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)
TRANSPARENCY
in Brazil
SPENDING
BUDGET
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Why TRANSPARENCY
Allows
Understanding government actions and decisions
Accountability
Discussion
Participate and produce
TRANSPARENCY
benefits
Results in
Better spending
Better laws
Reduced corruption
More and better citizen participation
More transparency
What is TRANSPARENCY
Information that people can
Access
free, no-barriers, assitive
Comprehend
adequate language, support
Use
timely, relevant, open
What is TRANSPARENCY
Information that people can
Access
free, no-barriers, assitive
Comprehend
adequate language, support
Use
timely, relevant, open
Fiscal TRANSPARENCY in Brazil
Making information available
• Transparency pages
• SIOP
• SIGA Brasil
• Tesouro.fazenda.gov.br
• Dados.gov.br
• Transparency Portal
TRANSPARENCY Portal
Transparency Portal – www.transparencia.gov.br
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Spending
Revenue
Public servants
Assets
Payment documents
Procurement
Debarred organizations
Trending topics
Daily updates
650 000 visitors in June 2013
TRANSPARENCY Portal
Making information comprehensible
Fiscal TRANSPARENCY in Brazil
Making information comprehensible
• “Budget for everyone”
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Clarify concepts
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Relevant information
• Tools
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Glossary, FAQs, manuals
• Education:
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Social control, access to information, budgeting,
procurement and contracts
TRANSPARENCY Portal
Making information usable
TRANSPARENCY Portal
Making information usable
Fiscal TRANSPARENCY in Brazil
Behind the scenes
• Initiative and persistance
• Legal framework
• Effort on education and needs
• Dialogue and partnerships
Partners in TRANSPARENCY
A Global issue, a global goal
• GIFT
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Pushing for a strong transparency agenda in all
countries
• Open Government Partnership
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Pushing for concrete and ambitious commitments
Brazil’s TRANSPARENCY commitments for the OGP
Plan I
• Access to information law implementation
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Requests about economy/finance: 12 970 (13%)
• More information on the Transparency Portal
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More social benefits available
• Contracts and agreements system in open data
• Suppliers Catalogue in open data
Brazil’s TRANSPARENCY 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
Brazil’s TRANSPARENCY commitments for the OGP
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
Office of the Comptroller General - Brazil
Otavio Castro Neves
General Coordinator for Open Government and Transaprency
otavio.neves@cgu.gov.br
cguoficial
cguonline
cguonline
www.cgu.gov.br
Q&A
We will be receiving questions or comments via public
chat room
A Global
Multi-Stakeholder Action Network
July 2013
The GIFT Value Proposition
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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.
GIFT High-Level Theory of Change
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Connected
and Vibrant
global-tolocal multistakeholder
action
network
Improved
norms,
incentives,
technical
assistance,
use of
technologies
More
transparent,
participatory
and
accountable
fiscal
processes
worldwide
Efficient
and
effective
use of
resource
s
Better
service
delivery
for
citizens
Financial
and
MacroEconomic
Stability
Reduced
poverty
and
inequity
Sustainable
Human
Development
GIFT Strategic Model
The work streams
1. Aligning Incentives
The modus operandi
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1. Advancing Global
Norms/Guidance
1. Technical
Assistance &
Capacity Building
1. Harnessing New
Technologies
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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
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GIFT Stewards
• Brazil (MP)
• Philippines(DBM)
• USA
(Treasury/State)
•IBP
•Greenpeace,
•FUNDAR Mexico,
•Center for Public
Integrity Mozambique,
•The ONE Campaign
• World Bank
• IMF
• OECD
• IFAC
Governments
International
Institutions
Civil society
organizations
Funders/
foundations
•Hewlett
•Ford Foundation
•Omidyar
•DfID
Red type indicates Lead Steward
GIFT Stewardship/Stakeholder
Action-Network Approach
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Partner
Govts
G20
OGP
Auditors
INTOSAI
Legislators
IPU
Financial
Sector
UN
GIFT
Stewards
Group
Other
Actors
GIFT – What Has Not Been
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 A Standard-Holding Body
 An Implementing Agency
 A Direct Capacity-Building Organization
Gift Early Wins
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 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
GIFT Action Agenda
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 Global agenda-setting and profile-raising in key fora
 Institutionalization of HLPs, contributions to coherence
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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.
GIFT Deliverables 2013
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 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.
GIFT Structures/Resources
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 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 inkind 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
Gift Funding/In-Kind Resources
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International Budget Partnership
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Government of Brazil
Hewlett Foundation
Omidyar Network
Metanoia Fund
Q&A
We will be receiving questions or comments via public chat room
Fiscal Openness Working Group
FOWG
July 2013
FOWG Overview
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 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).
FOWG Objectives
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 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.