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| PROGRAMS AND FUNDS |
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Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)
-Supports political dialogue at the highest level |
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Technical Cooperation Fund (FEMCIDI)
-Contributes to improving living conditions in the Americas |
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Knowledge Based-Society Program (NPA)
-Committed to Knowledge-Based Society |
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Civil Registry Program (PUICA)
-Seeks to achieve a Universal Civil Registry |
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On line Courses
-Promotes and manages capacity-building activities in the Americas |
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Hemispheric Integral Development Program (HIDP)
-Supports human, social and economic development in the hemisphere |
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Migration and Development
-Promotes the formulation of public policies in matters related to migration
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The Executive Office of SEDI promotes social development, protects human wellbeing and respect for the rights of citizens
The Executive Office supports, facilitates and promotes Inter-American Dialogue in matters of Integral Development.
On the following page, you will be able to obtain information regarding the political priorities for development outlined by the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI).
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| Our initiatives: |
- Electronic Government
- Social Responsibility
- Civil Identity
- Institutional Strengthening
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OUR TEAM
| Alfonso Quiñónez |
| Executive Secretary of SEDI |
| SEDI, its dependencies and the assigned personnel are under the supervision, control and general authority of Ambassador Quiñónez. He answers directly to the Secretary General of the OAS. |
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| The Development Policies Section |
| CIDI Team |
Mónica Villegas
Head of the CIDI Secretariat, mvillegas@oas.org |
Georgina Mayorga
Technical Assistant of the CIDI Secretariat, gnmayorga@oas.org |
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| The Development Programs and Projects Management Section |
Miguel A. Porrúa
e-Government Coordinator, mporrua@oas.org |
Zakaria El Goumiri
Project Coordinator, zelgoumiri@oas.org |
Mike Mora
Project Coordinator, mmora@oas.org |
David Mulet
Assistant Project Coordinator, dmulet@oas.org |
Adriana Bonilla
Communications and Project Official, abonilla@oas.org |
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Daniela Paoli
Migration Specialist, dpaoli@oas.org
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| FEMCIDI Team |
Catherine Pognat
Officer in Charge, cpognat@oas.org |
Jane Mohan
Regional Manager for the Caribbean, Belize, Suriname and Guyana, jmohan@oas.org |
Mónica Gomez
Regional Manager for South America, mogomez@oas.org |
Santiago Noboa
Regional Manager for Central America, Dominican Republic, and México, snoboa@oas.org |
Antonio Levy
Evaluations Coordinator, alevy@oas.org |
Isabel Zuluaga
Administrative Coordinator, izuluaga@oas.org |
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| Hemispheric Program Team |
Alexandra Barrantes
Program Manager, abarrantes@oas.org |
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| Migration and Development |
Araceli Azuara
Coordinator, yazuara@oas.org |
Marcia Bebianno Simoes
Migration Specialist, mbebianno@oas.org |
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María G. Moreno
Migration Consultant
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Administrative Support Section
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| OUR PRIORITY: THE STRENGTHENING OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNABILITY |
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Through its actions, the Executive Office of SEDI seeks to offer the Member States the necessary tools to strengthen their democratic systems.
By promoting a variety of programs and the mobilization of external resources, the Executive Office supports efforts to bring about development in the countries of the hemisphere.
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Through the Executive Office, the following Programs and Funds are coordinated:
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- Special Multilateral Fund of CIDI (FEMCIDI)
- New Programming Approaches (NPA Program)
- Hemispheric Integral Development Program (HIDP)
- Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA)
- Migration and Development
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| Innovative Programs |
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The Executive Office, in addition to supporting CIDI’s political organs and
implementing the process of selection, execution, follow-up, and monitoring of all projects funded by FEMCIDI, also works on innovative themes that have attained recent political backing from the member states, such as:
A) Electronic Government
B) Institutional Strengthening
C) Social Responsibility
D) Civil Identity
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A) Electronic Government
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| “That they will promote the utilization of ICTs for the follow-up, oversight, and evaluation of public administration by the citizenry, in order to achieve a transparent and efficient government and the strengthening of democracy.” |
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Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Americas
OAS General Assembly, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2006
Paragraph 11, Declaration of Santo Domingo
“Good Governance and Development in the Knowledge-Based Society”
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The OAS member States recognize that electronic government has already shown its capacity for:
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Modernizing the state’s operations
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Improving transparency and reducing corruption
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Increasing citizen participation
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Improving the quality of public services offered to citizens
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| The Executive Office promotes electronic government due to its proven capacity to strengthen democratic governability. |
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Electronic Government Initiatives
The Executive Office of SEDI has undertaken the following electronic government initiatives
- Red GEALC
- MuNet e-Government
- E-Government Service Centers (e-GCS)
- Inter-American Network of Government Procurement
- Best Practices Forum of the Americas
- Human Resource Capacity-Building
- MuNet Cadastre
- Cadastre in the Caribbean
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Introduction to the Formulation of Electronic Government Strategies Course
The online course, available in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, is offered for 7 weeks through the Virtual Classroom of the Educational Portal of the Americas, with the continuous support of online tutors. It was developed by experts and consultants from the region and designed for public officials. The profile of the participants includes political leaders, public managers and persons in the higher management levels of public administration; as well as professionals, academics and students in areas related to the course material.
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| B) Institutional Strengthening |
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“Enhance individual and institutional capacities in the member states to design and implement cooperation programs, projects, and activities and strengthen the capacity of individuals to contribute to the social and economic development of their countries”.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Americas
Strategic Plan for Partnership for Integral Development
Strategic Objective 3: Capacity-Building
Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)
As part of SEDI’s efforts, the Executive Office contributes to institutional strengthening and capacity-building to improve government management. This is an essential aspect for development and a direct mandate from the Member States.
The Executive Office of SEDI has undertaken the following institutional capacity-building initiatives:
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- Online Course “Introduction to the Formulation of Electronic Government Strategies”
- CapaciNet
- Cadastre Management Course (CD)
- Municipal Electronic Government Guide (CD)
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| C) Social Responsibility |
| “Sustained economic growth, with equity and social inclusion, is an indispensable condition to create jobs, fight extreme poverty, and overcome inequality in the Hemisphere. To achieve these ends, it is necessary to improve transparency and the investment climate in our countries, build human capital, encourage increased incomes and improve their distribution, promote corporate social responsibility, and foster a spirit of entrepreneurship as well as strong business activity.” |
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Heads of State and Government of the Americas
IV Summit of the Americas, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2005
Paragraph 12, Declaration of Mar del Plata
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Social Responsibility promotes the integration of values in commercial operations, in order to not only benefit businesses, but society in general. Due to its potential to promote growth and development, social responsibility and in particular Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a priority for leaders in the Americas, especially in international meetings such as the Summit of the Americas.
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The Executive Office of SEDI has undertaken the following Social Responsibility initiatives:
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- CSR Promotion Project in Latin America
- CSR Promotion Project for SMEs in the Caribbean
- Computers for Schools and Communities (CFS/CFC).
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| D) Civil Identity |
The recognition of a person’s civil identity is one of the ways in which rights, such as the recognition of the person’s legal status, name, nationality, civil registry, and family relationship, among other rights are enforced. These rights are recognized through international instruments such as the American Declaration of the Rights and Responsibilities of Man and the Inter-American Convention of Human Rights. Exercising these rights is essential for participation in a democratic society.
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| Considering the importance of this issue, SEDI leads the Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA), which has the general objective of broadening the OAS’ capacity to strengthen democracy in the region, taking into account the importance that the right to identity has for a person to develop as a citizen in a democratic society. |
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COURSES
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| Courses made for everyone |
| >>Proyecto capaciNet |
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The CapaciNet Project will be offering the following online courses in 2009:
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- “Gestión y Formulación de Proyectos de Desarrollo” in coordination with FEMCIDI.
- “Policies of Trade and the Environment” in coordination with the Department of Sustainable Development.
- Curso Virtual Interamericano sobre Transparencia, Integridad y Control de la Corrupción” in coordination with the Secretariat of Political Affairs.
- “Curso en e-Congress” in coordination with the Secretariat of Political Affairs.
- “Políticas y Estrategias de Educación temprana” in coordination with the Department of Education and Culture.
- “Strengthening Democratic Governance: Young Political Leaders in the Caribbean” in coordination with the Secretariat of Political Affairs.
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| Cadastre Management Course (CD) |
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This self-study course on Cadastre Management will be offered initially on CD and will also be available online during the second semester of 2009.
The contents were developed by experts and professionals in the cadastre management field from Spain and the Americas.
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What does the course offer?
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- Introduction to the elements necessary for facilitating improved and more efficient Cadastre management.
- Knowledge and exposure to the latest cadastre and land registration technologies.
- Introduction to tools that facilitate cadastre related work.
- Certification to those that complete the program.
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Guide to Municipal Electronic Government (CD)
Through this CD, you will be presented with a number of electronic government experiences from the region. To request a copy, please send an email request to sedi-npa@oas.org including your name, a short note describing your interest in the theme and a mailing address.
Content:
1. What is municipal e-government?
2. Why apply it?
3. How do we implement it?
4. Advanced Cases:
- Aguas Calientes, Mexico
- Bogota, Colombia
- Guatemala, Guatemala
- Pirai, Brasil
- Miraflores, Peru
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
5. Lines of Action
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“Introduction to the Formulation of Electronic Government Strategies”
Online Course
The online course, available in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, is offered for 7 weeks through the Virtual Classroom of the Educational Portal of the Americas, with the continuous support of online tutors. It was developed by experts and consultants from the region and designed for public officials. The profile of the participants includes political leaders, public managers and persons in the higher management levels of public administration; as well as professionals, academics and students in areas related to the course material.
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After only 4 years of implementation, the course has trained over 3,000 public officials, academics and professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean through 22 editions of the course.
These editions have been offered in the following manner:
- 9 closed editions in Spanish in cooperation with 7 institutions from the region.
- 2 closed editions in Portuguese in cooperation with a Brazilian University.
- 9 open editions, available to the general public.
- 1 special edition for those municipalities participating in SEDI’s MuNet Project.
- 1 open edition in English for the Anglophone Caribbean.
The institutions that have cooperated in this initiative are:
- Consejo Federal de Inversiones de Argentina,
- UNISUL in Brazil (2 editions),
- Universidad de Magdalena in Colombia,
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja in Ecuador,
- Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico,
- Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico y
- Oficina Presidencial de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación de la Republica Dominicana, OPTIC (2 ediciones).
- Agenda de Conectividad del Ministerio de Comunicaciones y la Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP) of Colombia.
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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Excellence in electronic government awards. March, 2009.
Awards for Excellence in Electronic Government 2007
This publication includes experiences from those governments in Latin America and the Caribbean that won the ‘excelGOB Award, given by the OAS and ICA/IDRC. The award was given to countries that accomplished outstanding contributions to the promotion of transparency in the public sector and fostered citizen participation through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
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Access the online version of this publication available in the RedGEALC website
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| Declaration of Santo Domingo, Good Governance and Development in the Knowledge-Based Society |
SEDI provided technical support during the negotiation process of the Declaration of Santo Domingo “Good Governance and Development in the Knowledge-Based Society”, as well as to its Support Resolution, both of which were approved during the OAS General Assembly in Santo Domingo, from June 4 to 6, 2006.
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Electronic Government One-Stop-Shop
This Red GEALC document presents the conceptual framework for a one-stop-shop, as well as the different types, applications, international experiences and recommended steps for its implementation. Luis Adrián Salazar Solís, former Vice-President of Science and Technology of Costa Rica, December 2006. Published in conjunction by SEDI/OAS, ICA/IDRC, and the IDB.
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Latin America Puntogob
SEDI/OAS and the Latin American Social Sciences Faculty of Chile (FLACSO – Chile), published the book:
“Latin America Puntogob – cases and trends in electronic government” Rodrigo Araya/FLACSO/Chile and Miguel A. Porrúa/SEDI/OEA, editors, 2004.
This book presents the modernization processes in public administration in Latin America, as well as a reflection on the transformations that public administration is undergoing, based on the integration of Information and Communication Technologies.
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Best Practices in the Americas Forum: Bilingual report (Spanish and English) on each forum:
- Government Procurement (experiences by Chile, Mexico, and Costa Rica).
- Integration of new technologies in the administration of electoral processes (experiences by Paraguay, Colombia, and Panama).
- Strengthening Decentralization and Municipal Development in the Americas: The role of Municipal Associations (experiences by Brazil, Chile, and the United States).
- Cadastre and Land Registry system modernization (experiences by Argentina, Honduras, and Peru).
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