Department for Effective Public Management

María Fernanda Trigo

Director

The Department for Effective Public Management contributes to the promotion and strengthening of the effective exercise of democracy in the region. As indicated in the Inter-American Democratic Charter, effective and transparent public management is a fundamental component for the exercise of democracy. The mission of the Department for Effective Public Management is to contribute to making public institutions in the region more transparent, effective and with mechanisms for citizen participation. Institutional transparency, citizen participation and open and digital government are key to improving the efficient provision of quality public services, preventing corruption, reducing bureaucracy, improving investment and fostering innovation in the region. For this reason, the Department's work focuses on the following areas: open and digital government; innovation in public management; civil identity; and capacity building through the OAS School of Government.

This Department is under the Secretariat for Hemispheric Affairs.

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Highlighted Results

44 auxiliary civil registry offices in public hospitals installed and operating in El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Paraguay.

More than 2,600 civil registrars in Latin America trained on the right to identity, its benefits and registration processes

2.5 million vital statistics records digitized and cataloged in seven English-speaking Caribbean countries

9 million historical records incorporated in the database of the Civil Status Registry of Paraguay.

2 rounds of MEGICEP (Inter-American Cooperation Mechanism for Effective Public Management) conducted at the request of Mexico and Jalisco

Technical cooperation provided to Honduras, Colombia and the Mexican states of Michoacán and Oaxaca on recognition of gender identity in registrars

INGP Declaration recognized within the commitments of the IX Summit of the Americas for the strengthening of democratic governance.

More than 100 spaces for dialogue organized and led for the exchange of best practices and lessons learned in public procurement.

17 Annual INGP Conferences organized, with the participation of the technical authorities of the OAS member countries.

Effective development of over 100 municipal portals for municipalities supported by MUNET

More Projects

Highlighted Projects, Programs and Initiatives

32 people show their certificate, standing with the flags of the OAS Member States behind them. Diploma in Governance, Management and Public Leadership in the Inter-American System

OAS School of Governance

OAS Training Opportunities

Two adults and 7 children show identity documents issued during a registration and identification campaign supported by PUICA in Quibdó, Chocó.

Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA)

Supports Member States in their efforts to achieve civil identity for all persons.

Public Procurement Program

Strengthening of national government procurement systems in OAS member countries

Inter-American Network on Cadastre and Property Registry

The Inter-American Network on Cadastre and Property Registry hosts the National authorities from Member States to promote best practices. DGPE is its Technical Secretariat.

The OAS Fellowship on Open Government in the Americas

The Fellowship created a network of young leaders in open government issues from public administration, civil society and the private sector

More than 100 participants of governments and civil society, behind it reads "America Abierta", Conference 2022

Support for the creation of open data policies

Open data policies contribute to greater transparency in public administration, access of information, citizen participation and governance.

Two persons carrying out the cartopraphy riview during a Froncier Haiti Technical Mission in 2011 in Port-Au-Prince.

FONCIER Haiti: Modernization of Cadastre and Land Management Infrastructure in Haïti

Foncier Haïti assists in modernizing cadastre and land administration. The program aims at offering proofs of property and tenure to promote transparency, investing, strengthening the rule of law and

Group of 36 participants of the MuNet Cadastre workshop in Guatemala in 2009, implemented in coordination with the cadastral information registry agency of Guatemala.

Efficient and Transparent Municipalities (MuNet)

MuNet assists municipalities in the adoption of electronic government and cadastre for more effective and transparent local public administrations.

Inter-American Peer-Review Mechanism on Effective Public Management (MECIGEP)

A permanent exchange mechanism fostering peer-based learning on public governance, policy, management, innovation, and leadership among all OAS member States.

Inter-American Observatory on Public Governance and Innovation (OIGIP)

The first regional observatory on governance and policy innovation convening scholars, policymakers and civil society leaders across the Americas

The group of Digital Government Ministries and high-level authorities pose on stage for the official photography of the V Ministerial Meeting on e-Government hosted in Panama in 2018

Inter-American Network on Digital Government (Red GEALC)

Top national authorities from Member States to promote the exchange of digital government policies and solutions. DGPE is its Technical Secretariat.

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Latin American and Caribbean Council of Civil Registry, Identity and Vital Statistics (CLARCIEV)

Brings together civil registration and identification institutions and promotes the exchange of experiences and good practices regarding the registration and identification of persons.

Inter-American Award on Innovation for Effective Public Management (PIGEP)

Initiative to recognize, encourage, systematize, and promote public management innovations in the region.

Support to Haïti's National Identification Office (ONI)

This project focuses on strengthening the technical and operational capabilities of Haiti’s ONI to expedite the registration, issuance, and distribution of the new national identification card.

More Publications

Highlighted Publications

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English Español

September, 2021

OAS SoG Activity Report 2015-2020

This report is available in Spanish only

English Español

April, 2021

Inter-American Guide to Property Formalization and Urban Cadastre

(SPANISH ONLY) The guide analyzes institutional, methodological, valuation, and other aspects at the regional level, and offers 8 recommendations

English

December, 2019

OAS SoG Capstone 1: Measuring Open Government in the Americas

In collaboration with Georgetown University

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English

August, 2021

OAS SoG Capstone 2: Inter-American Transparency Index: understanding transparency in the Americas

In collaboration with IE University

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English Español

December, 2020

Emergency Response by Civil Registry and Identification Offices during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact, Best Practices and Innovative Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean

English Español

January, 2020

Regional Study on Late Birth Registration, Issuance of Nationality Documents and Statelessness

Standards, best practices, barriers and challenges in 13 Latin American countries

Español

January, 2020

Integral recognition of gender identity - Requested by Mexico

This report is only available in Spanish

Español

January, 2020

Overview of the legal recognition of gender identity in the Americas

This report is available in Spanish only

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Español

January, 2013

Methodology for the installation of hospital registration systems

This report is available in Spanish only

Español

January, 2020

Alternatives for the legal recognition of gender identity - Requested by Jalisco

This report is available in Spanish only

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English Español

September, 2018

Diagnosis of the civil registry and vital statistics system in Guatemala.

This report is available in Spanish only

English Español

January, 2016

Implementing Sustainable Public Procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tool for the Implementation of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

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Español

January, 2017

Case study: Pilot tender on sustainable public procurement in the Dominican Republic.

Support to the General Directorate of Public Procurement of the Dominican Republic (DGCP)

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Español

January, 2020

Moving towards strategic public procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean

Four case studies of the region from public procurement to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; gender equity, triple impact economy, and family agriculture.