Digital Tool for Strong, Integrity, and Transparent Organizations

This project consisted of the creation and web-technological development of a digital accountability tool. Its objective is to contribute to strengthening the capacities of civil society institutions in Ecuador regarding accountability, transparency, and integrity mechanisms.

The digital tool OFIT (Strong, Integral, and Transparent Organizations) offers an interactive guide with content related to best practices, focused on promoting integrity and fostering the development of institutional competencies.

Through this interactive and user-friendly solution, users can:

• Perform a self-assessment to identify strengths and weaknesses of their institutions.
• Develop an improvement plan to increase efficiency and effectiveness in management.
• Systematize the work and results of their institution.

Presentation of the National Budget Articles

This system aims to formulate and monitor the articles for the preparation of the National Budget Bill and its follow-up in each chamber and instance. Through the system, each public agency proposes the articles for the National Budget and Accountability Reports, which are then reviewed, evaluated, and approved by those involved in the process, leaving a traceability record of the actions taken.

The system is used by users from different budget sections to enter article proposals, submit them for evaluation, and track them through various stages. Additionally, the system generates documents (spreadsheets and text documents) containing the costs and texts of the articles.

Portal on Political Gender Violence

This project, led by UN Women in Ecuador, aims to highlight issues related to gender-based political violence against women in the country. Women, like men who are actively involved in politics, whether partisan or in other areas, are subject to public scrutiny and social control. Therefore, gender-based political violence should not be confused with critical analysis or denunciation of irregularities in the performance of office, as long as they are well-founded and do not constitute ongoing practices of political harassment aimed precisely at discrediting the presence of women in the political sphere. This portal provides information about gender-based political violence against women, the complaint and case follow-up process, the compilation of existing regulations, as well as a catalog of public support services and civil society organizations. Access the portal

Accountability Platform

The project consisted of the development of a Platform for the Accountability of Political Parties and candidates regarding the income and expenses of their campaigns. The platform has two main components: 

• management by the end users, and 
• administration by the officials of the Clean Politics Unit, regarding the evaluation of sworn statements and their “approval.”

Integrated Ibero-American Data System on South-South and Triangular Cooperation

This system aims to register cooperation initiatives within the framework of South-South Horizontal Cooperation and Triangular Cooperation. The system allows the registration of different types of cooperation, export of information, processing, and visualization through various graphical reports. It is projected that SIDICSS will help standardize criteria for case registration, become the reference system, and facilitate the import of data from national platforms into this regional platform. The tool replaces the questionnaire used for the past 7 years to gather input for the South-South Cooperation Report and represents a new platform that can be adopted by countries that do not yet have adequate registration systems or that will link to existing records in each country.

In August 2015, a workshop was held in Mexico City, attended by Ibero-American countries. This workshop aimed to train managers of Ibero-American cooperation in the use of the Integrated Data System in Ibero-America on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SIDICSS).

"The Ibero-American Program for the Strengthening of South-South Cooperation originated from a mandate of the Action Program of the XVII Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, in 2007. Its approval took place during the XVIII Summit in San Salvador, in November 2008. It was launched in the first quarter of 2010. The Program includes 20 member countries, and its highest governance body is the Intergovernmental Technical Committee, composed of the Cooperation Officers of these 20 countries.

As a Summit Program, the Ibero-American General Secretariat ensures its proper development and supports its implementation."

Easy Budget UY

Presupuesto Fácil UY is a mobile application that allows users to view and consult data from the Budget Laws and Accountability Reports of the Uruguayan State.

The application provides both citizens and legislators with the ability to:

• View each article along with its justification and cost
• Track the progress of articles through the different parliamentary stages
• View the total cost of the articles using different criteria
• View the explanatory charts related to the aggregate budget analysis and by sections

This application represents another step toward the institution's goal of transparency.