Activating citizen participation in Cancun; a tourism project that became a city

FONATUR-BANCO DE MÉXICO=CIP Cancun 1970 2017 Population: 40,000 (OPB, Cozumel e Isla) Population: 1,326 (QUINTANA ROO) Population: 661, 176 ( Benito Juárez) FONATUR-BANCO DE MÉXICO=CIP 47 years

Cancun is not a city that has hotels, it is a set of hotels that grew a city. - Ricalde

Economic success came with a price… High rates of inequality High rates of unexpected migration (i.e. escaping form poverty; population includes more than 100 different nationalities) High impact on natural resources High levels of corruption

Overview… Economic growth City problems Active citizens participation Social inequality Unplanned urban development Violence Economic impact (derrama) 4 mil 326.3 MDD 5 million tourists annually Building a society with zero tolerance to corruption Active citizens participation Corruption/Impunity Stronger social fabric Co-creation of public policies Migration

Building a society with zero tolerance to corruption Challenges Building a society with zero tolerance to corruption Lack of CSO´s and groups interested in public policy, specially form a Open Government approach Low levels of social roots to the city Weak identity (city and citizens) Hugh rotation, national and international Fostering Open Government Gaps between national and local policies, resources and skills on Open Government Lack of knowledge and skills from local governments

Tools, Spaces, capacity building, networking Actions Building a society with zero tolerance to corruption Fostering Open Government Citizen empowerment Local Anticorruption System Open Government Institute –and social innovation Citizen Participation Legal framework Citizen Participation working group Citizen participation on the decision making tables Civil Society Organisations. Social Impact Collective Organised groups of Citizens Wikipolitica Citizen Universities Social Networks Citizen participation mechanisms Tools, Spaces, capacity building, networking

Citizen Empowerment

Fostering Open Government

Cynthia Dehesa Tel: + 52998 883 99 25 Ctransparente.org@gmail.com Fb Ctransparente Twitter @c1transaprente