGR) Villarreal, Héctor (CIEP) Viñas, Luz Elvira (PGR) Wilhelmy Preciado, Rodolfo (CEDN, Presidencia) 23

24 ANNEXES Annex 1. Methodology for the construction of the PA15 On April , at a meeting chaired by Julián Alfonso Olivas Ugalde, Undersecretary for Administrative Responsibilities and Public Procurement and Head of the Secretariat of Public Service(SPS), with the presence of IFAI President Commissioner Gerardo Rendón Laveaga, and eight representatives of the CCSC, the process of developing the Action Plan was formally launched. At that meeting, the STT was confirmed as the permanent, institutional decision-making space for the OGP in Mexico and it was agreed that it would be the body for conducting the process for the preparation of the PA15. In order to define the methodology for preparing the PA15, the STT analyzed the results and lessons learned from the first phase of the OGP in Mexico and the action plans and models of different countries for its construction. Based on these analyses and the weighting of the positive and negative elements of each model, the characteristics of the PA15 and the methodology for its construction were defined [1]. The STT agreed that the PA15 would consist of a limited number of strategic commitments, oriented towards generating outcomes and impacts with high public value and the potential to transform people s conditions and quality of life. It was also agreed that all commitments should contribute to the fulfillment of the principles and challenges posed by the Partnership. It was agreed that the PA15 commitments would come from two sources. Half would be produced by nine thematic panels, in which government officials, experts and stakeholders would be invited to determine commitments in priority areas. The other half would consist of transparency, accountability, civic participation and high impact e-government initiatives proposed by the Federal Government, which would be submitted to CSOs for support and monitoring. 24

25 Improvements to the methodology of Preparing the PA15 The commitments are the result of a process of dialogue and joint reflection between different actors in civil society and government representatives through pluralistic exercises involving dialogue. The commitments generated by the Federal Government are the result of the analysis of government priorities for citizens needs and will have the support of civil society. They consist of a limited number of strategic commitments, in other words, oriented towards generating outcomes and impacts with a high public value and the potential to transform people s conditions and quality of life. Participation increased in a significant but fashion. Eight CSOs were involved in the development of the first plan whereas this year over 200 scholars, members of civil society organizations, experts, entrepreneurs, programmers, developers and public officials were involved, who participated substantively throughout the process. Building commitments in thematic working groups Step 1. Preparation of thematic working groups The topics, dates and organizations for organizing the thematic working groups are presented in the following table. Thematic Working Groups CSO Jointly CSO. Jointly CSO. Date Public procurement Transparencia Mexicana CIDAC IMCO August 29 Digital Agenda Social TIC Artículo 19 Fundar September 3 Competitivity and economic promotion IMCO CIDAC Transparencia Mexicana September 5 Social policy GESOC Artículo 19 Transparencia Mexicana September 10 25

26 Environment and climate change Ecological Culture IMCO Transparencia Mexicana September 12 Infrastructure CIDAC GESOC Artículo 19 September 17 Budget and tax transparency Justice and security IMCO Fundar GESOC September 19 Artículo 19 IMCO CIDAC October 8 Extractive industries Fundar Transparencia Mexicana GESOC October 10 Each of the groups had a diagnostic prepared by a renowned academic in the field. The studies described the state of the art of the four principles of Open Government, and therefore served as the starting point for the discussions by the working groups. The diagnostic study as well as general information on the OGP and the work dynamics was sent to all the participants in advance. Step 2. Development of thematic working groups and definition of commitments Before each working session, a previous meeting was held between the civil society organizations and government officials. These meetings helped raise awareness about the objectives of the Partnership, the scope of the process and the importance of appropriate personnel attending to assume commitments and subsequently follow-up on them. The working sessions were organized in three stages: diagnostic analysis, identification of priority issues and identification and selection of up to two commitments or projects to be undertaken by the Federal Government within a period of two years (October 2013-October 2015) with technical and regulatory viability and designed to be monitored and evaluated. All the work sessions were organized by Civicus, Consultores en Gestión Pública y Social, a consultancy firm dedicated to constructing productive interactions between social, private and government sectors. 26

27 Building commitments from the Federal Government Step 3. Identification of projects proposed by Federal Government agencies. For the preliminary identification of issues, the Transparency and International Cooperation Policy Unit of the SPS sent a letter to 17 sector leader departments and the Attorney General s Office clearly establishing the principles of Open Government. It also asked the addressees to identify projects and programs that would strengthen the agenda of transparency, accountability, civic participation and e-government, with high public impact, visibility and the potential to become international best practices. A total of 68 proposals for preliminary commitments were received. Step 4. Organizing working meetings to define Federal Government projects. Based on the proposals received, the Transparency and International Cooperation Policy Unit of the SPS conducted a screening process based on the following criteria: Strategic nature of commitment; Orientation towards generating outcomes and impacts with a high public value; Potential to transform people s conditions and quality of life; Alignment with the principles and goals established by the OGP; Goals of project, and Alignment with the priorities of the current administration. Finally, projects were identified that will complement the issues to be discussed at the working sessions defined by the CSOs. Meetings were subsequently held with the officials for the shortlisted projects, who were asked to fill out a technical sheet for a thorough assessment. The commitments were selected by the SPS, who announced their results to the STT on October 11. The methodology for the validation of the government s proposals states that the CSOs who will be for support and monitoring must be identified. To this end, meetings will be 27

28 held between the departments and agencies for each project and the CSOss for their support and monitoring. Step 5. Integration of PA15 Based on the results of the activities described above, the PA15 has been drawn up with 17 commitments by Federal Government agencies in the thematic working groups and nine selected by the STT of the Federal Government s proactive proposals. The Action Plan therefore represents the commitments assumed by the Mexican government within the framework of the Open Government Partnership. We understand the PA15 as a living process that is open to the incorporation of new commitments and additional programs provided they are strategic and contribute to the fulfillment of the principles and challenges raised by the Partnership. Annex 2. Commitments, leaders and participants of the thematic working groups for the development of the Action Plan of the OGP 1. Government Focused on Citizenship Federal Government s Proactive Commitments Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 1. Gob.mx a one-stop shop for government procedures and services: Improve the country's competitiveness by using information technologies in government procedures and services. Secretariat of Public Service Pending Competitive commitments and economic development Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 28

29 2. Clear, transparent regulations: Create an information system on the administrative decisions of regulatory bodies Secretariat of Economy and Secretariat of Public Service Organization IMCO Jointly : CIDAC and Transparencia Mexicana 3. Accessible norms: Virtual information platform on official Mexican regulations in force Secretariat of Economy Organization IMCO Jointly organizations: CIDAC and Transparencia Mexicana Participants in Working Session: Public officials: Juan Carlos Arellano Camacho (SHCP), Fernando García Sais (President s Office), David López Victoriano (SE), Fernando López Portillo Tostado (SE), Miryam Noemi Ochoa Sánchez (SE). Civil Society: Marco Cancino (Inteligencia Pública); Marco Fernández (México Evalúa) Alejandra Rascon (Transparencia Mexicana), José Roldán Xopa (CIDE), Ana Lilia Moreno (CIDAC) and María José Montiel (IMCO). Justice and security commitments Description of commitment Public institution SCOs 4. Registration of detainees: System for the registration, search and location of detainees and arrested persons. Attorney General's Office and Secretariat of the Interior. Organization Artículo 19 Jointly organizations: IMCO and CIDAC 5. Missing Persons Database: Improve missing persons database using the Regulations of the Attorney General's Office and Secretariat of the Interior. Organization Artículo 19 29

30 Missing Persons Law. Jointly organizations: IMCO and CIDAC Participants in Working Session: Public officials: From the Attorney General's Office: Luz Elvira Viñas (Advisor to the Deputy Attorney in Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime), Sofía López López (Director of Statistics), Juan Felix Morales Dorantes (Area Director), Carlos Vera (Director of Processing and Monitoring), Mario Miguel Ortega (Director General for Legal Affairs), Manuel Monroy Palacios (Director of Human Resources), Isabel Chávez González (Director of the Special Prosecutor s Office for Crimes against Freedom of Expression) and Laura Borbolla Moreno (Special Prosecutor). From the Secretariat of the Interior: Raúl Ayala Cabrera (Advisors' Coordinator), Paola Ariadne Piña (Advisor), Noemi Olaya Festinher Arias (Coordinator of Advisors of the Under-Secretariat of Human Rights), Ricardo Blas Márquez (Head of the National Information Center of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System ) and Gonzalo Suárez Prado (Deputy Director General of Prevention and Civic Participation). Civil Society: Ricardo Luevano Barreto and Leopoldo Gutiérrez Maldonado (Artículo 19), Luis Ernesto Cervera and Julia E. Monárrez (Colegio de la Frontera Norte); Silvano Cantú (freelance Human Rights consultant), Raul Ramírez Baena (Citizens Human Rights Commission of Baja California, CCDHBC), Alejandro Hope (IMCO), Consuelo Morales Elizondo (Citizens in Support of Human Rights CADHAC); Jaqueline Sáenz Andujo (Fundar); Paulina Sanchez (CIDAC). Social policy commitment Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 6. One single and open register of beneficiaries: Single list of beneficiaries of social programs. Secretariat of Social Development Organization GESOC Jointly organizations: 30

31 Artículo 19 and Transparencia Mexicana Participants in Working Session: Public officials: Iván Rodolfo Cortés Reveles (SEDESOL), Alejandro Fierro (SEDESOL), Thania de la Garza (CONEVAL), Enrique González Tiburcio (SEDESOL), Gonzalo Hernández Licona (CONEVAL), Alberto Herrasti (President s Office), Sergio López Menéndez (SEDESOL), Roberto Moreno Herrera (SHCP), Oscar Ernie Orozco (SEDESOL), Verónica Pinal (HEALTH), Lorena Rivera del Paso (SHCP) and José Antonio Torres Vargas (SALUD). Civil Society: Alejandro González (GESOC); Briseida Lavielle (Found), Claudia Maldonado, (Centros Regionales para el Aprendizaje en Evaluación y Resultados, CLEAR); Rodolfo de la Torre (UNDP), Carlos Alberto Galindo (TSOOL Desarrollo Interamericano), Gabriela Pérez (Universidad Iberoamericana), Ricardo Luevano (Artículo 19); Paola Palacios (Transparencia Mexicana), Ernesto Velasco (Civicus, Consultores en Gestión Pública y Social). 2. Open, participatory budget Public Procurement Commitments Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 7. Open Procurement: Improve CompraNet by including the principles of open hiring. Secretariat of Public Service Organization Transparencia Mexicana Jointly organizations: CIDAC and IMCO 8. Intelligent Spending: Evaluate to improve the procurement process. Secretariat of Public Service Organization Transparencia Mexicana Jointly organizations: CIDAC and IMCO Participants in Working Session: 31

32 Public officials: Luis Astete Flores (SPS), Alejandro Bonilla Muñoz (SPS), Ricardo Cancino (SPS), Javier Pérez Dávila (SPS) and Juan Edmundo Granados Nieto (SPS). Civil Society: Eduardo Bohórquez (Transparencia Mexicana); Ana Lilia Moreno (CIDAC); José Roldán Xopa (CIDE); Max Kaiser, (EGAP Gobierno y Política Pública del Tecnológico de Monterrey); Jana Palacios Prieto, (IMCO). Budgetary Transparency Commitments: Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 9. Open Spending: Federal financial platform. 10. Open taxes: Interactive Platform tax rights and obligations. Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit Organization IMCO Jointly organizations: Fundar and GESOC Organization IMCO Jointly organizations: Fundar and GESOC Participants in Working Session: Public officials: Angel Cabrera (SHCP), Alfonso Chavez Fierro (SHCP), César Iván López Contreras (Taxpayers Defense Office), Francisco Cortina Fossas (SHCP), José Luis Estrado Barranco (SHCP), Carlos Alberto González Navarro (SHCP), Juan Pablo Guerrero (IFAI), Felipe de Jesús Martinez (SHCP), José Angel Mejia Martínez del Campo (SHCP), Roberto Moreno Herrera (SHCP) and Lorena Rivero del Paso (SHCP). Civil Society: Setting Cancino (Public Intelligence); Guillermo Cejudo, (CIDE), Ricardo Corona and Manuel Guadarrama (IMCO), Diego de la Mora (Fundar); Marco Antonio Fernández (México 32

33 Evalúa), Alejandro González (GESOC) Vania Montalvo, (Transparencia Mexicana). Federal Government s Proactive Commitments Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 11. Open and Participatory Entrepreneurs Fund: Transform the fund to support micro, small and medium enterprises National Entrepreneurs Institute Pending Infrastructure Commitments Description of commitment Public institution SCOs 12. Infrastructure for all: Dissemination of information of public interest about the infrastructure project cycle. Secretariat of Communication s and Transport Organization CIDAC Jointly organizations: Artículo 19 and GESOC 13. Follow public works: Electronic platform to monitor projects and public works. Secretariat of Communication s and Transport Organization CIDAC Jointly organizations: Artículo 19 and GESOC Participants in Working Session: Public officials: Ciro Marbán Malpica (CAPUFE), Rafael Javier Aguirre Álvarez (CAPUFE), Ignacio Edmundo Funes Maderey (SCT), Pablo Suárez Coello (SCT), América Elizabeth Trejo de la Luz (SCT), José Alberto Reyes Fernández (SCT), José Victorino Agüeros González (SCT), Hugo Antonio Mejía Pichardo (SCT), Jenny Ochoa Selinger (SCT), José de Jesús Luna Ríos (SCT), Pablo Negrete (SCT), Francisco Javier Huerta López (SCT), Carlos Patiño (SCT), Octavio Cruz Solorza (SCT), A. David Alva Robles (SCT), Abraham Antonio Polo Pérez (SPS), Miriam Patricia Toriz Monroy (SPS), José Alfredo Montero Rojas (SPS) and Felipe Alamilla (PEMEX). 33

34 Civil Society: Verónica Baz, Rafael Ch, and Ana Lilia Moreno (CIDAC); José Roldán Xopa (CIDE), Researcher; Ana Cristina Ruelas (Artículo 19); Manuel Barquín Álvarez, (Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, UNAM); Marissa Orozco, (Noriega y Escobedo Abogados); Raúl Carrasco, Cámara Nacional de Empresas de Consultoría, CNEC); Sergio Olivar, Universidad Panamericana and partner at NyE Abogados; José E. Silos Basurto (INVEX Infraestructura); Rodrigo Diez Gargari, (Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow). 3. Open Data for Development Digital Agenda Commitments Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 14. National Open Data Policy-Datos.gob. mx: Create and implement a national policy of interoperable open data. President s National Digital Strategy Coordination Office Organization Social TIC Jointly organizations: Artículo 19 and Fundar Public institution 15. Open Data Council: Establish an advisory council for the implementation and evaluation of the national open data policy. President s National Digital Strategy Coordination Office Organization Social TIC Jointly organizations: Artículo 19 and Fundar Participants in Working Session: Public officials: Silvia Alanís Gutierrez (CEDN, President s Office), Ania Calderón Mariscal (CEDN, President s Office), Almendra Castro (SALUD), Arminda Rocío González (INADEM, SE), Yolanda Martínez Mancilla (SPS), Alfonso Oñate (IFAI), Guillermo Ruíz de Teresa (CEDN, President s Office), Jorge Soto (CEDN, President s Office) and Rodolfo Wilhelmy Preciado (CEDN, President s Office). Civil Society: Juan Manuel Casanueva (SocialTIC); Antonio Martínez (Artículo 19); Federico Ramírez (Fundar); Miguel Ángel León, 34

35 (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla); Alejandro Pisanty, (Board of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN); León Felipe Sánchez, (Creative Commons México); Marcus Dantus, (Wayra); Mauricio Ángulo, (Tecnología Flock); Pedro Galván, (Software Gurú). Federal Government s Proactive Commitments Description of commitment Public institution OCSs 16. Open Road Data: Modernize access to information on freeways, highways and rural roads Secretariat of Communications and Transport Pending 17. Higher Education Data: Higher Education Data Under-Secretariat of Higher Education Pending 18. Data for a peaceful Mexico: An open Mexico at peace Attorney General's Office: Pending 4. Civic Empowerment Federal Government s Proactive Commitments Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 19. Democratization of grants and government support for education: Increasing dissemination of scholarship options through timely access to up-to-date information. Secretariat of Public Education Pending 20. Public challenges Public challenges National Digital Strategy Coordination Office Pending 35

36 5. Natural Resource Management Federal Government s Proactive Commitments Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 21. FONDEN transparente - Reconstrucción.m x: Transparency and accountability in the spending of funds for providing assistance after natural disasters Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit Transparencia Mexicana, Fundar, IMCO y GESOC Commitments in Energy and extractive industries Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 22. Oil for all Advance the incorporation of the principles of Open Government in the hydrocarbon issue. 23. Mining for all: Advance the incorporation of the principles of Open Government in the mining issue. Secretariat of Energy Secretariat of Energy Organization : Fundar Jointly organizations: Transparencia Mexicana and GESOC Organization : Fundar Jointly organizations: Transparencia Mexicana and GESOC Participants in Working Session: 36

37 Public officials: Alejandro Amerena Carswell (SENER), Alejandro Bonilla (SPS), Alma Escamilla Cano (SEMARNAT), Antonio Domínguez Sagols (PEMEX), Carla Gabriela González Rodríguez (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos), Filiberto Reyes (PEMEX), Susana Lautos (PEMEX), Luis Rey Jiménez (SE), Marines Hurtado Cárdenas (SEMARNAT), Pedro Meneses Larios (SENER), Bernardo Delgado (SE), Patricia Mora (Servicio Geológico Mexicano, SE), Angélica Valdéz (Fideicomiso de Fomento Minero, SE), Marzala Mendoza (Servicio Geológico Mexicano, SE), Joshua Gamboa Dardón (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos) and Javier Flores (SENER). Civil Society: Aroa de la Fuente, Researcher and Francisco Cravioto (Fundar); Beatriz Olvera, (Greenpeace); Claudia Campero (Food & Water Watch); Dolores Rojas, (Heinrich Böll); Ben Cokelet, (PODER); Úrsula Garzón, (Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, CEMDA); Eduardo Bohórquez, (Transparencia Mexicana); José Manuel Arias Rodríguez, (Asociación Ecológica Santo Tomás); Manuel Llano Vázquez Prada (Conservación Humana); Héctor Villarreal, (Centro de Investigación Económica y Presupuestaria, CIEP); Miriam Grunstein, (CIDE); Sandra Patargo, (Transparencia Mexicana). Commitments in environment and climate change Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 24. Evidence-based environmental care: National System of Environmental Information and Natural Resources Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources Organization Ecological Culture Jointly organizations: IMCO and Transparencia Mexicana 25. Participatory environmental protection: Dissemination of information on the right to consultation. Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources Organization Cultura Ecológica Jointly organizations: IMCO and Transparencia Mexicana 37

38 Participants in Working Session: Public officials: Raúl de Jesús Contreras Ceja (SEMARNAT), Mónica Echegoyen López (SEMARNAT), Hugo González Manrique (SEMARNAT), María Ana González (SEMARNAT), Salvador Hernández Silva (SEMARNAT), Elías Pérez Díaz (SHCP), Alfa María Ramos Herrera (SEMARNAT) and César Rodríguez Ortega (SEMARNAT). Civil Society: Jesús Alarcón (IMCO); Jorge Bustillos Roqueñí (Freelance consultant); Gloria Olimpia Castillo Blanco (Comunicación y Educación Ambiental); Mariana González (Fundar); Edgar González (UNDP); Manuel Llano (Freelance consultant); Vania Montalvo (Transparencia Mexicana); Gabriela Niño and Leticia Pineda (Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, CEMDA); Diana Ponce Nava (Consultora Independiente); Mario Silva (Colectivo Jalisco); Tomás Severino (Cultura Ecológica). Federal Government s Proactive Commitment Description of commitment Public institution CSOs 26. Mexico s Adherence to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Mexico s Adherence to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Secretariat of Energy Transparencia Mexicana and Fundar Annex 3. Original wording of the commitments in the preliminary Action Plan Government Focused on Citizenship Competitiveness and Economic Growth: 1. Improve the country s competitiveness by using information technologies in government procedures and services. Make Mexico a more competitive country by integrating and publishing the National 38

39 Catalogue of State Procedures and Services, which will enable citizens to use a single point of web access to access, conduct and evaluate state procedures and services anywhere, anytime and from any device, through the simplification, optimization and digitization of the processes and procedures associated with government services. 2. Create an information system on the administrative decisions of regulatory bodies. Creating an information system of the administrative decisions of regulatory bodies such as the Secretariat of Public Service (SPS), the Secretariat of Economy (SE), the Federal Competition Commission (COFECO), the Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel), the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the Federal Commission for Protection from Health Risks (COFEPRIS). 3. Virtual Information Platform on the Official Mexican Regulations in force. All the information on current Mexican Official Standards will be integrated into a virtual platform together with the process (creation, modification and cancellation) for creating new rules (including members of national advisory committees and other participants); compliance procedures and those for their implementation and monitoring. The design of this platform should be participatory and inclusive. Justice and security 4. System for the Registration, Search and Location of Detainees and Arrested Persons. Create and standardize the search and location registration system (by mail, telephone or face to face) of those detained or arrested, to provide the general public with access to all the statistics on arrests and/or detentions in the country. Provide information to authorized persons on detainees, the circumstances and causes of the arrest in real time, with the participation of municipal and state police, state prosecutors and the Attorney General s Office, the National Migration Institute, the Secretariat of the Interior, the Secretariat of the Navy and the Secretariat of National Defence, in keeping with the regulations by October Improve the missing persons database using the Regulations of the Missing Persons Law. Reorganize and make the missing persons database functional, based on the regulations of the Missing Persons Registry Law, with the active participation of civil society. The base will include statistics on: number of cases, place of disappearance, 39

40 sociodemographic information, place of origin, updated case status (whether or not the person has been located, whether there is a detailed affidavit or a preliminary inquiry, whether suspects have been arrested or sentenced) and, if consent has been obtained, photographs of the victim(s). The database will provide access to information about whether or not the missing person has been located, whether there is a detailed affidavit or preliminary inquiry, whether suspects have been arrested or sentenced and other information according to the regulations by authorized stakeholders. This database must indicate the various sources and authorities that register this information in accordance with the regulations, by October Social policy: 6. Single List of Beneficiaries of Social Programs. Draw up a single, open and updated list of beneficiaries of the federal government s social programs comprising the National Crusade Against Hunger (in the cases where beneficiaries can be identified) in order to provide accurate information on the identity and location of the population attended by the Federal Government. Establish a monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with the criteria for integrating state and local government lists by October Open, participatory budget Public procurement: 7. Improve CompraNet by including Open Hiring Principles Include market research results in the CompraNet platform, together with the main information from the contract (as defined in conjunction with civil society) and any amendments; the document of acceptance of the good, service or work; registration of payment and where appropriate, conventional or deductive penalties for breach of contract. 8. Evaluate to improve the Procurement Process. Apply a consultation mechanism to the various actors in the contracting and payment process on the basis of an annual survey designed to qualify and rank the purchasing agencies and procurement units and publish the results. Budget Transparency: 40

41 9. Federal financial platform. Build two public, open and interactive platforms: one that allows people to find out about and monitor the allocation, target and results offederalized spending, and another concerning public works funded with federal resources, including the technical, economic and social justifications, physical and financial progress, state, city, and type of investment project. The information must be available in open data and have user-friendly consultation mechanisms (interactive georeferencing at town level), which will require updating the system whereby local governments report their expenditure to the federation. 10. Interactive Platform on Tax Rights and Obligations. Develop an interactive platform with useful information for all taxpayers and a taxpayer s ABC containing tax information enabling users to comply with their tax rights and obligations. Federal Funds: 11. Transform the fund to support micro, small and medium enterprises Ensure that all every stage of the process for delivering funds from National Resource Fund (formerly SME Fund) is fully transparent. Establish a permanent space in the INADEM portal for the public to express its views on the requests for applications and rate them openly. Infrastructure: 12. Dissemination of information of public interest on the infrastructure project cycle. Create communication protocols regarding the intervention of those affected throughout the project cycle and for society in general. 13. Electronic platform to monitor projects and public works. Implement an interactive electronic platform that will be a source of information for the dissemination, evaluation and monitoring of projects in which, through indicators and alerts, progress will be provided on works (responsibility of a tripartite, multidisciplinary group). This platform must include a catalogue for each department or entity, linked to georeferenced applications (where applicable) that will establish the information that should be disseminated at every stage of the process (including information on physical and financial progress) from the planning stage to the operation of the work. 41

42 Open Data for Development Digital Agenda: 14. Create and implement a national policy of interoperable open data. Create and implement a national policy for the publication and use of open data that is clear, provides legal certainty, uses open interoperable standards and is guided by the principle of maximum disclosure, by It must include: 1) Guidelines for publishing open data with the participation of experts in keeping with international best practices; 2) Means of public access to open data; 3) Mechanisms for feedback, participation and reporting by the user community; 4) Initiatives to promote the use of information in society and government; 5) Guarantees of the privacy of those who provide, use and reuse data. 15. Establish an advisory council for the implementation and evaluation of the national open data policy. Establish a multidisciplinary advisory board with pluralistic participation, to verify compliance, propose improvements and participate in the implementation and evaluation of the national open data policy. Quality of life: 16. Modernize access to information on freeways, highways and rural roads Improve the Plan your Route application using geospatial technology to provide free, immediate, unrestricted access to information on the Mexican highway system with a route planning application with real-time functionality using third generation transparency through active participation in the development of educational and research institutions. This application will have an impact on Mexican citizens and foreign visitors who will have a mobile route planning application with useful information during their travels, as well as entrepreneurs and MSMEs by providing information in open formats at no cost to enable them create useful new applications in their businesses. 42

43 Civic Empowerment 19. Increase the dissemination of scholarship options through timely access to up-to-date information. Have a website that integrates the range of grants available in the education sector on the basis of standardized information in addition to providing the user with information about educational options in the country by creating specific sections and functions. The Portal will provide applicants with an automated process for recording his scholarship application online and will follow up on it to determine whether or not he is eligible, thus contributing to the transparency of the process of awarding scholarships and accountability by integrating and share a single list of scholarship recipients between the participating areas and institutions to avoid duplicating the granting of these scholarships. Natural resource and climate change management Natural Disaster Response: 21. Transparency and accountability in the spending of funds for providing assistance after natural disasters Ensure that the resources allocated to dealing with the effects of natural disasters are spent in accordance with strict standards of transparency and accountability through a comprehensive project providing systematic information on the actions taken by the government in this area. This will allow citizens to monitor and ensure that public resources are used for their intended purpose. Extractive Energies and Industries: 22. Advance the incorporation of Open Government principles in the hydrocarbon issue. 1. Draw up a list of all the studies and research projects commissioned by PEMEX from third parties and publish this on its website. 2. Disseminate focused information on the mechanisms for recording citizens complaints on the basis of the results of a diagnosis of current diffusion mechanisms to be conducted with the participation of civil society. 3. Establish internal mechanisms to ensure that information on the oil industry is continuously updated in the Transparency Obligations Portals. 4. Establish a working group (Secretariat of Finance, senior management of Petróleos Mexicanos, Secretariat of Energy, National Hydrocarbons 43

44 Commission, CRE and civil society) to prepare an assessment of the needs of socially useful information and construction a catalog which will be published in keeping with the current rules. 5. Establish a system of public information on grants and donations, which will be periodically updated, on: a) applications b) annual statement of donations, and donations authorized and delivered by state, municipality, social development objective, work/program/project/social action and type of support; c) follow-up reports and implementation of grants and donations d) verifications of all the steps included in the guidelines for awarding grants and donations, e) studies and research conducted with grants and donations, according to the regulations in force. 6. Create a working group (senior management of PEMEX, SENER, CNH, SPS and civil society) to improve and publish information on the processes of tendering, contracting and execution which PEMEX undertakes under the general regime and specific procurement regime. This group will conduct an analysis of the legal framework and international standards, and publish a catalog of socially useful information. 23. Advance the incorporation of Open Government principles in the mining issue. 1. Develop, together with civil society, a diagnosis of the existence, quality, accessibility and information gaps (geographic, statistical, socio-environmental, fiscal, financial and administrative ) related to the mining sector by January Based on the diagnosis, ensure access to timely, appropriate information, in keeping with the concept of open data and within the regulatory framework in force from November 2013 to October Instruct government and civil society to jointly construct proposals to remove obstacles to transparency, accountability and access to information for the mining sector, identified in the diagnosis from November 2013 to October Environment and Climate Change 24. National System of Environmental Information and Natural Resources Strengthen the National System of Environmental and Natural Resources, by integrating disaggregated statistical and geographic information and key indicators in environmental, social and economic issues, as well as mechanisms to access this information in open formats, to create an understanding of the environmental situation and its links with society and the economy. 44

45 25. Dissemination of information on the right to consultation. Concentrate and make permanently available, updated, accessible, adequate and timely information on environmental impact assessments, public consultation, public information meeting and their results, so that the population can participate in a timely, informed manner before, during and after the environmental impact assessment process. This includes the creation of (culturally suitable) tools to disseminate this information and promote the exercise of the right to participation in decision-making. Glossary of Acronyms OGP: Open Government Partnership APF: Federal Public Administration CSCC: Civil Society Coordinating Committee COFEPRIS: Comisión Federal de Protección sobre Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for Protection from Health Risks) CEDN: Coordinación de Estrategia Digital Nacional (National Coordination for Digital Strategy) CIDAC: Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo, A.C. (Center for Research for Development). EITI: Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative GESOC: Gestión Social y Cooperación, A.C. (Social Management and Cooperation) IMCO: Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad, A.C. (Mexican Institute for Competitiveness) CSO: Civil Society Organization PA15: Mexico s Action Plan within the framework of the OGP PGR: Procuraduría General de la República (Attorney General s Office) SCT: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. (Secretariat of Communications and Transport) SE: Secretaría de Economía. (Secretariat of Economy) 45

46 SEDESOL: Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. (Secretariat of Social Development) SEGOB: Secretaría de Gobernación. (Secretariat of the Interior) SENER: Secretaría de Energía. (Secretariat of Energy) SEP: Secretaría de Educación Pública. (Secretariat of Public Education) SES: Subsecretaría de Educación Superior. (Under-Secretariat of Higher Education) SFP: Secretaría de Función Pública. (Secretariat of Public Service) SHCP: Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público. (Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit) STT: Secretariado Técnico Tripartita. (Tripartite Technical Secretariat) [1] The Plan de trabajo para la construcción del Plan de Acción México may be consulted here: [2] The first column of the tables gives the title of the commitments in the Action Plan and the second column show the title of each commitment in the preliminary Action Plan. 46

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