1. Innovative approaches on the use of fiscal data by civil society organizations and citizens
Fiscal Transparency & Citizen Engagement in the Budget Process:
Lessons from Around the World
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. March 28, 2019
Lorena Rivero del Paso
Manager for Technical Cooperation and Collaboration
@LorenaRDP

2. FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FOR WHAT?
Better policies (Efficiency / Efficacy)
Trust
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FOR WHAT?
Fiscal Sustainability
Prevent
mismanagement … …

3. Where and how does fiscal transparency start?

4. Demand
Supply

5. Who is in the demand side?
5 minutes to write down something, they won’t share it.

6. Focalization
The
Expert
The Not so Expert
The Tourist

7. Innovative approaches from civil society organizations:
Platforms+Data+SocialMedia
5 minutes to write down something, they won’t share it.

8. BudgIT

9. ACIJ

10. CIEP

11. Tracka.NG

12. Creative use of technology…
MACHINE LEARNING FOR USER-CENTERED APPROACH

13. Use cases: Civil society, Chile
Survey of data interests based in Facebook artificial intelligence to improve communication targets
Chatbot (soon)

14. Use cases: Civil society, Brazil
Uses the transactions, credit card payments and contract data to find patterns and create stories

15. Use cases: General Public, Brazil
Uses the transactions, credit card payments and contract data to find patterns and create stories
10 Friends +
600 volunteers

16. What if there is interest but…
Lack of knowledge?
Lack of capacity?
5 minutes to write down something, they won’t share it.

17. Budget and data literacy efforts from civil society
5 minutes to write down something, they won’t share it.

18. INESC
Training in public budgeting for indigenous and quilombola youth, with special attention to the following areas: health, land rights, socio-environmental agenda and food and nutrition security
Interested? Read more

19. Institute of Public Finance (Croatia) and Institute Aternativa (Montenegro)
“Open Budget School” The objective is to give opportunity to the representatives of civil society organizations, public officials and the media to learn the basics of budget system and management of public finances, as well as to acquire the necessary knowledge for monitoring the use of public money and participation
Interested? Read more

20. SocialTic + School of Data + Ministry of Finance
How to understand the Budget
Massive Open Online Course (Open EdX).
Abilities to use open data and interpret budget classifications, structure, levels of government in Budget…
Interested? Watch webinar

21. Takeaways

22. Supply side of information is important
BUT so is the demand side and demand side is not only budget experts oriented
Users can create different analysis and value through fiscal transparency
BUT sometimes it is necessary to foster the abilities required, collaboration among GVT and civil society gives great opportunity
Digitalization gives great opportunity for innovative use of fiscal transparency
BUT complement with traditional tools to reach out to vulnerable populations

23. Stay tuned! @fiscaltrans @fiscaltransparency