2019
December 4 | Panama City, Panama
1st Meeting of Parliamentary Staff Network on Open Parliament
RESOURCES
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- Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas (2016).
- ParlAmericas Open Parliament Portal (website).
- Toolkit: Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. ParlAmericas, 2018.
- Design Thinking for Public Service Excellence. UNDP, 2014.
PRESENTATIONS BY PARLIAMENTS
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- Report on the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. Antonio Carvalho e Silva Neto (in Spanish)
- Report on the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Luis Rojas (in Spanish)
- Report on the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. Juan Carlos Chavarría (in Spanish)
- Report on the National Assembly of Ecuador. María José Vásquez (in Spanish)
- Report on the Congress of Guatemala. Patricia Letona (in Spanish)
- Report on the Congress of Honduras. Karen Motiño (in Spanish)
- Report on the Senate of Mexico. Juan Carlos Vazquez (in Spanish)
- Report on the National Assembly of Panama. Agapito González (in Spanish)
- Report on the Chamber of Senators of Paraguay. María Inés Ramírez (in Spanish)
- Report on the Congress of Peru. Víctor Hugo Neciosup (in Spanish)
- Report on the Senate of the Dominican Republic. Faustino Montes de Oca (in Spanish)
EXPERT PRESENTATIONS
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- Workshop on Design Thinking. César Bazán (in Spanish)
- Congress and Accountability. Khemvirg Puente (in Spanish)
- Good Practices on Citizen Participation Developed by the National Assembly of Panama. Eira Santamaría (in Spanish)
- Good Practices on Citizen Participation, Experience from FONAMUPP. Elia López (in Spanish)
- Toolkit on Transparency and Access to Information for Parliaments. María José Mendez (in Spanish)
INTERNATIONAL PANEL
- Open Parliament in the Americas. Member of the National Assembly Elizabeth Cabezas (Ecuador), President of ParlAmericas (in Spanish)
- Parliamentary Action Plans and Cocreation. Luis Rojas. Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
May 29 | Ottawa, Canada
Open Parliament Day and Parliamentary Track of the Open Government Partnership Summit
AGENDA: Parliamentary Track of the OGP Global Summit (May 29-30)
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
March 12 | Quito, Ecuador
4th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network: Beyond the Walls of Parliament, Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight
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)
RESOURCES
- 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
WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY
WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THEWESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRAWORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACYAGENDA 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
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)
January 24 | San Jose, Costa Rica
Meeting on Open Parliament in Costa Rica
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)
