Oecd Public Governance Reviews Open Government in Biscay

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive Summary
	Setting the scene for open government reforms
	Strengthening policy, legal and regulatory frameworks for open government
	Ensuring a sustainable implementation of Biscay’s open government agenda
	Building a monitoring and evaluation framework for open government
	Mainstreaming stakeholder participation in Biscay
Assessment and recommendations
	Setting the scene for open government reforms
		Biscay’s particular multi-level governance structure
		Biscay’s socio-economic and cultural heritage
	Strengthening policy, legal and regulatory frameworks for open government
		Biscay’s Open Government Action Plan: Paving the way for a holistic strategy
		The Provincial Law on Transparency at the core of Biscay’s open government legal and regulatory framework
	Ensuring a sustainable implementation of Biscay’s open government agenda
		Towards robust institutional arrangements for effective and sustainable implementation of Biscay’s open government agenda
		Increasing open government literacy among Biscay’s public officials
		Biscay’s initiatives on digital government and open data contribute to the open government agenda
	Building a monitoring and evaluation framework for open government
		Towards a robust monitoring and evaluation system
		Monitoring and evaluation of open government strategies and initiatives in Biscay
	Mainstreaming stakeholder participation in Biscay
		Ensuring a proper legal, institutional and policy framework for successful stakeholder participation
		Stakeholder participation in open government reforms
		Developing and strengthening Biscay’s stakeholder participation initiatives
Chapter 1.  Setting the scene for open government reforms
	Introduction
	Open government reforms as a driver to improve public governance
	Biscay’s particular multi-level governance structure
		The fiscal system
	Biscay’s socio-economic and cultural heritage
	The OECD approach to open government and the OECD Open Government Review of Biscay
		The OECD approach to open government
		The OECD Open Government Review of Biscay
	Notes
	References
Chapter 2.  Strengthening policy, legal and regulatory frameworks for open government
	Introduction
	Biscay’s Open Government Action Plan: Paving the way for a holistic strategy
		Long-term high-level political will, commitment and leadership is essential to ensure the sustainability of the open government agenda
		A well communicated and disseminated definition of open government and its principles ensures a common understanding for all stakeholders in Biscay
		Links between medium-term objectives, long-term goals and the set of initiatives to achieve them needs to be clearly made
		The open government strategy needs to be connected to high-level and strategic policy objectives
		An inclusive process for the creation of the open government strategy ensures buy-in
	The Provincial Law on Transparency at the core of Biscay’s open government legal and regulatory framework
		Objectives of the Provincial Law on Transparency
		Scope of the law
		Proactive disclosure
		Procedure to request information
		Exemptions
		Appeals procedures
		Information officer
		Implementation
		The Law of Local Institutions of the Basque Government
	Recommendations and proposals for action
	Notes
	References
Chapter 3.  Ensuring a sustainable implementation of Biscay’s open government agenda
	Introduction
	Towards robust institutional arrangements for effective and sustainable implementation of Biscay’s open government agenda
		A well-positioned single office with a clear and disseminated mandate would be key for a successful co-ordination of the open government agenda in Biscay
		Ad hoc mechanisms for horizontal and vertical co-ordination are needed to ensure a sustainable implementation of the open government agenda
	Increasing open government literacy among Biscay’s public officials
		Including open-government-related principles and skills in competency frameworks, codes of conduct and job profiles
		Training is key to raising awareness and strengthening skills
		Internal communication as a means to raise awareness and understanding of open government reforms
	Secure funding of open government strategies and initiatives is essential to guarantee their long term impact
	Biscay’s initiatives on digital government and open data contribute to the open government agenda
	Recommendations and proposals for action
	Notes
	References
Chapter 4.  Building a monitoring and evaluation framework for open government
	Introduction
	Towards a robust monitoring and evaluation system
		Conceptualising monitoring and evaluation
		Developing a strategy to build a robust M&E system
			The OGAP’s commitment to build an M&E system
			Designing an institutional framework for policy M&E
			Fostering an M&E culture
	Monitoring and evaluation of open government strategies and initiatives in Biscay
		Collecting reliable and up-to-date information to accurately monitor the open government strategy
		Developing robust indicators to monitor the initiatives of the open government strategy
		The way forward: towards the evaluation of open government initiatives
	Recommendations and proposals for action
	Notes
	References
Chapter 5.  Mainstreaming stakeholder participation in Biscay
	Introduction
	Ensuring a proper legal, institutional and policy framework for successful stakeholder participation
		Biscay’s political commitment and leadership towards stakeholder participation
		Consolidating the policy framework for stakeholder participation
		An adequate institutional framework
		External communication and outreach with stakeholders
	Stakeholder participation in open government reforms
	Developing and strengthening Biscay’s stakeholder participation initiatives
		Information: The initial level of participation
		Consultation beyond the regulatory process
		Engagement: Providing better and tailored policy and services
			Stakeholder engagement in policy design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
			Stakeholder engagement in service delivery and its monitoring and evaluation
	Recommendations and proposals for action
	Note
	References