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AGENDA: Open Parliament Day (May 29)

AGENDA: Parliamentary Track of the OGP Global Summit (May 29-30)

ACTION POINTS

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RESOURCES

• Official Website of the Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2019
• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index, Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency (in Spanish)
• ParlAmericas Open Parliament Portal (website)
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas (2016)
• Parliaments as Partners for Open Government Reform, Open Government Partnership
• Guide to Develop Open Parliament Action Plans

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AGENDA

DECLARATION

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PRESENTATIONS

Session 1: Towards a systemic transformation to counter corruption

• Citizen participation and action, Shaazka Beyerle, United States Institute of Peace

Session 2: Strengthening parliamentary oversight to promote openness and counter corruption

• National Anti-Corruption System in Grenada, Anande Trotman-Joseph, Integrity and Anti Corruption Commission of Grenada
• Anti-money laundering regimes and beneficial ownership transparency, Esteban Fullin, International Monetary Fund 
• Strengthening parliamentary oversight to promote openness and counter corruption, Jaime B. Guerrero, Foley & Lardner LLP

Session 3: Applying openness practices to advance sustainable development

• Shaping a model for successful civil society participation in national governance & sustainable development processes, Zakiya Uzoma-Wadada, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
• Bribri and Cabecar Indigenous Network (RIBCA), Leví Sucre, Atlantic Block of the Bribrí Cabécar Indigenous Network
• National Forum of Women in Political Parties, Juana Herrera, National Forum of Women in Political Parties (FONAMUPP)

• Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, 2018
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2018. Transparency International, 2019
• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index. Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency, website (in Spanish)
• Open Parliament Portal. ParlAmericas, website
• Executive Summary: Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan (preliminary draft). ParlAmericas, 2018
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016

ELECTIONS

During the gathering, elections were held for the Open Parliament Network Executive Committee. The result of the election was the following:

• Vice-President - Caribbean:
  • Senator Ranard E. Henfield (Bahamas)

WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY

AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

• Post-legislative scrutiny: Introduction, Devin O’Shaughnessy and Franklin De Vrieze, Westminster Foundation for Democracy
• Canada’s Perspective on Post-Legislative Scrutiny, Senator Percy Downe (Canada)
• Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Congress of the State of Guanajuato: Methodology and experiences, María Fernanda Arreguín Gámez, State Congress of Guanajuato, Mexico
• Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Post-Legislative scrutiny, Angelique Massiah, Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
• Workshop on Post-Legislative Scrutiny, Rocío Noriega, Bicameral Group on Transparency of Chile
• Post-legislative scrutiny: Principles and Practical Steps, Franklin De Vrieze, Westminster Foundation for Democracy

RESOURCES

• Principles of Post-Legislative Scrutiny by Parliaments. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 2018
• Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Comparative study of practices of Post-Legislative Scrutiny in selected parliaments and the rationale for its place in democracy. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 2017

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AGENDA (in Spanish)

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RESOURCES

Costa Rican Open Parliament  Action Plans and commitments

• Costa Rica Legislative Openness Action Plan 2015-2016 (in Spanish)
• Costa Rica Open Parliament Action Plan 2016-2017 (in Spanish)
• Costa Rican Open Government Partnership Action Plan 2017-2019 (in Spanish)

Reports and resources on the progress of open parliament in Costa Rica

• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index, Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency (in Spanish)
• Progress and ongoing issues in Costa Rica’s open parliament agenda, Alliance for an Open Assembly (in Spanish)

ParlAmericas' resources and other international publications

• ParlAmericas Open Parliament Portal (website)
• Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan (preliminary draft), ParlAmericas (2018)
• Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan, Executive Summary (preliminary draft), ParlAmericas (2018)
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas (2016)
• Declaration on Parliamentary Openness (2012)