CHILE’s MAIN PROGRESS IN 2012 OGP ACTION PLAN Chile made its entry into the Open Government Partnership in terms of their compliance with the minimum eligibility criteria , namely , in fiscal transparency , access to public information , transparency in the statements of government officials of its assets and interests , and openness to citizen participation in policy making . The Chilean Government also pledged to continue to improve public services to make them more accessible and close to the citizens as part of an open government. Below we highlight the progress in each of these aspects , incorporating other relevant developments in the field of openness and transparency of the agencies. One. Fiscal Transparency are made available to the public on the Monthly and quarterly budget execution reports website of the Budget Office of t he Ministry of Finance . Mercadopublico.cl . , Bidding platform ChileCompra where public agencies buy all supplies they require , which has seen rapid expansion since its establishment in 2003 . The platform was created with the aim of increasing the transparency of government procurement decisions by publishing all public procurement through a centralized open portal . This initiative reduces transaction costs and increases the number of suppliers to public agencies. This has also allowed a greater number of small and medium-sized take part in the broad public procurement market . Two. Access to Public Information The commitment of successive governments to transparency and the fight against corruption, has expressed profound changes in the Chilean legal system , as was the incorporation of the principle of transparency in public function in the Constitution (Article 8) and the adoption of a comprehensive and exacting standards in this area aimed at facilitating the possibility of citizen control over decision -making and to better enable that the exercise of public powers is made facing the citizens . Law 20.285 on Transparency and Access to Public Information of the State Administration , which has positioned Chile as a country with one of the most advanced regulations on the matter. This law has enabled public agencies to be obliged to comply with constantly being in public scrutiny and therefore discourage corrupt practices, allow proper social control , improve governance practices , and the phasing out of the culture of secrecy by means of increasing the level of transparency of public management , providing access to information. Delivery Unit under the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency to focus its action on the strategic priorities of the government, to support the implementation and by providing the public with information on the results of main government programs.
CHILE’s MAIN PROGRESS IN 2012 OGP ACTION PLAN Chile made its entry into the Open Government Partnership in terms of their compliance with the minimum eligibility criteria , namely , in fiscal transparency , access to public information , transparency in the statements of government officials of its assets and interests , and openness to citizen participation in policy making . The Chilean Government also pledged to continue to improve public services to make them more accessible and close to the citizens as part of an open government. Below we highlight the progress in each of these aspects , incorporating other relevant developments in the field of openness and transparency of the agencies. One. Fiscal Transparency Monthly and quarterly budget execution reports are made to the public on the website of the Budget Office of t he Ministry of Finance . Mercadopublico.cl . , Bidding platform ChileCompra where public agencies buy all supplies they require , which has seen rapid expansion since its establishment in 2003 . The platform was created with the aim of increasing the transparency of government procurement decisions by publishing all public procurement through a centralized open portal . This initiative reduces transaction costs and increases the number of suppliers to public agencies. This has also allowed a greater number of small and medium-sized take part in the broad public procurement market . Two. Access to Public Information The commitment of successive governments to transparency and the fight against corruption, has expressed profound changes in the Chilean legal system , as was the incorporation of the principle of transparency in public function in the Constitution (Article 8) and the adoption of a comprehensive and exacting standards in this area aimed at facilitating the possibility of citizen control over decision -making and to better enable that the exercise of public powers is made facing the citizens . Law 20.285 on Transparency and Access to Public Information of the State Administration , which has positioned Chile as a country with one of the most advanced regulations on the matter. This law has enabled public agencies to be obliged to comply with constantly being in public scrutiny and therefore discourage corrupt practices, allow proper social control , improve governance practices , and the phasing out of the culture of secrecy by means of increasing the level of transparency of public management , providing access to information. Delivery Unit under the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency to focus its action on the strategic priorities of the government, to support the implementation and by providing the public with information on the results of main government programs. available
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