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The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SNV and VNG started the pilot in 6 African countries
Bolivia was added afterwards SNV and the Netherlands Embassy in
La Paz started an investigation to identify counterparts
The topic is not new, regulations to promote transparency, social control and accountability already existed
2005 Evo Morales elected with 54% as first indigenous president
Reaction to a political crisis: social exclusion; few work opportunities and low incomes; crisis of traditional political parties; corruption
Approval through referenda of 4 (out of 9) autonomous departments
Approval of a new Constitution in January 2009: social inclusion; recognition of indigenous rights and protagonism; different autonomies (including social control)
In the context of autonomic processes and decentralization
In autonomies: promote social participation; inclusion; strengthening Public Administration (different levels)
50-65% of public investment is at decentralized levels
Focus on impact of public investment on living conditions and practices of social control
Since 1994 Popular Participation law existed Watchdog Committees
The civil society organizations will control the public administration at all levels and the public, mixed and private institutions that administrate public funds
It will also control the quality of the public services
The civil society will organize themselves to define the structure and composition of the participation and social control
Stimulate the transparent use of information and resources in all levels and institutions of the public administration
Accountability as a twofolded process: transparency in the beginning and accountability (rendición de cuentas) at the end of the process
Process in which access to information on goals, results and impact of public interventions is provided to the beneficiaries and there is strong participation of actors and sectors concerned in the beginning and the end of the process
Work with the local governments and through this with civil society
Establish agreements with the central (Ministry of Autonomies) and local governments
Characterization of the beneficiaries Identification of the appropriate
communication means to inform the beneficiaries
Make the results explicit ‘Transparentation’ of the intermediate results Final evaluation of results (rendición de
cuentas) Systematization of the experiences
7 public investment projects at the level of departments
In Santa Cruz and Cochabamba there exists accountability in the public investment policy
Ministry of Autonomies implements a transparency policy
Social dialogue at the different levels between government and civil society
Political process: elections (national and local) Sustainability: change of authorities (include
accountability in the programs; information sharing with beneficiaries)
Role of civil society (stimulate empowerment, establish different types of communication, knowledge building)
Isolated actions not embedded in the institutions (integrate the activities in institutional capacity building process)
Institutionalize the accountability process in both government (central and local) and civil society
Define and implement the appropriate communication instruments taking into account the different publics, the indigenous groups and different languages
Analyze the character of the different autonomies and the role accountability should play