ECLAC considers that open government is key to assuming and responding to the multiple challenges that the Region faces today, placing the equality and dignity of people at the center of a model that energizes and promotes trust, both in public institutions and citizens and among themselves. This is a change in the work culture of public administrations, and a change in the role of citizens, through active involvement in the affairs of their own community.
In this context, local governments play a fundamental role in promoting active and sustained participation of citizens in the process of producing public value. In the territory, the application of open government values allows us to strengthen trust, dialogue and collaboration between different actors to achieve common well-being objectives.
Given that subnational and local levels are a key element in generating the consensus and policies necessary to promote the environmental sustainability of development and address the climate emergency, the open government approach in local public management can be transformative.
This is how ECLAC has been supporting the Republic of Honduras to establish open government policies at both the national and subnational levels that allow it to close gaps in access to information, transparency, accountability, and promote a more efficient and transparent State. .
Aim
Promote the exchange of experiences between municipalities in Honduras and Chile to improve knowledge and practices about the process of construction and implementation of the Local Open Government Action Plan (PAGAL).
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