roberto villarreal's presentation in the opening session of the vienna egm
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Mr. Roberto Villarreal's presentation in the opening session of the Expert Group Meeting on Citizens Engagement to Enhance Public Service Delivery, held on 7-8 July in Vienna, Austria.TRANSCRIPT
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PUBLIC PRACTICES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR ENHANCING ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC PRACTICES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR ENHANCING ACCOUNTABILITY
AND PREVENTING CORRUPTION IN THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND PREVENTING CORRUPTION IN THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES
THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF CITIZENSTHROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF CITIZENS
OPENING SESSION: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
EXPERT GROUP MEETING
Roberto VillarrealChief, Development Management Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development Management
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Vienna, Austria, July 2011
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WHO
� This Expert Group Meeting (EGM) has been organized by the Division
of Public Administration and Development Management of UNDESA
– through the Development Management Branch
� 42 experts in social accountability, prevention of corruption and
public service delivery are attending
– from governments, civil society organizations and academia in 20
developing and developed countries, and 8 international organizations
• Africa(4): Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
• Americas (6): Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, United States
• Asia-Pacific (3): Australia, Bangladesh, Philippines
• Europe (7): Austria, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
• IOs: INTOSAI, OECD, UNDESA, UNECA, UNESCWA, UNODC, UNRISD, WB
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ORGANIGRAM
LIST OF
PARTICIPANTS
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOMING REMARKS
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WHY� In September 2010, as a conclusion of the High Level Meeting of the
United Nations General Assembly (GA) to assess progress towards the
8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after the first decade since
their adoption, the GA acknowledged achievements around the
world and called on member States to:
– look at practices that have proven effective and are replicable
– support participatory, community-led strategies
– promote universal access to public and social services
– invest in basic services for health, education, water and sanitation
– ensure the full participation of all segments of society, including the poor and disadvantaged, in decision-making processes
– work towards transparent and accountable systems of governance at the national and international levels
� The UN Secretariat looks forward to further assist member States in this regard
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GA
DECLARATION
MDGs
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOMING REMARKS
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WHICH TOPIC� Ways in which the public administration can engage citizens to enhance
accountability and prevent corruption in the delivery of public services1. Analyze the rationale and evidence base for it
• Are there net gains for the people and for the public sector from participatory approaches in this matter?
2. Have a broad vision and understanding of converging initiatives that come from
government or from non-government actors, and what is needed to combine and
articulate these
• What are the motivations, advantages and disadvantages from moving forward for each group of stakeholders?
• What capacities and conditions must exist as a minimum on each side?
3. Arrive at public policy and strategy recommendations
• Foster particular experiments or establish general institutions (principles, instruments, procedures, rules, management, enforcement, evaluation)?
• When and where to start? Which series of steps to take? How to proceed?
4. Identify international means to assist diverse stakeholders from interested countries in
finding answers to these questions in their own contexts, and to proceed accordingly
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WHAT� This EGM seeks to gather high-quality elements to these aims, from:
– Knowledge and expertise of all participants• What has been put into practice in countries from all regions by governments, civil society
organizations (CSOs) and IOs (policy and practice)
• What has been documented, researched and evaluated by these development stakeholders
and by academic institutions (knowledge management)
• What are the human, technical, financial and normative resources needed and available (capacity building)
– Collective deliberations to advance understanding on:• What works in different conditions (context-related practices)
• What are the different factors of success or failure (enabling conditions)
• What series of steps may be taken by different development stakeholders and in cooperation with others , to foster results-oriented, useful/practical, reasonable-cost, and generalized and
lasting practices (effectiveness, practicality, cost-efficiency and institutionalization)
– Bottom-up (demand driven by citizens and civil society), top-down (supply driven by public
administrators)
– Local, national level
– Sector specific, cross-cutting through the public sector
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WHAT FOR
� To provide UN member countries with:
� Information sharing
� policy advice
� technical assistance
� capacity building projects
� Specifically through:
� Publications (hard copy and online)
� Meeting report, book
� Knowledge repositories
� Multi-media products (audio, video, messaging, interactive)
� Partnerships and networking for international cooperation
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HOW� Collective deliberation
� No keynote speakers or lecturers
� Through interactions and group discussions will get more than listing individual statements
� All persons attending this meeting are invited and expected to take part
very actively in the discussions� A leveled playing field
� Big care has been taken to select participants with diverse backgrounds and experiences
� To reach the substantive and procedural goals of this meeting it is
important that all honor three principles:1. Follow the program in an ordered manner
2. Remain focused on the central topic
3. Speak concisely
� A Chairperson for the meeting and moderators for each session to be
appointed by the group will help to achieve this
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FOCUS: THREE CONSIDERATIONS OR CAVEATS
� Ways in which the public administration can engage citizens to enhance accountability and prevent corruption in the delivery ofpublic services
A. Government – citizens interactions• Emphasis on performance and responsiveness of public administration
• Orientation to public policy and strategy
• Lateral topics: citizens empowerment, civic rights, democratization of
government practices and institutions, organization of civil society
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B. Specifically geared to public services
• First approximation: services which the State or society determine that must be offered in a rather egalitarian fashion to all people
– Produced and delivered by the public sector or by other actors under State
control
• In three broad categories:– Government services (registrations, permits or licenses, tax management, justice
administration, safety and security, etc.)
– Infrastructure services (water and sanitation, energy, transportation, telecommunications, etc.)
– Social services (education, healthcare, community development, social protection, poverty support and alleviation, environmental care, etc.)
• To be determined: focus on the inter-phase between the service provider and the citizens, or to what degree also upstream in the production chain?
– Point of delivery? Procurement? Recruitment? Budgetary allocations? Planning
and programming?
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C. Accountability and prevention of corruption
• How much different or inter-related?
• Just prevention, or also fighting of corruption?
• Expanding and deepening meanings of accountability
– Need for new terms or definitions?
• Theory AND practice
– Principles, norms, instruments, procedures, agencies, institutions
– Enforcement
– System design
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PROGRAM
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Thursday 7 July
9:30 – 11:00Opening Session
Session 1: Concepts and Terminology
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00Session 1 (cont.) : Scope of Analysis
and Rationales
13:00-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-16:00Session 2: Initiatives from Citizens and
Civil Society Organizations
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00Session 2 (cont.): Initiatives from
Government
Friday 8 July
Session 2 (cont.): Getting a Win-Win
Case
Coffee break
Session 3: Public Policy and Strategy:
Building Capacities
Lunch break
Session 3 (cont.): Public Policy and Strategy: Creating Enabling
Conditions
Coffee break
Session 4: International Cooperation
Closing Session
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ONE FINAL REMARK
� The nature of this Expert Group Meeting is to facilitate collective
thought through deliberation on the central topic
� Participants will without doubt face a paradox: the better they
succeed in deepening the discussion on these matters, the more
there will be to further deliberate
� Thus, time in the next two days will not only be a limited resource,
but clearly one in very short supply
� To continue a rich dialogue among all of you on this topic, after this
personal meeting, you will be invited to maintain, if interested, a
virtual dialogue through an ad hoc blog on internet that will prolong
your fruitful exchanges of information and knowledge
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We thank you for attending this Expert Group Meeting to help
UNDESA assist UN member States on these important matters!
For additional information, or to explore possibilities of cooperation, please contact:
Roberto Villarreal [email protected]
Anni Haataja [email protected]
Angela Capati-Caruso [email protected]
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ANNEXES
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (1)
Name Title Organization Country
1 ABDEL-LATIF, Jalal Chief of Section UNECAInternational
Organization
2 ADAMS, Colin Senior Lecturer in Ancient History
School of Archaeology, Classics and EgyptologyUniversity of Liverpool UK
3 ASHRAF, Mahfuz Consultant University of Dhaka Bangladesh
4 BABATUNDE, Oluajo National Secretary Zero Corruption Coalition Nigeria
5 BANGURA, Yusuf Research Coordinator, United Nations Research
Institute for Social DevelopmentUNRISD
International
Organization
6 BAWA, Jeffrey Civil Society Team
United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUNODC
International
Organization
7 BISOGNO, Enrico Statistics and Surveys Section UNODCInternational
Organization
8 BLIND, PeridePublic Administration Officer, Division for
Public Administration and Development ManagementUNDESA
International
Organization
9 BROUWERS, Ria Institute for Social Studies, Senior Researcher Erasmus University, Rotterdam Netherlands
10 CAPATI-CARUSO, AngelaSenior Public Administration Officer, Division for
Public Administration and Development ManagementUNDESA
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Organization
11 CHOWDHURY, Anisuzzaman Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Office of the under
Secretary General(UNDESA)
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12 CLAASEN, Mario Researcher IDASA South Africa
13CLAUSSEN SPINELLI, Mario
Vinicius
Secretary of Corruption Prevention and Strategic
Information
Office of the Comptroller
General Presidency of Brazil Brazil
14 DAGLIO, Marco
Head of the Public Services Unit, Public Sector
Reform Division, in the Directorate for Public
Governance and Territorial Development
OECDInternational
Organization
15 DEDEYNE-AMANN, Jo Chief Implementation Support Section Corruption
and Economic Crime Branch Division for Treaty AffairsUNODC
International
Organization
16 EDELBACHER, MaximilianLecturer, Vienna University of Economics; Former
Federal Police AdvisorVienna University of Economics Austria
17 EDWARDS, Meredith Member of the United Nations Committee of
Experts on Public AdministrationUniversity of Canberra Australia
18 ERKKILA, Tero Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and
Economic StudiesUniversity of Helsinki Finland
19 GREGORIO-MEDEL, Angelita Director, Affiliated Network on Social
Accountability, East Asia and the Pacific Ateneo de Manila University Philippines
20 HAATAJA, AnniAssociate Expert, Division for Public Administration
and Development Management UNDESA
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21 KREUTNER, Martin
International Anti-Corruption Academy, Chair of the
Steering Committee, and President of the European
Partners Against Corruption Network (EPAC/EACN)
EPAC/EACN Austria
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22 LAWSON, Melissa Policy Adviser Tearfund UK
23 LENIHAN, Donald Public Policy Forum Canada Public Policy Forum Canada Canada
24 LUBEMBE, Emmanuel HeadPublic Service Transformation
DepartmentKenya
25 NADAKAVUKAREN, Krista Department of Law University of Basel Switzerland
26 NIILUS, Pamela Consultant Argentina
27 PERUZZOTTI, Enrique Researcher Universidad Torcuato di Tella Argentina
28 PILGRIM, Julia Implementation Support Section Corruption and
Economic Crime Branch Division for Treaty AffairsUNODC
International
Organization
29 PRECHT , Alberto
President of the Presidential Commission Advisor
for the Protection of civil rights, Executive Secretary
of Transparency and Probity Commission,
Secretariat of the President, Government of Chile
Presidential Commission
Advisor for the Protection of
Civil Rights
Chile
30 ROWE, Mike Director of Studies in Public Administration and
Management
University of Liverpool,
Management SchoolUK
31 SALAS, Joel Head of the Transparency Policies and International
Cooperation Unit
Ministry of Public
Administration Mexico
32 SATTLER, Robert Director of International Relations INTOSAIInternational
Organization
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33 SAZ-CARRANZA, Angel ESADE Barcelona Spain ESADE Spain
34 SANS-CORELLA, Beatriz Consultant Spain
35 SCHWARZ, Susanne INTOSAI Secretariat INTOSAIInternational
Organization
36 SHAPIRO, Emilia Consultant UNDESA USA
37 SIRKER, Karen Social Development Specialist World Bank Institute, WBISDInternational
Organization
38 TAENTZLER, Dirk University of Konstanz University of Konstanz Germany
39 TEMBO, Flether
Research Fellow Mwananchi Governance and
Transparency Programme Director
Research and Policy in Development
Overseas Development Institute UK
40 THAMPI, GopakumarDirector, Affiliated Network on Social
Accountability, Sout Asia RegionBRAC University, Dhaka Bangladesh
41 TURNER, Mark Researcher University of Camberra Australia
42 VIAN, Trayn Associate Professor of International Health
Boston University School of Public HealthBoston University USA
43 VILLARREAL, Roberto
Chief, Development Management Branch, Division
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Management
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MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
• Development encompasses a considerable large array of
matters, so to focus attention and concentrate efforts from relevant actors in a set of very fundamental ones, the
Millennium DeclarationMillennium Declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000, highlighted the following and set corresponding targets for the year 2015 to guide adequate progress
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MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (1)
Goal 1 End Poverty and HungerGoal 1 End Poverty and Hunger
• Target 1: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of peoplewhose income is less than $1 a day
• Target 2: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people
• Target 3: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of peoplewho suffer from hunger
Goal 2 Achieve Universal Primary EducationGoal 2 Achieve Universal Primary Education
• Target 1: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling
Goal 3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower WomenGoal 3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
• Target 1: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary
education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015
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MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (2)
Goal 4 Reduce Child MortalityGoal 4 Reduce Child Mortality
• Target 1: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate
Goal 5 Improve maternal HealthGoal 5 Improve maternal Health
• Target 1: Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio
• Target 2: Achieve universal access to reproductive health
Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other DiseasesGoal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
• Target 1: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread ofHIV/AIDS
• Target 2: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it
• Target 3: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidenceof malaria and other major diseases
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MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (3)
Goal 7 Ensure Environmental SustainabilityGoal 7 Ensure Environmental Sustainability
• Target 1: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources
• Target 2: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss
• Target 3: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
• Target 4: By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers
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Goal 8 Develop a Global Partnership for DevelopmentGoal 8 Develop a Global Partnership for Development
• Target 1: Address the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states
• Target 2: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-
discriminatory trading and financial system
• Target 3: Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt
• Target 4: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
• Target 5: In cooperation with the private sector, make availablebenefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (4)
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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/65/1: KEEPING THE PROMISE: UNITED TO ACHIEVE THE MDGs
“We take note of the lessons learned and successful policies and approaches in the implementation and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and recognize that with increased political commitment these could be replicated and scaled up for accelerating progress, including by: (…)
(e) Supporting participatory, community-led strategies aligned with national development priorities and strategies;(f) Promoting universal access to public and social services and providing social protection floors;
(g) Improving capacity to deliver quality services equitably;(h) Implementing social policies and programmes, including appropriate conditional cash-transfer programmes, and investing in basic services for health, education, water and sanitation; (i) Ensuring the full participation of all segments of society, including the poor and disadvantaged, in decision-making processes;
(…) (l) Enhancing opportunities for women and girls and advancing the economic, legal and political empowerment of women;
(n) Working towards transparent and accountable systems of governance at the national and international levels;
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