Towards Participatory and Transparent Governance: Reinventing Government

ST/ESA/PAD/SSER.E/75 Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Public Administration and Development Management Towards Participatory and Transparent Governance: Reinventing Government Publication based on 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government: Towards Participatory and Transparent Governance 26-27 May 2005, Seoul, Republic of Korea United Nations New York, 2007 DESA The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheresandnationalaction.TheDepartmentworksinthreemaininterlinkedareas:(i) it compiles, generates and analyses a wide range of economic, social and environmental data and information on which States Members of the United Nations draw to review common problems and to take stock of policy options; (ii) it facilitates the negotiations ofMemberStatesinmanyintergovernmentalbodiesonjointcourseofactiontoaddress ongoing or emerging global challenges; and (iii) it advises interested Governments on the ways and means of translating policy frameworks developed in United Nations conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities. Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations “developed” and “developing” economics are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily imply a judgment about the state reached by a particular country or area in the development process. The term “country” as used in the text of this publication also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas. The term “dollar” normally refers to the United States dollar ($). The views expressed are those of the individual authors and do not imply any expression of opinion on the part of the United Nations or its Member States. ST/ESA/PAD/SSER.E/75 United Nations publication Sales No. E.07.II.H.6 ISBN 978-92-1-123165-6 Copyright © United Nations, 2007 All rights reserved iii Contents Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii PartOne:Overviewofthe6thGlobalForumon ReinventingGovernment Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Main Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Major Areas of Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Format of the 6th Global Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 International Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PartTwo:TheCapacityDevelopmentWorkshops: Objectives,ExperiencesandPolicyOutcomes Public Service Ethics and Trust in Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Governance-Oriented Innovations to Enhance State Capacity. . . . . . . . . 27 Access To Services for All through Participation and Transparency . . . . . . 35 E-Government as a Tool for Participation and Transparency . . . . . . . . . . 42 Auditing for Social Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Representative Democracy, Participatory Methods, and Capacity Developmentfor Responsible Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Corporate Governance, Market Economy, and Accountability . . . . . . . . . 58 DecentralizationandLocalAutonomyforParticipatoryDemocracy . . . . . . . 67 The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Localizing the Millennium Development Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 PartThree:Conclusion Synthesis of Workshop Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Outcomes of the Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 PartFour:Annexes List of Partner Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Agenda for 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government. . . . . . . . . . . 92 The Seoul Declaration on Participatory and Transparent Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 iv Acknowledgements This publication was prepared under the overall responsibility of Guido Bertucci, Direc-toroftheDivisionforPublicAdministrationandDevelopmentManagement(DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and G. Shabbir Cheema, Principal Advisor and Global Forum Coordinator. Aisha Ghaus-Pasha and Meredith Rowen are the co-authors and editors. Mrs. Ghaus-Pasha is an experienced researcher in social and economic development and policy analy-sis.ShehasbeenontheboardofDirectorsandtheSeniorTechnicalAdvisoroftheSocial Policy Development Centre (SPDC) in Karachi, Pakistan. She has served as a consul-tant to several international multilateral and bilateral organizations. Mrs. Ghaus-Pasha has also published extensively in the areas of governance and public finance. Meredith RowencurrentlyservesasaGovernanceandPublicAdministrationOficerintheUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). This publication emerged from the presentations and discussions of nine capacity devel-opment workshops, which examined the theme of participatory and transparent gover-nance as part of the 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government. In May 2005, the UnitedNationsDepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs(UNDESA)organizedthese workshops in cooperation with the Institutional Partners Group (IPG), which comprises members of the UN system and external organizations. Members of the Institutional Partners Group (IPG) which contributed to the 6th Global Forum workshops and this publication included the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Organisation for Economic Co-opera-tion and Development (OECD), the World Bank Group, the Ash Institute for Demo-cratic Governance and Innovation of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea (BAI), the Formez Study and Training Centre of Italy, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assis-tance (IDEA), the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA), the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management (KDI), the Korea Research Institute for Local Adminis-tration (KRILA), the Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA), the Min-istry of Public Administration of the Republic of Italy, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs of the Republic of Korea (MOGAHA), the National Computerization Agency (NCA), Transparency International (TI), and the World Alli-ance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS). The authors offer their express thanks to the coordinators of each of these institutions for the organization of the capacity develop-ment workshops and the development of their final reports, upon which the present publication is based. ... - tailieumienphi.vn