Public Sector Transparency and Accountability [electronic resource]: Making it Happen /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation of American States.
Bertók, János.
Latin American Forum on Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector(2001 :Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil)
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2002.
High standards of public governance are the essential foundation for achieving sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. This publication presents the papers discussed at the Latin American Forum on Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector that took place on 5-6 December 2001. The Forum brought together more than 450 ministers, senators, senior government officials, business leaders, representatives of international organisations, non-government organisations and the media from OECD countries, Latin America and the Caribbean.  The Forum approved policy recommendations that reflect the shared experience of Member countries of the OECD and the Organization of American States. The agreed policy recommendations list key principles and crucial factors in the three following key areas of good governance: - Ensuring impartiality in the decision-making process by a credible conflict-of-interest policy.- Increasing transparency in the preparation and execution of the budget.- Promoting freedom of information, consultation and participation of citizens in the formulation and implementation of public policies. In addition, country papers provide practical solutions adapted to their particular administrative environments for policy-makers and a demanding civil society.
CONTENTS; Fostering Dialogue to Strengthen Good Governance; Preventing Corruption in the Americas; Institutions of Integrity in the United States; Transparency and Accountability in Colombia; Making It Happen: Developing Policy Guidelines for Accountability and Transparency; Canada's Principle-Based Approach: ""The Conflict of Interest and Post Employment Code""; The Public Ethics Committee in Brazil: Experiences, Developments and Challenges; Managing Conflicts of Interest at the Federal Level in the United States; Can New Technologies be a Solution? Conflicts of Interest Cases in Argentina
Building A Consensus for Fiscal Reform in ChilePerformance and Transparency in Australia: Are ""Leading Edge"" Systems Really Working?; Access to Information - A Long Way to Go; Public Scrutiny and Access to Information in Finland; The Right of Access to Information and Public Scrutiny: Transparency as a Democratic Control Instrument; The Mexican Municipal Transparency Evaluation System - ""Setramun""; Framework for Action: Measures for Follow-up; The Organisation of American States and the Fight Against Corruption; ANNEXES: OECD POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES
Principles for Managing Ethics in the Public ServiceBuilding Public Trust: Ethics Measures in OECD Countries; OECD Best Practices for Budget Transparency; Engaging Citizens in Policy-Making: Information, Consultation and Public Participation
"This publication presents the papers discussed at the Latin American Forum on Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector held on 5-6 December 2001."
High standards of public governance are the essential foundation for achieving sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. This publication presents the papers discussed at the Latin American Forum on Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector that took place on 5-6 December 2001. The Forum brought together more than 450 ministers, senators, senior government officials, business leaders, representatives of international organisations, non-government organisations and the media from OECD countries, Latin America and the Caribbean.  The Forum approved policy recommendations that reflect the shared experience of Member countries of the OECD and the Organization of American States. The agreed policy recommendations list key principles and crucial factors in the three following key areas of good governance: - Ensuring impartiality in the decision-making process by a credible conflict-of-interest policy.- Increasing transparency in the preparation and execution of the budget.- Promoting freedom of information, consultation and participation of citizens in the formulation and implementation of public policies. In addition, country papers provide practical solutions adapted to their particular administrative environments for policy-makers and a demanding civil society.
Civil service ethics
Public administration
Political corruption