SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP

Contenido SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT ...... 0 II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP ...... 0 I. A II PAGAH 2014-2016 ENGAGED WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE OGPH ...... 13 II. A II PAGAH 2014-2016 WITH COMMITMENTS CONCURRENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP CHALLENGES ...... 16 I. DESIGN OF THE II NATIONAL ACTION PLAN OF OPEN GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS 2014-2016 ...... 21 A. DESIGN OF A WORK SCHEDULE IFOR THE FORMULATION PROCESS OF THE II PAGAH 2014-2016 ...... 22 B. II PAGAH FORMULATION PROCESS STAGES ...... 22 1. 1st Stage: Planning ...... 23 II. PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND ACTION PLAN OF HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP(OGP)...... 49 1. Build and solidify a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations ...... 51 2. Install a Tripartite Cooperation Mechanism ...... 52 3. Know and appropriate regulatory framework and guiding the OGP ...... 53 4. To facilitate the participation through innovation in technology areas by OGP ...... 53 5. Increase the inclusion and participation of the private sector ...... 54 6. Include the OGP new challenges ...... 54 7. Establish criteria for making commitments ...... 55 8. From a reactive to a proactive transparency ...... 55 9. Transforming governance ...... 56 10. Develop a communications strategy ...... 56 I. DESIGN OF WORK SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF II PAGAH 2014-2016 59 II. GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING, CARRIED OUT BY CTS-OGPH, THROUGH DPTME AS ITS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT ...... 59 III. SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TMC / OGPH THROUGH ITS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT (DPTME) ...... 62 IV. ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE RESPONSIBLE II PAGAH COMMITMENTS 2014-2016 ... 68 V. TECHNICALLIAISON TABLES ...... 69 1. Develop and propose interagency strategies ...... 70 1. Official Template for the Socialization Process , constituting a technical instrument applied in order to assess the knowledge level and also get suggestions from the participants

1 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT needed to strengthen the commitments contained in the second PAGAH 2014 2016 and set the stage for a third action plan for 2016-2018; ...... 156 I. Description of Socialization of the Progress on the Commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, in the Five Principal Cities of the Country...... 157 A. Socialization Day on the Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan Department ...... 157 B. Socialization Day on the Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department ...... 158 C. Socialization Day on the Progress of the commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of La Ceiba, Department of Atlántida ...... 158 D. Socialization Day on the Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH ,city of Choluteca, Choluteca Department...... 159 E. Socialization Day on Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of Tegucigalpa, Department of Francisco Morazan...... 160 II. Methodology used in the application of technical instruments and their results.. 160 I. CHALLENGES FACED AND LESSONS LEARNED ...... 166 II. OTHER INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ...... 167 III. NEXT STEPS, CHALLENGES ...... 171

2 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZED CIVIL SOCIETY, AND PRIVATE SECTOR, REGIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS IN AWARENESS AND OFFICIAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION, SOCIALIZATION AND VALIDATION Awareness Day in the city of San Agustin, Department of Copan, Choluteca, Choluteca Department Copan’s Interior Office, Educational Bureau of Copan’s Department, Representatives of public Directorate of Immigration, National institutions attended, such as : The Electricity Company (ENEE), Municipality Attorney General's Office (PGR), National of San José, Department of Copan; Human Rights Commissioner (CONADEH), Municipality of Veracruz, Department of representatives of the Fire Department, Copan, National Commissioner for Representatives of the Executive Human Rights (CONADEH), Directorate of Revenue (DEI), Representatives of the Armed Forces of Representatives of Choluteca´s Honduras located in the area, Department Interior, Representatives of Commissioners for Municipal Valle’s Department Interior, Transparency (CCT), Municipal Representatives of the Municipality of Commissioner of Women (CMM). the town of Caridad, Department of Valle, Representatives of the Ministry of From the organized civil Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) and the society, attended: National Network of Municipal Office for Women of the Women, Federation of NGOs for municipality of the city of Choluteca, Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), Choluteca Department, Municipal Office Western Regional Area (EROC), Projects for Woman. and Local Initiatives for Regional Self- Representatives of Civil Society Development of Honduras (PILARH), Organizations such as: Representatives Private Financial Development of the Network Against Violence towards Organization (OMPF), Catholic Familiar Women, Women Southern Association of Ministry, Transport Cooperative of Santa Industry and Services in Action Rosa de Copan (COTRASAH), Association (AMUSISA), Federation of Workers of the of Municipalities of Sensenti Valley, Agricultural Industry (FESTAGRO), and Ocotepeque (MANVASEN); Ethnic World Vision Honduras. Community Development Organization (ODECO), Ocotepeque Departmental Socialization Day in the city of Santa Committee on Transparency (CDT Rosa de Copán, Copan Department OCOTEPEQUE), Commonwealth Dimensional Border of Rio Lempa, Chorti The audience consisted of Commonwealth of Municipalities of representatives from the following Northern Copan. institutions: State institutions: National Agricultural Institute (INA), Municipality By private enterprise: Corporate Security of the town of Belén, Department of Consultants Group, CSC - Honduras. Ocotepeque; Municipality of Florida, Department of Copan; Municipality of

3 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Socialization Day in the city of San Atlántida, Institute for Access to Public Pedro Sula, Cortes Department Information (IAIP), Presidential Directorate for Transparency and Representatives from the following Modernization of the State (DPTME), institutions: State: Municipality of Citizens Commission for Transparency of Villanueva, Department of Cortés, Atlántida(CCT). For Civil Society: Ethnic Municipality of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Community Development Organization Department of Cortés, National (ODECO), Federation of Autonomous University of Honduras, Nongovernmental Organizations for the Valle de Sula (UNAH-VS), Institute for Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), Access to Public Information (IAIP), Levadura Group, Center for Health Presidential Directorate on Transparency Promotion and Family Assistance and Modernization of the State (DPTME), (CEPROSAF), and Garifuna Youth Representatives of the Honduran Air Representatives. Force. By Organized Civil Society, attended: Foundation for Training, Official Public Consultation Day in Education, Production, Unification the city of Choluteca, Choluteca Development and Organization (CEPUDO Department FOUNDATION), Friends Without Borders Foundation(FUASIF), Mennonite Social Participants included members of the Action Committee (CASM), WBK, following institutions: For the Foundation for Integral Development Government: The Interior Office of the Minds In Action, CCM, Research and Department of Choluteca, The Regional Development Association (ASIDE), National Commission Office for Human Association of Scholarship Students and Rights (CONADEH), staff of the Executive Borrowers of the National Autonomous Directorate of Revenue (DEI), the University of Honduras (UNAH-ASEBEP), regional staff of the National Agrarian Federation of Nongovernmental Institute (INA), staff of the regional office Organizations for the Development of of the Ministry of Agriculture and Honduras (FOPRIDEH). By Private Livestock (SAG), Municipality of the city enterprise: Representatives from the of Choluteca, Choluteca, Mayor of the University of San Pedro Sula (USAP), and Town of Namasigüe, Choluteca, CADECA GROUP -SAN PEDRO SULA. Municipality of Morolica, Choluteca Department ,Municipality of Duyure, Socialization Day in the city of La Choluteca department, Municipal Mayor Ceiba, Atlántida Department of the city of Langue, Department of On that day, representatives from the Choluteca, Municipal Women's Office of following institutions the city of Choluteca, Choluteca attended: State: Honduran department. Telecommunications Company By civil society organizations: The (Hondutel), Atlantida’s Interior Office , Association of Southern Women Industry Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Services in Action (AMUSISA), (SAG), Municipal Mayor of the Federation of Workers of the Agricultural municipality of Arizona, Department of Industry (FESTAGRO), Network Against Violence towards Women, World Vision

4 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Honduras, International Plan Morazán (UPNFM), Municipality of the Honduras, Citizen Commissions for Central District (CDMA), Permanent Transparency (CCT). Committee of Convergences (COPECO), National Commissioner of Human Rights Official Public Consultation Day in (CONADEH), Secretariat of State in the the city of Tegucigalpa, Central Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), National District Committee for Sports and Improvement In the morning session with the sole of Sport (CONAPID), Honduran Social participation of members of Investment Fund (FHIS), the National the Government, there was Congress, Municipality of San Ignacio, representation from the following Department of Francisco Morazán, institutions: Secretariat of State in the Municipality of Nueva Armenia, Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA), Department of Francisco Morazán, National Convergence Forum (FONAC), Municipality of Lepaterique, Department Fire Department, Secretary of State in of Francisco Morazán , Municipality of the Ministry of Social Security (STSS), Cantarranas, Department of Francisco Institute of Property (IP), Presidential Morazán .

House, Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Official Public Consultation Day in the (SAG) , National Agrarian Institute (INA), city of La Ceiba, Atlántida Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights, Interior and Representatives of the following Decentralization (SJDHGD), National Institutions attended: State Energy Commission (CNE), Secretariat of Institutions: Atlántida’s Interior Office, State in the Ministry of Education Municipality of Sparta, Department of (SEDUC), EDUCREDITO, Honduran Atlántida, National Anti-Corruption Telecommunications Company Council (CNA), Municipality of El (Hondutel), the Attorney General's Office Porvenir, Department of Atlántida , (PGR), Honduran Institute Prevention of Municipality of Jutiapa, Department of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (IHADFA), Atlántida , Municipality of Balfate, National Vocational Training Institute Department of Colon, Municipality of La (INFOP), High Court of Auditors (TSC), Ceiba, Department of Atlántida, General Secretariat of Government Municipality of Arizona, Department of Coordination (SCGG), Secretariat of State Atlántida, National Commissioner for in the Ministry of Finance (MOF ), Human Rights (CONADEH), Municipality Programme for the Development of of Sabá, Department of Colon, Children and Women (PRODIM), National Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Registry of Persons (RNP), Institute of Agriculture and livestock - Directorate of Access to Public Information (IAIP), Science and Agricultural Technology( Directorate General of Merchant Marine SAG-ISSUED), Department of Colon’s (DGMM), Honduran Institute of Social Interior Office, Municipality of Santa Security (IHSS), Public Ministry (MP), Rosa del Aguan, Sonaguera City, National Procurement Office (ONCAE), Department of Colon, The Presidential National Pedagogical University Francisco Directorate of Transparency and

5 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Modernization of the State (DPTME), and Department of Santa Barbara, General Secretariat of Government Municipality of Potrerillos, Department Coordination (SCGG); of Cortes , Directorate for Science and Agricultural Technology (ISSUED). Civil organizations: Community Board of Colonia Miramar, Social Pastoral Caritas Civil Society: Valle de Sula Forum, Minds of Honduras, Ceiba’s regional office, in Action, Friendship Horizons Atlántida, Technician Council for the Foundation (AHF), Orthodox Foundation, Development of Atlántida Mennonite Central, Federation of (COTEPA) , Grupo Q, Central Nongovernmental Organizations for the American Confederation of Development of Honduras Workers(CCT) , Foundation for Training, (FOPRIDEH), Central Confederation of Education, Production, Unification and Workers ( CCT), Association for a More Development of Organization (CEPUDO) Just Society (ASJ), Pauline Parents APREDAS, ADIM, Federation of Association, Ruth Paz Foundation. Nongovernmental Organizations for the Official Public Consultation Day in Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), the city of Santa Rosa de Copán, Garifuna Youth Representatives, Department of Copán Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Valle de Sula, La Ceiba (APEVAS LA Institutions that participated were: State: CEIBA), LAMHSA, Center for Health Copan’s Interior Office, Departmental Promotion and Family Assistance Education Directorate, Regional Health (CEPROSAF), and the National Anti- Office, 120 Infantry Brigade, Corruption Council (CNA). Transparency Commission of the National Directorate of Criminal

Investigation. Official Public Consultation Day in For Civil Society: Women's Network, C- the city of San Pedro Sula, Cortes Libre, Western Regional Area (EROC), Department Central American Confederation of Workers (CST), The Community Council Institutions that participated were: State for Educational Development and Municipal Institutions: Municipality (COMDE), Association of Non- of Santa Barbara, Department of Santa Governmental Organizations (ASONOG), Barbara, Municipality of Santa Cruz de Indigenous Peoples, Departmental Yojoa, Department of Cortes, Transparency Committee of the Municipality of Puerto Cortes, Department of Ocotepeque (CDT Department of Cortés, National OCOTEPEQUE), Maya Chortis, The Autonomous University of Honduras , Committee for the Defense of Human Valle de Sula(UNAH, VS) Municipality of Rights in Honduras (CODEH). San Francisco de Yojoa, Department of Cortés, Municipality of Quimistán,

6 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT INTRODUCTION

The Government of Honduras through the Secretariat of General Government Coordination , appears with great complacency, commitment and satisfaction, to submit to the Open Government Partnership, the mid- term report for the first year of implementation of the II Action Plan of 1 Honduras Open Government 2014-2016 , containing timely and required information on the process of formulation of the Plan, the approach of commitments socialized and acquired, establishing the relevance of the selected, objectively detailing the results obtained to date through the implementation , therefor intensifying the monitoring of milestones raised, to eventually culminate in the validation process of this report by a broad and inclusive civic participation. This report is submitted pursuant to the agreement signed voluntarily by the Honduran government, with the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and in which concrete results are displayed, from the government to its citizens, in relation to the commitments agreed the II Action Plan, promoting transparency, empowering citizens in the oversight of the civil service, fight against corruption and the use of new technologies to strengthen governance. It reflects and confirms the commitment of the President of the Republic, Atty. Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado and his government, with the principles of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), relating these to transparency, civic participation, public accountability and technology and innovation for openness and accountability. The report describes the legislative, administrative and other measures the Government has taken to advance the full placement of the fundamental principles of open government, ensuring compliance with the incorporated therein and is in accordance with the principles of the OGP. The process of preparing this mid-term report was coordinated by the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), which is the administrative organ of the Presidency of the Republic, attached to the Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Government Coordination (SCGG), through encouraging a wide participation of public

7 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT institutions, autonomous institutions, civil society organizations working in related matters, and representatives of international cooperation. Among the public institutions that are part of this process of formulating the II PAGAH and which had its permanent participation, they include in especially the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance (MOF), High Court of Auditors (TSC), and Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights, Interior and Decentralization (SDHJGD). On behalf of Civil Society Organizations, it’s valued the outstanding and active participation of the Federation of Nongovernmental Organizations for the Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), The National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), the Association for a More Just Society (ASJ) the Alliance for Peace and Justice (APJ), Caritas Social Pastoral of Honduras (CARITAS HONDURAS), GSC, among others. As entities under private law there was active support of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés (CCIC). The design process and preparation of this report, accounted for the State of Honduras and its institutions as well as civil society organizations actively involved and committed to the methodological schedule drawn to fulfill this important national and international commitment, a valuable opportunity to analyze the national context, the situation concerning the mechanisms of transparency and accountability, and reviewing the measures agreed and contained in the Plan and adopted by all participants to implement and achieve by these means, concrete and sustainable results over time in government, and part of the culture of rulers and ruled in Honduras, and consequently serve to clarify actions needed in the near future, to advance this mission without prejudice to a large extent, this instrument is aligned with the Law on the Establishment of a Country Vision and the adoption of a National Plan for Honduras and various technical documents that compose them. Honduras recognizes, based on the reflection that represented both the design process and implementation of the II Action Plan, as well as the preparation of this mid-term report, that in order to achieve a culture that adopts as its own the principles of an Open Government, needs to continue

8 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT to advance the implementation of the commitments made in it, so that people acquire greater skills and opportunities to improve their living conditions as a citizen aspiration and the justification for the existence of the state, coupled with fundamental principles such as an open access to knowledge and public goods and services from these citizens, encouraged by the state, powering their active participation, demanding their leaders an accountable government. Finally, facing The Open Government Partnership (OGP), the Honduras Government's commitment is to continue promoting government actions for the compliance of the commitments made before this organization, and specially attending to the nature of their work before their citizens within the framework of the State’s obligations and to ensure the full enjoyment of the rights of each and every Honduran citizen of the state resources and the exercise of their functions that are always trying to ensure the honest use of their resources, reporting to their use and actions, in order to meet the needs inherent in the people. It is also recognized that the consolidation of the Open Government is an ongoing process, in coordination with the Government, civil society and the private sector, whose initiative seeks certain way to increase their levels of transparency and accountability, expand effective mechanisms of citizen participation and generate innovative platforms to encourage civic collaboration to create public value in the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of public policies and public services, thereby achieving positive results for the country as part of this great ongoing challenge that represents a government’s commitment to building an effective, efficient and transparent public administration.

Tegucigalpa MDC Honduras, CA September 2015.

9 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Chapter I BACKGROUND

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multilateral and opt international initiative to improve government performance, foster civic participation and improve the responsiveness of governments to their citizens, through the establishment of government commitments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and use new technologies in order to enhance democratic governance.

In its first two years of existence, the OGP has the active participation of 64 countries, which work with national civil society to develop and implement national action plans for open governments. In these national action plans the commitments that governments themselves formulated under the principles of the Partnership, are included.

The Government of the Republic of Honduras is part of the multilateral 2 initiative Open Government Partnership which has the objectives to secure concrete commitments from governments to increase the availability of information on government activities, support citizen participation, applying the highest standards of professional integrity in government, the use of new technologies to increase efficiency, and openness and accountability, all with the aim of strengthening transparency and fighting corruption. On August 10, 2011 the State of Honduras, meeting the eligibility requirements, officially adheres to the initiative and begins its participation in the Open Government Partnership, with the signing of the Letter of Intent by the Designated Presidential Lady Ms. Maria Antonieta Guillen Bográn. This initiative is consistent with the government's intention to implement strategies to against corruption, framed in the national guiding principles and objectives of the Country Vision 2010-2038 and the National Plan 2010-2022, with the specific objective of providing an international platform to local reformers committed to that their governments be accountable, be more open and improve responsiveness to its citizens. OGP has established an Independent Reporting Mechanism known by its acronym in English IRM, to periodically assess the progress of each

10 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT government with respect to its commitments, thus promoting greater accountability at the country level.

In turn, the OGP is overseen by a committee composed of an equal number of representatives of government and civil society, a unique model that epitomizes the goal of civic engagement.

The Open Government Partnership seeks to, steadily, governments to be more transparent, accountable and improve responsiveness to its citizens, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of government actions as well as the quality of services received by citizens. This requires a change of norms and culture to ensure dialogue and genuine partnership between government and civil society.

The OGP provides an international forum for dialogue and for sharing innovations between governments, civil society and the private sector, all actors involved in the achievement of open government. To participate in the OGP, governments must demonstrate a clear commitment to the concept of open government, reflected in a set of key indicators such as fiscal transparency, public disclosure of income and assets of politicians and senior civil servants, access to public information and public participation in the control of public accounts. Objective Base indicators are used, developed by organizations outside the OGP to determine the degree of progress of each country in each of these dimensions.

Table 1 Indicators of OGP

Fiscal Transparency Access to Information

OGP Indicators

Civi Participation in the Public Disclosure of Control of Public Income and Assets Accounts

11 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Because of the commitment to the issue by the State, the Government of Honduras began developing its first Action Plan for Open Government (PAGAH 2012-2014) in February 2012, with the aim of promoting the compliance of the Plan for Transparency and Fighting Corruption which was subject of priority for the country and the Honduran government and society, leading to the formulation of 20 country commitments using a methodology through workshops in 5 of the country's major cities , likewise, creating opportunities for participation framed in OGP strategic areas: improving public services, efficient management of public resources and increasing public integrity. Honduras officially launched this instrument at the First International Conference of the OGP held in April 2012 in Brasilia (Brazil). The Government of Honduras issued its self-assessment of the progress of PAGAH, on October 28, 2013, through the document entitled Preliminary Progress Report for the Open Government Plan, which was assessed by an independent investigator but was not socialized with the Government of Honduras, for being in the process of transition to a new government. The new Government of Honduras, headed by the Constitutional President, Attorney Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, confirms the first commitment to OGP, and in line with this commitment, and expressing a genuine political will on the integrity, transparency and accountability, as basis of their performance, on October 6, 2014, proceeded to sign the "Partnership Agreement for the Promotion of Transparency, against Corruption and Strengthening Integrity Systems" signed between the Government of the Republic with Transparency International, represented by Mrs. Huguette Labelle, as President of the Board of this agency, and the Chairman of the Board of the Association for a More Just Society Mr. Carlos Alberto Hernandez, targeting the government's commitment to meet the Honduran people’s purposes, goals and indicators of commitments ins the sectors of Tax Management, Health, Education, Security and Public Infrastructure, directly related to the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI) and the Ministries of Health, Education, Security, Infrastructure and Public Utilities, which includes Road Fund and Committee for Public-Private Partnerships (COALIANZA), taking into account the cross-cutting procurement and contracting and management of human resources in terms of transparency, accountability and public integrity , for which Transparency International

12 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT made tracking and monitoring of progress and degree of compliance with those objectives and goals. The 2014-2016 II PAGAH was released on June 30, 2014 at an event in which members of the diplomatic corps attended, members of the International Cooperation, Government Cabinet, Civil Society, Private Sector and Media. Under the leadership of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State and its Technical Unit, The Division of Transparency and Accountability in coordination with the Interagency Council for Open Government Partnership in Honduras, and as of July 1 2014 was launched to track and monitor the implementation of the 201-2016 II PAGAH . This II Action Plan has 14 commitments that involve three major challenges of the Open Government Partnership Honduras such as the increase to the Public Integrity, efficient and effective management of public resources and improved public services, each commitment involves several actions or milestones and the appointment of one or more managers and stewards. Thus, the II Action Plan on Open Government Honduras from 2014 to 1016 which presents this self-assessment, is a programmatic instrument that articulates actions of transparency and public access to information, public participation, public integrity and accountability, from the government in partnership with the organized society, containing the necessary benchmarks for progress towards the purposes that justify the existence of a rule of law that ensures governance, which has full effect to the right to public information by citizens that supports this policy, this Plan has become a guide for achieving the actions proposed by the different public entities in these areas, in response to citizen needs. Undoubtedly, the Government of Honduras is making efforts together with civil society in order to implement strategies to against corruption, framed by the guiding principles and national objectives of the Country Vision 2010 - 2038 and the National Plan 2010 - 2022.

I. A II PAGAH 2014-2016 ENGAGED WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE OGPH The II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government 2014-2016, and operational and strategic tool in their 14 commitments and 47 milestones,

13 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT hosts and allows the realization of the four principles of the Alliance (transparency, civic participation, public accountability, and , technology and innovation for openness and accountability), with an integrated and crosscutting approach to public integrity, transparency, accountability and against corruption, agreeing fully with the Act for the Establishment of a Country Vision and the adoption of a National Plan for Honduras and various technical documents that make them up, as well as the Government’s Plan for 2014-2018. Referring to the principle of partnership based on transparency the same is reflected in 13 of the 14 commitments contained in the II PAGAH 2014-2016, these being those related to Public quality information for all, Respect the right of citizens to obtain information from public records, Administrative Career Development and transparency in the civil service, Fight Against corruption and impunity, Citizen empowerment on the Budget, Accountability for Public Expenditure Management, Planning, efficiency and transparency in procurement, Municipal Accountability, Knowing the EITI and its results, Transparency in the education sector, Towards a better infrastructure in the Schools, Monitoring Medicines and Supplies, and Strengthening citizen participation in the Public Security System . The principle of the Partnership concerning the Civic Citizen participation is included in the action plan and is presented, in 12 of its 14 commitments , which are Public quality information for all, Respect the right of citizens to obtain information from public records, Ethics in Public Service, Administrative Career Development and Transparency in the Civil Service, Fight against Corruption and Impunity, Citizen Empowerment on Budget, Accountability for Public Expenditure Managements, Municipal Accountability, Knowing the EITI and its results, Transparency in The Education Sector, Towards a better infrastructure in the Schools, Monitoring Medicines and Supplies tour, and Strengthening citizen participation in the Public Security System. Public Accountability , as a principle of the Partnership, is reflected in the II Action Plan , in 11 of its 14 commitments , these being: Public quality information for all, Respect the right of citizens to obtain information from public records, Ethics in Public Service, Fight Against corruption and impunity, Accountability for Public Expenditure Management, Planning, efficiency and transparency in public procurement, Municipal Accountability, Knowing the

14 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT EITI and its results, Transparency in the Education Sector, Towards a better infrastructure in the Schools, Monitoring Medicines and Supplies tour, and Strengthening citizen participation in the Public Security System. The immediate and measurable means ranging from the presentation of a National Archives Law, aimed at ensuring administration, systematization and preservation of public records at the level of the three government branches, ensuring access to them by the citizenry; ensuring the implementation of a regulation to the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants, thereby serving public integrity. Finally, the Technology and Innovation Openness and Accountability, as a principle of the Open Government Partnership, is linked to the 14 commitments contained in the II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government, for 2014 to 2016, with measures such as the implementation of a new methodology for verification of transparency portals, to ensure the publication of all information offices, with criteria established in the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information. Likewise, the implementation of an electronic information system that allows the filing of requests for information and remedies against refusals of information, from anywhere in the country; the implementation of a toll-free cellular phone that allows the interconnection with the public information officers of obligated institutions; and the implementation of a virtual platform where you publish everything related to the process of recruitment, hiring and evaluation of public servants. In terms of empowerment of citizens in its budget, the inclusion of technology to accountability contained with actions such as putting in place a budget education portal on the website of the Ministry of Finance as well as expanding at least two electronic catalogs under the Law of Efficient and Transparent Electronic shopping. Set up a technology platform that will enable citizens to monitor the delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies to at least 5 major hospitals in the country, is another action where the use of technology achieves greater transparency and accountability accounts. In that same commitment and issue shares and make available to the user a platform that allows you to assess the quality of virtual inventory made available ensuring the possibility of presenting complaints or grievances concerning the process of delivery,

15 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT distribution and use of medicines are provided and supplies throughout the hospital network and health centers. Somehow all commitments require tools that give us the technology to achieve the accountability of open government accounts. The Second Action Plan on which this mid-term report is presented , should generate confidence as to achieve the proposed milestones, as has happened especially in government results and the sectors that participated in the design and preparation of it, like reaction should generate in the bodies responsible for joining us in this implementation process, allowing us to meet as a state and society in the right way to against corruption through measures proposed and adopted within the framework of open government, and thus establish a culture of integrity in public service. II. A II PAGAH 2014-2016 WITH COMMITMENTS CONCURRENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP CHALLENGES

The First Action Plan for Honduras Open Government 2012-2014, established 20 commitments, which were implemented in three of the great challenges of the Open Government Partnership:

 Increased Public Integrity ;

 Effective and efficient management of Public Resources

 Improving public services It can be summarized that in that first experience, there were many efforts by those involved, especially the government, to fulfill the commitments made in each of the three challenges, but the plan as a whole was quite ambitious, each commitment involved a series of actions and initiatives requiring more resources than available and more time than necessary to meet them. Therefore, this second Action Plan takes into account the recommendations made by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) in its progress report for the I Action Plan for Honduras Open Government from 2012 to 2013 by three actions:

16 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT i) Includes commitments to date that are a substantial advance, have a clear relevance to the values of the OGP and its potential impact is classified as moderate or transforming; ii) Rephrase those commitments that have been advanced substantially but the way they are written not clearly demonstrate its relevance to the OGP values and their potential impact is listed as little; iii) Includes commitments with limited progress but with a clear relevance to the values of the OGP and its potential impact is expected as transforming. This II Action Plan has commitments and milestones, subject to performance management as it contains the Government’s Plan for the period 2014-2018. The II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government2014-2016, through its commitments and milestones, is oriented within three challenges of the Open Government Partnership, originally in the Government Plan, which are :

 Increased Public Integrity  Effective and efficient management of Public Resources  Improving public services In reference to increasing public integrity it is proposed to move by meeting commitments on Public Quality Information for All, where, to achieve increased citizen access to public quality information, actions are imposed and enforced at this point, referred to the implementation of new methods of verification of transparency portals, thereby ensuring the publication of all the information officially that institutions are committed to publishing, including local governments. To ensure the right of access to information, the plan shows the national standards align with international standards, and making available to citizens across the country, mechanisms enabling them to go to the Institute of Access to Public Information submit requests for information and remedies against refusals of information, through the implementation of an electronic information system as well as the implementation of a free cell phone line that allows interconnection with Public Information Officers of various institutions required the purpose aforementioned.

17 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Meanwhile, and referring to respect for citizens to obtain information from public records as commitment instruments has generated a participatory manner, allowing the political debate on administration, organization and preservation of public records, ensuring consistent rules with the creation of national and institutional archives. Ethics in the public service as a compromise, contains the establishment of legal, participatory and monitoring mechanisms, to ensure the implementation of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants, through socialization and implementation of the relevant regulations of this Code, making it , dynamic and effective as a mechanism to against corruption. Commitments as related to the development of the administrative career and transparency in the Civil Service, involves action to achieve transparent public information, through processes of recruitment, hiring and evaluation of staff covered by the civil service system, publishing these processes create mechanisms for active public participation in these processes of recruitment, hiring and personnel evaluation submitted to the Civil Service regime, finally passing to a planned development of the administrative career. Finally, in this interrelation challenge between increasing public integrity with the II PAGAH commitments, as an unavoidable commitment is the fight against corruption and impunity, which is embodied in this Plan to the formulation and approval of the Executive Body of the first Comprehensive Policy for Transparency, Probity and Ethics of Honduras, being a citizen oversight on PITPEH and permanent accountability by institutions of justice operators, especially by the Public Ministry, presenting regularly , progress on all corruption cases prosecuted. As it pertains to the effective and efficient management of public resources they included five commitments, these being: Citizen Empowerment on the budget, Accountability of public expenditure management, Planning, efficiency and transparency in public procurement, Municipal Accountability and Knowledge of EITI and its results. With these proposed actions, significant progress was made to look at them as mechanisms to strengthen citizens' capacity for understanding the budget formulated and executed, as well as the comprehensive, friendly and transparent dissemination of PEFA results, allowing thus the government to be accountable to the public about the situation of public spending.

18 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The II PAGAH contains actions which have improved the quality of planning and budget control, implementation of procurement plans, managing to do so, creating a manual with their training modules on recruitment procedures, aimed to the various state and municipal authorities. Similarly, it progresses in the implementation of a planning module for purchases and contracts, linked to the Integrated Financial Management System (SIAFI) system even more efficient by creating mechanisms for government purchases. Actions that seek to improve processes and increase accountability at a municipal level, were established, being in the implementation process, standardized accountability through open meetings protocols, ensuring citizen participation, scrutiny and distribution, attended settled and participation of media, both locally and nationally. Among the actions, it has been conceived the report of a transparency index, generated through an independent observatory. Finally, it was reflected in the second PAGAH, interest to broaden the dissemination of information on the EITI, their progress and challenges. There are fulfilled actions of great significance and transparency such as the efficiency of the state purchases that has been increased through the enactment and implementation of the Law on Efficient and Transparent Procurement by Electronic Media and its Regulations. About the challenge of improving public services , this is filled with 4 commitments concerning: Transparency in education sector, Towards a Better infrastructure in schools, Monitoring the path of medicines and supplies, and Strengthening citizen participation in the Public Security System. Progress has been made in implementing the Basic Education Law by approving, publishing and sharing the 22 regulations that originate in this law also ,the improvement of the educational quality rate in the communities where school networks operate, by the increase of at least 20% of school networks and strengthening them, with the participation of parents and communities. Citizen participation in the security sector increased by the installation in July 2015, of at least 30 municipal observatories in major cities with higher crime rates, exceeding the 5 observatories assigned in the second PAGAH.

19 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT In general it can be summarized that in this second experience, many efforts are being made by those involved, especially the government, to fulfill the commitments made in each of the three accessible and achievable challenges of OGP.

Table 2. Commitments II 14 PAGAH 2014-2016 INCR

EASING PUBLIC INTEGRITY

20 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAPTER II PROCESS OF FORMULATION AND DESIGN OF THE II ACTION PLAN OF HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 2014-2016

I. DESIGN OF THE II NATIONAL ACTION PLAN OF OPEN GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS 2014-2016 The design and implementation of the Second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government 2014-2016 ,responds to the fulfillment of voluntary obligations assumed by the Government of Honduras in the signing of the Declaration of Principles of Open Government, under which specific commitments are made accessible and measurable by the State, through the design and implementation of an action plan that extends beyond governance practices that heretofore exercised, moving towards consolidation in Honduras, the principles of open government. Within the clear political commitment of the President of the Republic in relation to transparency, accountability and respect for the law and legal security and citizen participation, was established as a priority, the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the II ACTION PLAN OF HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 2014-2016 (PAGAH 2014-2016), a process that is under the leadership of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), the administrative body of the Presidency of the Republic, attached to the Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Government Coordination (SCGG). The II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government 2014-2016 ,as an ambitious tool, has been built always thinking about the empowerment of everyone involved in its design and implementation, and projected to the citizens and which at last are the recipients actions of government, aiming that it be the right way for the full implementation of the principles of transparency, civic participation, public accountability and technology and innovation that ultimately inspired the Open Government Partnership,

21 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT coinciding with the aspirations of the people represented there, Honduras not being the exception. The process for the development and design of the second National Action Plan, conceived based on the lessons learned from the First National Action Plan, which, as a first experience under the principles of the Open Government Partnership, turned out to be an instrument that claimed more than situational context in which Honduras was at that time, could be achieved, together with this, the lack of an organizational structure that is directed to the purposes proposed in that plan, did not allow this to be fulfilled as than expected, so that, for the second time, turned out to be a valid meter to evaluate our installed capacity as a country, and redirect our actions to the real achievement of the commitments, with a strong and unwavering support of decision makers in government, being a permanent concern of the President of the Republic, the matching issue of open government and reflected in its Government Plan 2014-2016. They also served to regulate and guide the process, the Act for the 4 establishment of the Country Vision and the adoption of the National Plan, under the notion of an integrated and transparent Honduras. A. DESIGN OF A WORK SCHEDULE IFOR THE FORMULATION PROCESS OF THE II PAGAH 2014-2016 As a result of the evaluation made at the outset, in the II Action Plan, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), enriched from the review and analysis of all the above processes, so, from the Coordination of the Plan, we proceeded to design a timetable for the formulation of the second Action Plan 2014-2016 of Honduras Open Government (II PAGAH 2014-2016) , publicly announcing for this purpose, potential key actors for the design and implementation of this Plan, taking up the recommendations and public proposals on the issue that could be collected as input for future intended tool. B. II PAGAH FORMULATION PROCESS STAGES In the agreed and elaborated Schedule , three distinct stages were defined but interrelated to achieve II PAGAH formulation , which are:

 1rst Stage: Planning.  2nd Stage: Analysis of Diagnosis.

22 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  3rd and last stage: Systematization and Analysis of Information for the writing of the report and presentation of conclusions. Each of these stages containing its own activities considered a viable way to achieve the compliance with the objectives and finally the ultimate purpose such as the formulation of the proposed Plan.

1. 1st Stage: Planning In this first stage some activities were raised, implemented as follows:

 Conformation of the Interagency Council of the Open Government Partnership of Honduras (celebration of the Tripartite Agreement between Honduras Government, Civil Society and Private Sector).

 Creation of the Technical Monitoring Committee for the Open Government Partnership of Honduras.

 The creation of a website that would allow the citizens to get informed on the formulation of the Plan, with their respective instructions for use, linked to the webpages managed by civil society.

 Define a communication strategy for positioning OGP in the citizenry.

 To request to the Diverse Secretariats of State, and Sectorial Institutions, the opening of a window on their web pages to report on the topic’s progress.

 Launch of the consultation process for the formulation of the second Action Plan ( press release). The process conceives notifying the citizens with anticipation of the dates of the public consultations / publicly disseminates the consultation process and its results.

 Sensitization Process

 Formal consultation process.

 Systematization of the conducted public consultations

 Socialization Process.

23 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT a. Establishment of the Interagency Council for Transparency for Open Government Partnership Honduras In the framework of the implementation of these actions and as part of the planning schedule of the II Plan of Action, was formed an Interagency Committee on Transparency , which became the promoter instance of transparency within the framework of open government in particular to plan and build the II Action Plan on Open Government 2014- 2016. To this end, on the April 1st, 2014, the government and civil society, met at the offices of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State prior notice of this, to define, among other topics:

 Conformation of the Interagency Transparency Committee, which on January 14th , 2015 by approval of all the members that conform it, is now called Interagency Council for Open Government Partnership of Honduras .

 The Members and structure of the Inter-Agency Council of Transparency linked to the issue of open government; And ,

 Discussion and approval of the Schedule for the formulation plan of the Open Government of Honduras

 The creation of a methodological script for the creation of the Inter-agency council With regard to the integration of members of the Interagency Council for the OGP, in government institutions that comprise it, is the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), The Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), The High Court of Auditors (TSC), the Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights, Interior and Decentralization (SJDHGD), The Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Government’s Coordination (SCGG) through the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), which later became the Technical Secretariat of the Technical Monitoring Committee under the Interagency Council. The other members of the Interagency Council , including organized civil society are the following organizations: Association for a More Just Society (ASJ), Alliance for Justice (APJ), Civil Society Group (GSC), National Anti- Corruption Council (CNA), and Federation of Nongovernmental Organizations

24 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT for Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), Transformemos Honduras (TH), and Caritas of Honduras. Private Sector was represented by the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) and the Chamber of Commerce of Cortes (CCIC).

Table 3 IADC members

Interagency Transparency Committee

GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY PRIVATE SECTOR - DPTME - FOPRIDEH -CNA -IAIP - ASJ -APJ -PGR - COHEP - CARITAS DE -GSC -TSC -CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONDURAS - SDHJGD OF CORTES

b. Establishment and Election of the Technical Monitoring Committee In the same meeting of April 1, those attending the meeting agreed to create a working technical body of the Interagency Council to allow them to be more effective and efficient in carrying out planned activities to build and implement the Second Action Plan of Open Government regarding 2014- 2016 and thus generate optimum results in relation to commitments of PAGAH. To this end, a consensus was reached towards the conformation of the Technical Monitoring Committee , composed of 8 members; 3 government sectors, 3 of the civil society sector and 2 in the private sector. It was agreed that the committee would have the internal organs: the Presidency, the Technical Secretariat, and 6 members. The Technical Secretariat would be occupied by the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State and as technical consultation body would have the support of the Ministry of Finance.

25 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT On April 7, 2014 the Interagency Transparency Council met to follow up on the actions of this II Action Plan of Open Government, and especially in regard to the formation of the Technical Monitoring Committee . To develop the feedback of attendees of the Interagency Committee members, to the formation of the Technical Monitoring Committee , was composed as follows:

 Chair: COHEP.

 Technical Secretariat: Presidential Directorate for Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTM E).

 Regular Members : FOPRIDEH, ASJ, CNA, IAIP, PGR, and the Guild body of the Private Sector.

Table 4 Pyramid Formation of CTS

REGULAR MEMBER FORPIDEH

REGULAR MEMBER TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT ASJ

DPTMRE REGULAR MEMBER PRESIDENCY IAIP COHEP REGULAR MEMBER PGR

REGULAR MEMBER CNA

REGULAR MEMBER GUILD, CCI

26 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT c. Creating a website that would allow citizens to get informed in the formulating process of the Plan, with their respective instructions for use, linking them to the web spaces driven by civil society and also opening a window on their websites to report OGP and national progress on the issue For the full knowledge of the citizens about the activities planned for the formulation and implementation of the second action plan of Open Government, the Honduran Government, and as scheduled, created the website http://gobiernoabiertohonduras.org/ , this being modern, of easy access, containing all the information about the OGP and PAGAH in Honduras, which allows everyone to get informed and involved in the development of this II Plan , with their respective instructions for use, and linked to the web space with all institutions government, civil society and private sector participants. The same is achieved to encourage citizen participation in the different processes and phases of public administration, opening spaces for public scrutiny of the actions of public servants and their respective management. This website is implemented as a permanent mechanism for information dissemination, and consultations with the citizens about the PAGAH where available to them, the details of the consultation process, gathering, systematization and the results thereof containing further scheduling of the process before its completion, and before their implementation, so that citizens know of them and participate in their formulation, making proposals to design and even implement the Plan. Especially obligated state institutions incorporated in their own websites the OGPH logo, creating a visible and user-friendly in their official websites link. With this action we were able to position the OGPH and PAGAH among citizens and public servants.

Table 5 Adding links on OGPH / II PAGAH on institutional websites

27 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT www.honducompras.gob.hn www.scgg.gob.hn

www.sefin.gob.hn www.tsc.gob.hn

d. Define a communication strategy for positioning OGP on citizenry The process of designing and implementing the II PAGAH , has received a formal, technical and legal commitment, from the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, therefore, it has established an ongoing process of communication in order to position the subject of Open Government and Transparency in the public, to thereby achieve greater involvement and awareness of all sectors in the different processes involved in this instrument. It has had the institutional strategy to position and display it, which results in the participation of representatives of state and civilian institutions on the design and implementation as well as monitoring process. This disclosure has been present in both the mainstream media such as radio, television and newspapers written as well as unconventional, such as the electronic media via network, as the same social networks, this being the case of the Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), which opened a social Facebook account under the name of OGPH / FOPRIDEH as a public group, where, those who join this social network, shared articles and news about open

28 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT government, as well as training materials, photographs of events and also became a place where the actions and results of PAGAH were socialized, being an innovative and dynamic means of dissemination. Added to this, in the different areas where they took place and made appearances with related II PAGAH activities, it was delivered to the participants, various information and allusive material to this plan, such as pens, notebooks, folders and representative mugs, USB flash drives, and II PAGAH 2014-2016 mOGPzines.

e. Launch of the consultation process for the formulation of the second Action Plan, developing a critical path for it The beginning of the formulation process of the Second Action Plan for Open Government demanded the establishment of a roadmap to understand the performance of the three stages with their own working hours, guaranteeing them, real and inclusive citizen participation through thematic tables.

1. Critical Path for the formulation process for the II PAGAH 2014 - 2016, containing the working stage

Sociabilization- Sensitization Consult Validation

These consist, in a first stage corresponding to the sensitization, a second related to the Official Public Consultation and finally a third phase corresponding to the socialization and validation of the Action Plan, under which five representative regions were identified around the country and the social conglomerate, assimilating those established for the development of the Country’s Vision and National Plan , regionalizing the Department of Francisco Morazán and Comayagua department, performing meetings and conferences in Tegucigalpa; regionalizing the departments of Choluteca and Valle, meetings and conferences being held in the city of

29 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Choluteca; regionalizing the Departments of Copan, Ocotepeque, and Lempira, hosting meetings the city of Santa Rosa de Copan; regionalizing the Department of Cortes and Santa Barbara, meetings and conferences being held in the city of San Pedro Sula; and regionalizing the Department of Atlántida and Colon, hosting meetings in the city of La Ceiba. With this regionalization, much of the national territory is covered, and these were chosen, considering that there is in them a strong and more active civil society. Such planning led to the realization of different actions, reflected in three journeys:

 In the first stage was projected or perform the Sensitization with the theme "Open Government", aimed at a general citizenry, involving organized civil society , private sector and government st th members; Project to be held from 21 of April to 16 of May 2014;

 The second stage consisted in the articulated realization along with all the actors of this initiative, the process of official public consultations conducted by the Government, in the regions: Central, North, Atlantic, South and Western, from May 16 to May 22, 2014. To this end ,the official template, built with the purpose of collecting the proposals emerging from the process , was applied; And,

 The third and final stage is that of socialization and validation pf the II PAGAH 2014-2026 , which was held once the II Action Plan was nd th formulated, and took place since June 2 to June 6 , 2014 .

f. Awareness Day In the dates of 8th , 9th , 10th and 16th of May 2014 , members of the Council of OGP initiated the Awareness Day about the importance for the Government of Honduras to join the initiative of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the formulation of the second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government in the cities of Choluteca, Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa and with the participation of institutions from the three sectors represented in the PAGAH.

1. General objective Raise awareness and educate the public about the multilateral initiative of Open Government, the First Action Plan of Honduras Open Government,

30 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT evaluation, results and new challenges to lay out the groundwork for the formulation of a Second Action Plan.

2. Specific objectives

 Introduce the objective and principles of the multilateral initiative of Open Government.  Explain the progress of Open Government in Honduras.  Report the conformation of the Interagency Transparency Committee and the website of Open Government in Honduras.  Educate attendees about the importance of their continuous dynamic and proactive participation, to the stages of formal consultation with these inputs to socialize and validate the Second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government. 3. Planning for Sensitization Day In the planning stage of sensitization, the schedule and methodology to be followed in developing awareness sessions were designed. This planning proposal arises DPTME, as the Technical Secretariat and built within the Committee, with technical support from FOPRIDEH organization through which funds for financing the touring and the formulation stage for the II PAGAH, were channeled. Such Awareness Days were held in compliance with the agenda designed and validated by the members of the Technical Committee, same that included these points to develop:

 Explanation of some generalities and history of the Open Government Partnership .

 Exposure of the principles of the Open Government Partnership.

 Short description or the structure of the Presidential Directorate for Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTM E).

 Explanation or shares of Honduras in the multilateral initiative Open Government Partnership, explaining progress on transparency and accountability under the First Plan of Action of Open Government in Honduras.

31 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  Explanation on the actions that have taken place and a critical path for the design of the II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government.

 Information on the scheduling process for the preparation of the second Action Plan on Open Government.

 Presentation of the official OGP website (http://gobiernoabiertohonduras.org/) as the only technological tool created exclusively for the main objective of empowering citizens of this incentive to which Honduras is part actively.

 Closing the event with a round of questions and answers.

g. Official Day of Public Consultations

The Official Public Consultation stage , was developed for the purpose of consulting the public on basic and priority needs in their communities and those perceived as national citizenry, according to the three axes that encompasses the OGP, and thereby generate the compromise proposals that would allow the formulation of the second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government, as it was done. This Consultation was held on dates 16, 19, 20, 21 and 22 May 2014, by the members of the Interagency Transparency Commission of OGP, taking place in the cities of Choluteca, La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Santa Rosa de Copan and Tegucigalpa. Such Conferences were attended by about 400 people, representing institutions of the three sectors in question.

1. General objective Get firsthand input for the development, with participatory approach, of the II Action Plan on Open Government Honduras (II PAGAH), with appropriate involvement and collaboration as successive phases of the citizenry. 2. Specific objectives

1. Report on the actions under the First Action Plan of Honduras Open Government.

2. Communicating about the critical path for the formulation for the Second Action Plan on Open Government.

32 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 3. Forming working groups to contribute ideas on proposals for specific commitments that the government of Honduras could prioritize for the Second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government.

3. Planning The planning for Public Consultation Official Days, was in charge of the Technical Secretariat of the Technical Monitoring Committee, through the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), which is who occupies such Secretariat, designing the daily agenda and the methodology used in developing it, where the days of consultation and socialization for the II PAGAH were planned. The technical team of the DPTME, elaborated the Methodological script to follow an instruction for Open Government axis and reference tool that was used in the workshops, instructive axle of Open Government, as well as the daily agenda. To perform queries, the query tool was designed, which was used in the workshops, in order to systematically collect proposals and assessments of the participants. The number of tables integrated into each session depended on two factors: i) the number of participants, ii) the number of facilitators available at each session. The facilitator must be a member of the Technical Monitoring Committee to guide the discussions towards the values of the Open Government Partnership. These thematic groups were formed specifically to analyze the progress made in the I PAGAH and validate under the broad, participatory and inclusive discussion, the next to be fulfilled in that first plan and formulate new commitments that should contain the second Action Plan commitments. Each table was composed of representatives from the government, civil society and the private sector, most of whom knew of the proposed Open Government, therefore experience gained as by their functions from the institutions they represented. Each table that was built as instructed, internally organized, choosing a Coordinating Board, which was responsible for directing discussions towards achieving expected results and why the thematic panel was established; a rapporteur, who took note of the final discussions regarding validation of the

33 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT existing commitments and new commitments, filling them, documentation (templates and surveys) that were provided to them by becoming a working group. They were assisted by facilitator and member of the DPTME, to support and guide the discussions to obtain proposals for commitments to respond to the values and principles of the Open Government, providing documents to board members such as the Executive Summary of the IRM, online discussion and formulation of proposals and compiling the official reference instruments resulting from the assigned table. As a result of the form of integration of the tables previously defined by the Committee of the OGPH, 37 compromise proposals aimed at increasing public integrity, 27 focused on the effective and efficient management of public resources and 39 were formulated aimed at improving public services.

4. Dissemination of the process of public consultation during the preparation of the II PAGAH, and advance notice through various channels

The whole process of formulation and implementation of II PAGAH meant the permanent and effective communication with all sectors involved in it, and especially to all citizens, putting at their disposal, training and informative material on OGP and PAGAH, as details, schedules, aide memoire of the meetings held at the level of the Transparency Committee and the Monitoring Committee, including training processes and information that are provided in a focused and planned way. All this information, being provided directly to those who are integrated, product of the knowledge on the initiative for the disclosure made from the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), integrates visibly on the website www. gobiernoabiertohonduras.org , implemented to ensure accessibility of the population to the Honduras Open Government, empowering the population of what is and open government, constantly transmitting information on the subject, and, in turn, provide the opportunity for citizens to participate actively issuing comments on the PAGAH. Also, through the same, detailed and notified, in advance, all the processes before performing, especially public consultation.

34 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT This is a permanent process of disclosure of OGP and PAGAH initiative, following all a planned process of disclosure of the Partnership, in order to increase citizen participation in the process of formulation and social monitoring, especially PAGAH, and a higher incidence in the official public consultation, to achieve broad participation of all sectors of society. To achieve broad social participation once planned public consultation, a methodological script for it was designed ; preparing templates where citizens' proposals were collected ; and proceeded to issue a press release reporting the start of the public consultation; the head of the Secretariat of State for General Government Coordination, Attorney Ramon Hernandez Alcerro sent circulars to government institutions in order to report on the OGP, and seek their involvement in public consultation; circulars were sent to participating institutions (government sector ,organized civil society, private sector) by the Director of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State; also physical invitations were given and through emails to government sector and other sectors settled in the city of Tegucigalpa, home of the Secretariat of the General Government Coordination. In other sectors based in other regions, they were given formal invitations via email through the email address: comité@gobiernoabiertohonduras.org . These invitations - in accordance of planned activities and dates-were turned in with a notice of three weeks before the day of the conference, these being the days of sensitization, Public consultations, or socialization. To ensure the attendance of invited sectors, a week before the day, a reminder was sent via e-mail. This reminder is repeated one day before conducting the appropriate time, and doing so via telephone call to people invited by virtue of belonging to one of these sectors participating in the process, without detriment to the publication via media, the Open Government website page and the same social networks which belonged to the sectors involved, allowing attendance to be open to anyone who wants to. The public consultation and individual written comments received during the formulation of II PAGAH are available online at the official website linked above. The Interagency Council on Transparency and the Technical Monitoring Committee, through the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and

35 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Modernization of the State (DPTME) , the forums that allow regular consultation by those involved in the formulation and implementation of the Action Plan. In the process of formulating the II PAGAH, a total of 6 consultation sessions between 15 and 22 May, took place; 2 in the Capital City of the Honduran Republic, and one in the cities of Choluteca, La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula and Santa Rosa de Copan, including a total of 4. On each agenda, resulting from the previous approval from the members of the Technical Committee of the OGP, a methodological script was developed. It was attended by 443 persons, of which 183 represented the public sector, 249 civil society and the private sector 11.

5. Methodology Used in Official Public Consultations This stage has as its purpose, an inclusive civic participation and , meeting the interests of different social sectors and invited participants in this process, formal consultations were held under the following schedule:  Presentation of the objectives, methodology and working tools for the formulation of the Second Action Plan of Open Government (a technical explanation of the content of the instrument of formal consultations took place).  Meeting in thematic working groups to prepare proposals for commitments II Action Plan of Open Government (a representative of OGP Committee was designated as facilitator in each workshop to develop an understanding of the methodology).  Plenary, where participants learned all the proposals made by thematic groups and discussion of the appropriateness or otherwise of those made. This whole process meant simultaneously collecting information that emerged from these consultations, with the Secretaries of tables, on delivery of templates designed to gather information from the staff of the Division of Transparency and Accountability, , and finally, they were discussed in plenary in order to obtain consensus results.

36 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The Division of Transparency and Accountability, once collected these, tabulated information in molds that are available on the website of OGPH Honduras.

a. Official Public Consultation Day in the city of Choluteca, Department of Choluteca It was attended by a total of 29 people, 17 public sector representatives, one from the private sector and civil society 11. 5 aimed at improving public integrity, 3 aimed at more efficient and effective management of public resources and 6 focused on improving public services: a total of 14 proposals for compromises were generated. The axis Increasing public integrity at the level of this region, the most representative results of the proposals on this axis, is to oversee the process of competition and allocation of seats in the government, defining job profiles for public officials, Approval of the Public File Law, and adoption of the rules and sanctions of the Code of Conduct for Public Servants. As for the frequency of comments on the issues relating to the efficient and effective management of public resources, the most representative extracts of the proposals in this axis were related to public participation in the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of the public budget by participatory budget, access to public information and its quality shopping, and support for renewable energy projects. On the axis of Improving public services more representative results at the level of this region, proposals are: Creation of an evaluation method that allows the teacher the right to teach according to the core curriculum and academic grades, improving educational quality, not allocate funds for tuition-free if there is no accountability, improve the administration of justice in the sense of legal, logistics, and personnel default. Regarding other issues, the result with greater recurrence, was to implement a training system within police training schools to promote values and ethics in the exercise of their work and treatment of citizens.

b. Official Public Consultation Day in the city of Tegucigalpa, Central District The first meeting was attended by a total of 86 people, 82 representatives from the public sector and civil society 4 representatives. 7 aimed at

37 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT improving public integrity 8 aimed at more efficient and effective management of public resources and 5 focused on improving public services: a total of 20 compromise proposals were generated. Regarding the Increasing public integrity at the level of this region, the most representative extracts of the proposals in this axis are to establish a system of civil service career based on laws, binding principles and transparency axes and sustained social participation, state institutions must commit to give importance and relevance to the issue of transparency, and help in generating a culture of public integrity by encouraging the server that complies with the Code of Conduct for Public Servants. Regarding to the axis of more efficient and effective management of public resources trends at the level of this region, reflected that major extracts of the proposals in this axis are: the efficient management of the budget and establish control mechanisms of each state institution, public participation in budget creation, creation of a register of contractors and suppliers with geographical location and finally the approval of the Law on Efficient and Transparent Procurement through electronic means, and permanent audits. The axis of Improvement of public services presented as a result, at the level of this region, the following proposals: To harmonize the use of the installed capacity of the state in sectors like health, education, telecommunications, according to the aims and objectives of the institutions, design and implementation of an improvement plan for SENAEH and the Program” Con Chamba vivís major” conducive to increasing the employability of unemployed and underemployed people, and replicate the model of decentralization of primary health care in 50% municipalities of B category. The afternoon session was addressed to members of civil society and private sector, the invitation was for these sectors, to start the day, only 15 people representing civil society and the private sector were present. This assistance only made possible the creation of a single desk, so the decision to hold a second round of consultation with these sectors in the city of Tegucigalpa , intending to take place on Thursday May 22, 2014. In this second call, the date and time indicated in the premises of the Secretariat of General Government Coordination, the event took place on a schedule from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. It was attended by a total of 81 people,

38 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 14 representatives of the public sector, private sector 5 and 62 civil society.6 aimed at improving public integrity, 2 aimed at more efficient and effective management of public resources and 5 focused on improving public services: a total of 13 proposals were generated. Regarding the axis of Increasing public integrity , the second query in the capital, the results of the proposals were as follows: Create windows for local reporting of denial of public information, ensure existence of offices of IAIP and officers information able to know the law and have the mechanisms to make it effective, Create virtual portals on the minimum requirements for public officials, and design a strategic plan that meets the aspirations of civil society in transparency. The comments and proposals on issues relating to axle efficient and effective management of public resources in the second session of Tegucigalpa, these were: Preparation of draft budget in a participatory manner and socialization, Hold public hearings on the budget in regional and national stage budget formulation, and protect the environment and natural resources. On the axis of Improvement of public services results at the level of this region, the proposals were: Training and education in schools and colleges in the area of consumer protection, Strengthening formal and non-formal education, improve health, education and basic sanitation, and establish a virtual inventory system that allows citizens to verify the existence through the ins and outs of medicines from the central warehouse to hospitals and health centers. Regarding other issues, it was proposed to create and implement projects in drug and gang prevention, and training in prisons and provide opportunity for public spaces.

c. Official Public Consultation Day in the city of La Ceiba, Atlántida The consultation was attended by a total of 75 people, 18 representatives of the public sector, 4 private sector and civil society 53. 7 aimed at improving public integrity 5 aimed at more efficient and effective management of public resources and 9 focused on improving public services: a total of 21 proposals were generated.

39 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The proposals on the axis of Increasing public integrity , level of this region, the results were: Expedited action of inspection bodies and transparency ,that the transparency and control bodies are organized in one State agency with participation of civil society, properly known ethical code even be a requirement that the officials should know, and professionalization of the civil service of the state in all its institutions. With respect to the axis of more efficient and effective management of public resources relevant trends at the level of this region, the set up: The Development of participatory budget, and ensure that are carried out clearly hiring institutions. On the axis of Improvement of public services results in this region, it was those relating to: the privatization of ENEE services, to be returned to this, reading and delivery of bills, improving electricity services, that law enforcement is impartial, That response imputed procedure, and improve service in the hospitals in the region as to provide medicine. Regarding other issues, concurrent result was proposing direct support microenterprises through local governments creating financing mechanisms, training and incentives for tax payment.

d. Official Public Consultation Day in the city of San Pedro Sula, Cortes Department It was attended by a total of 79 people, 19 representatives from the public sector and civil society 60. 7 aimed at improving public integrity 5 aimed at more efficient and effective management of public resources and 10 focused on improving public services: a total of 22 compromise proposals were generated. The proposals related to the axis Increasing public integrity at the level of this region, the results were as follows: Increase transparency portals access to information; That public information should be presented in understandable language for all, create a Secretary of State to be responsible for the management of human talent to ensure adequate capabilities, according to recruitment capabilities to offer salaries that prevent corruption wages. The most efficient and effective public resources management in relation to the most representative proposals, the tendencies in this region, consisted of: to implementing the participatory budget with civil society through public

40 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT social and political policies, implement measures austerity in public spending, Post the budget of the Republic in an understandable way for everyone, and transparency of public procurement by using information technologies. The axis of Improvement of public services, presented as results at the level of this region, that sector territorial expected progress on issues such as: immediate supply of medicines to hospitals and health centers, training of all public officials in human relations and attention to users, and make a study on skills that the students to open new careers in the future. Regarding other issues , the most representative extracts of the proposals by this territorial sector, are related to issues such as the Audit at the rate of security and monitoring those obtained in the same, and the implementation of joint operational police -army that fosters trust between people and transparency in their enforceable.

e. Official Public Consultation Day in the city of Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan Department It was attended by a total of 93 people, 33 representatives of the public sector, private sector 1 and 59 representatives of civil society. A total of 13 proposals were generated which 5 aimed at improving public integrity, 4 aimed at the most efficient and effective management of public resources and 4 focused on improving public services. Regarding the axis of Increasing public integrity at the level of this region, the relevant results of the proposals were related to the revision, dissemination and implementation of an ethics code with stronger and more effective public servants sanctions, Professionalization of administrative career for civil service, performance appraisal of civil servants, all local development agencies handle transparency portal and Publication by different means, decentralization and payment of resources. In respect to the axis more efficient and effective management of public resources relevant trends at the level of this region, with regard to their proposals are related to: Check quotations or tenders , Running procurement by audit, decentralization of funds , Ensuring that resources are well managed through audits, which should be done every three months. The frequency of proposals and comments on issues related to improving public services axis, the proposals were presented as follows: social assistance, citizen services, in hospitals, accountability through public

41 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT hearings and drug supply; Distribution of medicines by trained personnel carry out surveys of the work performed and improvement of access roads; and creation of a system of customer service, installation of sub- station department, office audits ENEE and personnel evaluation.

6. Documentation , feednback and systematization of the proposals from the Official Public Consultation As an initial result of all formal consultation Days 103 proposed commitments were obtained which represented the main input for the development and design of the Second Action Plan for Open Government Honduras.

Figure 1 Number of proposals for commitment by host city

13 20

Tegucigalpa GOB 13 La Ceiba San Pedro Sula Santa Rosa de Copán 21 Tegucigalpa SC-SP 22

In total, and at this stage, it was attended by 443 people, of which 183 represented the public sector and 249 civil society and 11 the private sector. The minimum generated in each session was 13 and maximum of 22. The proposals were discussed in working groups built on the basis of each of the areas addressed in the first PAGAH: i) Increasing public integrity, ii) Management effective and efficient use of public resources, iii) Improving public services.

42 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT On the 29th and 30th of May 2014, a series of meetings were held with the owners and crew of the institutions of government that could be identified as primarily responsible for the implementation of the commitments contain the Second Plan Honduras Open Government Action.

Within these institutions they were identified:

1. Institute of Access to Public Information

2. High Court of Auditors

3. General Directorate of Civil Service / Secretariat of State in the Ministry of the Presidency.

4. Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Finance

5. National Procurement Office / DPTME.

6. Secretariat of Justice, Human Rights, Interior and Descentralization

7. Secretariat of Education

8. Secretariat of Health.

9. Secretariat of Natural Resources.

10. Honduras EITI Secretariat.

11. Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Security For processing and analyzing of the compromise proposals, a consultancy was hired, and this, in agreement with the Technical Committee stated that this process was appropriate to use the Dedoose application to organize the views of the participants according to themes as defined by grouping verbatim excerpts from the comments made on each of the topics. It also supports coding qualitative information giving to comments issued, a weight or a frequency, which facilitates building charts and graphs to find the most important trends. The frequency indicates the number of times that a comment has been externalized by giving participants a range of values to responses by codes and sub-codes previously defined. In this case codes and sub-codes are derived from OGP axes and issues.

43 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 7. Public Consultation systematization. Discussing the First Draft of the Second Action Plan for Open Government Honduras Technical Committee On May 28, 2014 and prior to the day of Socialization, was held in the premises of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), a working session with members of the Technical Monitoring Committee, which had intended to make the findings of the process of systematization of information obtained from public consultations and their results, and to consolidate and validate these results, start drafting the II Action Plan of Open Government Honduras, with direct participation of OGPH Technical Committee, and the support and participation of the DPTME. He presented the findings, proceeded to make known the outcome of the information found in the 108 templates consultations and finally, proposals for commitments that consultation and systematization took reflect, taking as inputs three instruments:

 Government Plan 2014-2018.

 Official Consultation templates. (108 in total).

 Independent Report Mechanism . Analyzed by the Committee members the draft of the II Action Plan for Honduras Open Government, underwent the same discussion, for which it was decided to form two working groups to discuss and feedback the proposed commitments submitted. After the discussion at the tables, we proceeded to perform a plenary so that all Committee members discussed and feedback the commitments finally consolidate in this version, with this agreement, of the members of that Committee.

h. Socialization Day Socialization stage , was conceived and conducted in order to let know to the organized and the private business sector, civil society and public sector participants , present throughout the process, the commitments obtained and potentially acquired products of the same proposals, contained in the instruments on the Official Public Consultation Stage, achieving at this stage, validation of the results by the members of organized population that participated in the consultation, private companies and government entities

44 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT validating the draft of the II PAGAH, and confirming that were drafted in accordance with the results of the official consultation. Socialization days were planned for June 2nd to the June 6th, 2014, in the cities of La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Santa Rosa de Copan, Choluteca and Tegucigalpa.

1. General objective To present the draft report containing priority commitments of the Second Action Plan on Open Government and enable the active participation of citizens in defining the final version of the Second Action Plan

2. Specific objectives

1. Introduce to participants, the II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government draft (II PAGAH 2014-2016), and encouraging discussion on its content, letting it be available for comment on the official site http://gobiernoabiertohonduras.org/ , and social networks managed by the OGPH. 2. Externalize the methodology for the prioritization of the proposed commitments, justification for the inclusion of those contained in the draft assessment of the inputs received during the consultation and feedback followed to validate inclusion. 3. Promote the meeting in thematic working groups to discuss the proposed commitments outlined in the Second Action Plan.

3. Planning Planning Socialization Days was in charge of the Technical Monitoring Committee, through the Technical Secretariat, such as the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), for which the respective agenda and methodological script was designed and the validation tool that was used in the workshops listed above. To carry out these conferences, an invitation was turned in to all representatives of institutions, both civil society, government and private sector, with the attendance at the Official Consultation Conference in each city, and under the same mechanics used in that phase.

4. Methodology

45 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT For the Day Socialization the Draft of the II Action Plan of Open Government the following activities were developed: Presentation of the methodology developed for the incorporation of commitments in the draft PAGAH II. • Presentation of the draft commitments PAGAH II. • Explanation of the methodology to implement the workshops. • Plenary to generate discussions of proposed commitments contained in the Second Action Plan Open Government Honduras. At meetings of socialization and validation of established commitments, a template was given, through the creation of working groups according to the 5 major issues where commitments emerged in the consultation stage: Public Utilities, Ethics and Civil Service, Access to Public Information, Procurement and Contracting, Budget and Accountability. To collect valid proposals from participants, a validation template was given, that after the discussion of commitments, participants could evaluate each on a scale of 1-5 regarding the the level of relationship and correspondence of those commitments contained in the second PAGAH with the given proposals in the official consultation, determining which reflects the reality of each regional needs living in a national context.

i. Following Drafts of the II PAGAH 1. II Discussion on the draft of the Second Action Plan of Open Government by the Technical Committee On dates June 9th and June 10th, 2014, the Technical Committee, -after knowledge and understanding of the results of the socialization conference individually by cities and by the general analysis of the process and results, - held two working sessions for the reflection and analysis of all inputs and information arising from official public consultations, especially those arising from these proposals, refine and harmonize achieve the commitments of the Second Action Plan for Open Government. As the socialization and systematize of the consultations conducted at this stage, some of the key findings of this conference will be found, such as:

46 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  According to the completed validation templates, participants of the conference considered the socialization of the II PAGAH draft that reflects the values of Open Government among which are: transparency, public participation, accountability and Technological Innovation.  Participants at the socialization conference felt very satisfied by the process that was undertaken to formulate the 2014-2016 II PAGAH  Participants at the socialization conference, considered that in the draft presented, all proposals made by them were collected.  The results of surveys practiced to citizens, turned out collecting proposals from participants to the conference, a total of 426 measuring instruments and data collection, the outstanding were those relating to:  Strengthening transparency: Municipalities, National Electricity Company (ENEE), National Congress, National Security and Defense, Central Bank, National Autonomous Water and Sewerage Service (SANAA) Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI), and Public Ministry (MP).  Improve access to information regarding: Budget and execution, procurement and contracting, Accountability (technical and financial), programs, projects and planning.

Table 6 Drafts that preceded the Second PAGAH

47 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Technical Interview with Initial Inputs Committee Public Servants Meeting Draft 1 Draft 2 Draft 3

Technical Committee New Inputs Technical Review Meeting Draft 6 Draft 5 Draft 4

Technical External Comments Committee Meeting Draft 7 Final Draft

Presented the findings and results of the socialization conference, the Committee proceeded to discuss the fourth draft of the Second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government, under the inputs obtained at the of Socialization and validation Conference, resulting document end of the Second Action Plan of Open Government Honduras that includes a total of 13 commitments, 5 in the axis of Public Integrity, 5 in the axis of Efficient Management of Public Resources and 3 on the axis of Improvement in Public Services .

2. Foreword to G-16 Donors On 12 June 2014, invited by the members of the Technical Committee they participated in a meeting with the board of donors in order to present the progress and commitments made by the government in the formulation of the Second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government. In this space, a cooperating table was attended by the following agencies: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID ), World Bank (WB) Impacts Programme, United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Representing the Technical Committee participated: The Presidential Directorate for Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME),

48 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Finance (MOF ), Association for a More Just Society (ASJ), National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), Federation of Nongovernmental Organizations for the Development of Honduras (FOPRIDEH), Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortés (CCIC). The Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, which is responsible for the Technical Secretariat of the Committee, made a presentation on progress and commitments referred to in the Second Action Plan of Open Government Honduras. The table of donors was very pleased with the results and expressed their continued support for the Committee in the implementation process for the II PAGAH and the Government of the Republic in this new challenge.

II. PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND ACTION PLAN OF HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP(OGP) On 13 June 2014 the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, which is responsible for the Technical Secretariat of the Committee, made on time and the presentation of the Second Action Plan of Honduras Open Government, the Secretariat of thePartnership, through the link of the Technical Support Unit of OGP, in order to obtain final comments from Secretariat before the official presentation of the Second Action Plan Open Government Honduras on June 30, 2014 by The President of the Republic. The President of the Republic on June 30, 2014, officially launched the Second Action Plan 2014-2016 Honduras Open Government (II PAGAH 2014- 2016). To this Release attended a total of 171 people including members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of the International Cooperation, and representatives of various institutions and agencies of government, civil society, private sector and media.

49 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAPTER III IRM RECOMMENDATIONS

To be a member of the OGP it is necessary that the highest authorities of every country seeking to enter it, sign a declaration of Open Government, and must also send a national action plan whose development has been consulted publicly. They should commit to an independent assessment of the progress of their own action plan through an independent review mechanism, done-for-once IRM report to OGP, that during the first year of implementation thereof and, at the end of its execution. The IRM is a body of the OGP through which, any interested citizen of any country or institution, can continue and be informed of the progress of national plans of Open Government of the participating countries, as a whole, or one in particular. By tracking, monitoring and dissemination of progress, the IRM promotes a strong accountability among government members and citizens. The IRM works primarily through the dissemination of annual reports of independent evaluation of each participating government in OGP. Each progress report evaluates the implementation of national action plans and progress towards compliance with the principles of open government. It also delivers technical recommendations for each country in this area. As the governance and structure of the OGP, IRM, being an independent mechanism, it is guided by the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership, but is not accountable directly to the Committee; is a panel of international experts, comprising High-Level Advisory and five technical advisers, experts on transparency, participation and accountability are the ones who directly supervise the IRM. Technical Advisers, experts on transparency, participation and accountability, guide the development and implementation of the method of IRM research and ensure the highest quality assessments. Since the government of Honduras start developing its first Action Plan 2012- 2014 Open Government in February 2012 and officially presented at the first

50 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT International Conference of the OGP in April of that year, in Brasilia Brazil, assuming its implementation since then. On October 28, 2013, through a document called, "Preliminary Report on Advances of Open Government Plan" the government of Honduras published its self-evaluation progress of the I Action Plan, in fulfillment of an obligation that is an Open Government. The Independent Review Mechanism, in Honduras, with the main objective to assess the government's progress in implementing the first national plan of Open Government, during its first year of implementation, meaning in 2013, made its assessment, providing timely ten recommendations, according to the same, reflect and collect the valuations of public sector actors and civil society consulted, and lessons learned in this first Action Plan. Because of this, then we realize how those findings and recommendations contained in the independent evaluation report, to improve the formulation and design II PAGAH were used, and, consequently, in the implementation process:

1. Build and solidify a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations

The formulation and design II PAGAH, has extensive involvement of both government agencies and civil society and even the private sector. In contrast, this process has been responsive and of permanent participation of 11 government institutions involved in the implementation of commitments and milestones that contains the II Action Plan, proactive and belligerent civil society organizations; It is in total more than 1073 participants representing different social conglomerates, and business organizations, subject who have attended different formulation and monitoring processes, and the days that entails. Both the formulation and implementation of the second Action Plan, accounted attend various opportunities for citizen participation, shaping and working in thematic roundtables and consolidation carried out in plenary and filled with templates and surveys, achieving all citizen participation active and inclusive, focusing their participation in five regions and at the same time managed the incidence of most sectors in the country, thus covering most of

51 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT the country and its population, promoting the entire process of empowering the society. 2. Install a Tripartite Cooperation Mechanism

Considering the aspiration of Transparency International and the government, to overcome the obstacles imposed its own situational context when formulating and implementing the I PAGAH, the Government through the President Juan Orlando Hernandez in its Government Plan 2014-2018, He returned to the theme of transparency, accountability and fight against corruption, and, through the Secretariat of General Government Coordination by creating the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, as a technical body, and formulating PAGAH the second time to form a strong coalition with CSOs, going beyond, encouraging the private sector to participate actively and representatively to this initiative and will be integrated in the formulation of the plan and monitoring and evaluation processes and so these sectors joined with the government and its leadership, and settled and integrated two organs to advance the initiative. The first of these, was established as a promoter of force and strengthening transparency in the framework of open government, through practical initiatives aimed at building a culture of accountability and citizen participation, being an instance of ongoing dialogue between government, civil society and private enterprise, for effective management of the process of formulation and implementation of the Second Action Plan on Open Government, such as the "Inter-Agency Council for Open Government Partnership Honduras" and in turn, within it, the creation of an operational technical arm that allowed carrying out more effectively and efficiently planned activities agreed; to that end it was a consensus that a Technical Monitoring Committee (CTS), which consists of eight (8) members, three from the government sector, three of the civil society sector and two from the private sector, in order to be content develop permanent actions that promote transparency in public management from a common space in which all involved state institutions, organized civil society and private sector involved, in order to generate optimum results in relation to the commitments of the second open government action plan.

As already related, that committee was formed through an election process that was attended by all members of the Council chairs it flaunting the

52 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP); the Technical Secretariat went to the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State; other members: the Association for a More Just Society (ASJ), the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), the Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés (CCIC).

These bodies, since its inception, decided to build their organizational and operational rules and intensify the planning of their actions, the same strategies and implementing methodologies in conducting their activities, to finally achieve the desired accomplishments equally drawn.

The formation of these tripartite entities such as the Council and the Committee, it was internationally recognized good practice in the formulation and implementation of the Action Plan, the Regional Meeting of the Americas of the OGP, held in San Jose, Costa Rica during the 17th, 18th and th 19 of November 2014. 3. Know and appropriate regulatory framework and guiding the OGP

This second Action Plan, upon review, we found out that was formulated and implemented, following the regulatory policy framework of OGP containing specific commitments, feasible in time, attainable, measurable, relevant, containing impact and expected result, and these processes in Honduras have been recognized for being open and accountable, where there was and there is a high degree of awareness, consultation and widely diffusion as the core of the process. 4. To facilitate the participation through innovation in technology areas by OGP

Several strategies to educate and inform the public, as the use of social networks, launch of informative reviews and the II PAGAH, launch and operation of an official website of the OGP, incorporating the logo and link to the OGPH official website in all institutions of the government, organization and staging of events aimed at various actors and audiences as media and public officials, as well as conducting awareness-raising activities in public spaces, in different regions and cities with the delivery of material kits referred to OGP and II PAGAH, focusing on increased citizen participation,

53 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT leading to the formal participation of 1072 active participants of the process, providing 426 citizen surveys, and 103 proposals.

For the full knowledge of the general public about these activities planned for the formulation and implementation of the second action plan open government, the Government of Honduras has created the following website http://gobiernoabiertohonduras.org/ , allowing them to learn in the formulation and implementation of this second Plan, with their respective instructions for use, it will be linked to the web sites promoted by all government institutions, civil society and the private sector.

Such information and participation platforms contain other international and government initiatives related to this theme, such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Honduras (EITIH), Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (COST), and the agreement between Honduras and Transparency International (TI).

5. Increase the inclusion and participation of the private sector

As related in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this chapter, entrepreneurship is part of the initiative to open government, actively supporting the process of formulation and implementation of this II PAGAH, and even forming new organs.

6. Include the OGP new challenges

Given that as the OGP guidelines, countries are responsible for choosing the great challenges and concrete commitments relevant to the national context, in which Honduras designed and implemented the First Action Plan, presented its own characteristics, under a context of political crisis, such as what collects and recognizes the IRM-, hampering progress in its implementation, so, in this second process, when consulting the citizens participating in it, it was of the opinion of many that those commitments will resume unfinished or uninitiated as in the first Action Plan, and new inquiries were established, framed in the three challenges of that first Action Plan: Increasing Public Integrity; Effective and efficient management of public resources; notwithstanding that the formulation of the III PAGAH is of the government’s interest in advancing other challenges, as long as this is provided for people to be consulted, without forgetting that the escalation

54 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT and valid permanence that open government will enable us to move towards the complementation of the other challenges of the OGP.

7. Establish criteria for making commitments

In the formulation of the commitments and milestones that contains the second PAGAH, besides attending the parameters and relevant to the OGP provisions it was attended and was the result of public consultation to democratic, inclusive, informed, responsible, free and conscious citizenry , preceded same mechanisms that ensured the awareness and empowerment , generating confidence among citizens, as is the dissemination, disclosure of the challenges, principles and vision of open government, and where the citizen involved establishing if, what commitments wanted the state undertook to fulfill, as its actions, deadlines and responsible to do, and where the government through the Presidential Directorate Transparency and Modernization of the State, such as being eminently technical-picked these expressions, tabulated , systematized, and OGP in went back to the citizen to recognize his thinking and feeling, and to agree, the validated never formed as an internal process, on the contrary, they beat the citizen to the governed, existing online media for these manifest and take into account their comments, this Plan reflecting national priorities, collected from the citizens themselves. Moreover, this process was recognized as a best practice by the meeting of the Americas Regional Partnership for Open Government, held in th th San Jose, Costa Rica from 17 to 19 of November 2014. In line with the guidelines of Open Government as a value, the process was enriched by technical and objective formulation of different tools which shall mention the process and its outcomes, defining itself sufficiently in advance, a methodological script, which was planned according to time, space, regions, this is technically formulated for proposals, considering the country's regions in order to be representative and comprehensive instruments to know the heart and mind of the population in relation to what they were consulted, and created under the context of the challenges of OGP, and were respected and guaranteed query times and making comments to validate the proposals arising from the same society.

8. From a reactive to a proactive transparency

55 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT As related above, the government and even the civil society and the private sector, has made available to citizens in their transparency portals or web pages official mechanisms for citizens, besides knowing public information, OGP report, challenges, principles and PAGAH, having the opportunity to comment on these issues through social networks that FOPRIDEH makes available, and following through on those concerns. Among the commitments and milestones of PAGAH, actions where the party responsible for compliance is the IAIP, or where synergies are generated by this entity to fully implement the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information (LTAIP) , and consequently strengthening this organization, as it is the action that requires the implementation of a new verification methodology for transparency portals, to ensure the publication of all information, with criteria established in LTAIP (Commitments 1 Milestone 1 and the other contained in this commitments, etc.).

This plans a better and more effective mechanisms which are generated to successfully implement LTAIP, which will result in successful in increasing the chances that the citizen has access to information and governance.

9. Transforming governance

The vast majority of the commitments and milestones, to be simple, affordable, measurable, and relevant, immediate result will be to bring about changes in public administration, and therefore able to modify behavior in public officials being subjected to permanent the oversight of citizenry, thereby generating appropriation of the population in the enforcement and monitoring of public action and public servants.

Publication of information from local governments, their verification by the IAIP, counting on a Regulation of the Code of Ethics for Public Servants, ensuring the punishment that the law did not contain, among other actions containing the Action Plan, and upon completion, as has already happened with 17, undoubtedly generates positive change in the culture of transparency, accountability, and administrative integrity.

10. Develop a communications strategy

Designing a campaign to publicize socialization to citizenry initiative and the OGP Action Plan of Honduras.

56 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT As related above, the Secretariat of General Coordination of Government through the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the Technical Committee for Monitoring the OGPH, with the technical support of the Division of Transparency and Accountability, during the period from July 1st 2014 to date, designed and implemented a written and planned strategy, communication and dissemination through various actions and activities in order to foster a culture of transparency, accountability and citizen participation in the process of implementing the action plan, also promote opportunities for outreach and communication for empowerment of the Open Government Partnership, scope challenges and benefits as well as good practices and successful experiences in other countries, and to be accountable for the level of progress in relation to the fulfillment of the commitments set out in that plan. The implementation of this strategy is grouped into two main stages: i) Formulation of II PAGAH 2014-2016; and ii) the implementation of the 2014- 2016 II PAGAH. Also these strategies are grouped according to each three major moments in their actions:

a. Corporate Image Strategy: Which includesto create, maintain and project a creative, innovative and positive image of the OGPH based on its actions and achievements with an innovative approach to a communication or through the design and production of informational materials as trefoils, newsletters, banners, folders, notebooks, calendars, pocket PAGAH versions.

b. Strategy , Promotion and Positioning: By planning and organizing, the development and management of local and regional events, integrating target groups, this being the government, municipalities, CSOs, private companies and universities, and disseminated in five regions: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Santa Rosa Copan, Ceiba and Choluteca. The focus of the message is directed to report on the OGP, and the actions, activities, initiatives and achievements in the process of compliance and implementation of the 2014-2016 II PAGAH. For this, a call was made for conversatory breakfasts, briefings, workshops, keynote events, open government fairs, among others were held.

57 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT c. Strategy on Public Relations: This is aimed at developing and strengthening the political, social and economic interest of the actions of the OGPH, to form part of the agenda of the media and create a favorable public opinion on the actions and results as well as the II PAGAH 2014-2016. Participants in the different areas within the PAGAH, became spokesmen of OGP in different media of the country. They served as a means for the OGP and PAGAH, in live interviews, media coverage of events, editing and publishing articles on OGP, issuing press releases to print media and web, was known among others .To achieve adequate dissemination and communication to the public about the OGPH and PAGAH initiative was considered necessary to have good coverage of national media for this purpose some activities, which always took place, as being implemented: A week before the event, invitation to event delivery and request for coverage thereof, accompanied by a material kit, at least 16 medias, were coordinated, who were previously identified as the one who had more impact in the country. Subsequently, a task confirmation of media covering the event was done and it was proceeded to make a final list of journalists and media covering the event. To provide an informative tool for journalists covering our events and have the information on the page of OGPH, the press release with the input information about the purpose of the event and the scope of the activity was elaborated. As an initiative of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State in its capacity as the Technical Secretariat of the Technical Committee for Monitoring the OGPH, during the first half of 2015, the dissemination and communication has been implemented via electronic media on the Open Government Partnership in order to strengthen the knowledge of the public about the initiative and strengthen mechanisms for citizen participation in the Open Government issues and the opening of accurate information in response to fulfilling the commitments under the national action plan . To this end, the web pages were opened www.gobiernoabiertohonduras.org ; as well as the incorporation of OGPH logo and link to the official website in all institutions of the Government of the Republic.

58 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAPTER IV Implementation, Tracking and Monitoring of the II PAGAH 2014-2016

Presented the II PAGAH 2014-2016, simultaneously initiated the implementation phase, which by nature itself is in charge of all the institutions listed as responsibles in fulfilling each of the commitments contained in the Plan. The implementation was carried out by all institutions and responsible stewards, executing actions and activities to reach the result, and where the Technical Monitoring Committee through the DPTME, as its Technical Secretariat, planned tracking mechanisms and monitoring progress of commitments, a schedule was designed where actions are planned to follow in the monitoring process, understanding that the implementation of the Action Plan rests with the responsible institutions, consequently, establishing these, their own mechanisms for monitoring and implementation of milestones and consequently their containing commitments.

I. DESIGN OF WORK SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF II PAGAH 2014-2016 In this II Action Plan, are taken into account both the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), lessons learned under review and analysis of the above process, so that from the Technical Monitoring Committee , with support from its Technical Secretariat (DPTME) , proceeded to design a half-year schedule to follow and monitor the implementation of the II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government (II PAGAH 2014-2016). II. GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING, CARRIED OUT BY CTS-OGPH, THROUGH DPTME AS ITS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT The work that has been done by the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME) and its technical unit for Transparency and Accountability in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the CTS / OGPH has been focusing its efforts on the following general actions:

59 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 1. Financial management through dialogue with the Bureau of International Cooperation. 2. Formulation of Action Plans for each of the commitments properly harmonized which contain specific actions and dates associated with responsible actions to develop such responsible institutions. 3. Monitoring and following the actions described in the Action Plans for commitments with active and committed participation of the owners and technical teams from each institution responsible for such commitments. 4. Collecting means of verification which would give evidence of progress on commitments, which consist in physical and digital files for purposes of verifying compliance, that citizens verify and for circulation when required. 5. Generation of Coordination between the various responsible institutions, in in order to encourage an atmosphere of harmony and availability for the effective implementation of these commitments. 6. Permanent socialization of II PAGAH 2014-2016 at various levels of government and even co-responsible organs of these commitments. 7. Review of documents and making proposals, providing approaches to their content, all in line with the objectives of the II PAGAH, milestones and deadlines for compliance. 8. Effective and timely accompaniment to the responsible institutions and correspondents, in order to achieve the necessary progress in time shares. Successful example in this respect is the case of the Ministry of Finance in launching the Citizens Budget and financial education portal. 9. Design of interactive technology instances in which are: the Portal of Open Government Partnership Honduras (OGPH), with all documents and instruments, moving and redesigning the EITI Portal, Portal of probity and public ethics, and the Transparency Portal of the Secretariat of General Coordination of Govrnment. 10. Generation of quarterly and half-yearly reports, monitoring and follow up the implementation of the II Action Plan of Open Government Honduras from 2014 to 2016, publishing them on the website of the Action Plan, in order to provide citizens with

60 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT general descriptions of the process of progress that is being developed by the responsible institutions of the commitments in the II PAGAH 2014-2016, in order to evaluate the development of effective actions for achieving them.

a. To that end, and with the technical support of the Division of Transparency and Accountability, in its capacity as Secretariat of the Technical Monitoring Committee, and the financial support of the Impacts Programme from USAID, and the National Anticorruption Council (CNA) , one technological tool has been designed, that allows information or logic monitor and assess the level of progress and results in fulfilling commitments of II PAGAH and the next to be acquired, and that the public can view statistics of general interest. It is currently being implemented.

Table 7 Formulation Process II PAGAH

61 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT III. SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TMC / OGPH THROUGH ITS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT (DPTME) Under the schedule of tracking and monitoring the implementation of II PAGAH 2014-2016, there have been a number of specific activities, which tend to contribute to the expected outcome and provide ongoing information to the public, :

“TRAINING ON TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP" On July 14, 2014 two days of training to eighty (80) Public Information Officers on issues of transparency and open government were made.

2014-2016 II PAGAH PRESENTATION TO STATE SECRETARIES On July 18, 2014 the presentation of II PAGAH 2014-2016 was conducted from to the Secretaries of State at the Government House with special emphasis on those ministries listed as responsible institutions for the implementation of the 2014-2016 II PAGAH. Among them was the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education, The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health, The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Security, The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Human Rights, Justice, Interior and Decentralization The Secretary of State in the Office of Natural Resources, The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance, The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Secretary of State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government.

MAKING SCHEDULED VISITS On 17 and 18 July 2014, previously scheduled visits were held, individually for holders of the responsible institutions for the commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, in order to meet the advances that were made on the commitments and milestones of which institutions are made responsible for compliance, and identify a follow-up that provide you to achieve expected results. Among the institutions visited include: the High Court of Audits(TSC), Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), National Human Rights Commission (CONADEH) and the Public Ministry (MP). I MEETINGS WITH LEADERS AND STEWARDS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS FOR II PAGAH 2014-2016

62 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT From July 21 to July 28and 5 August , the First Round of Meetings was held with the responsible and co-responsible for the implementation of the commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, were exploratory meetings that were intended to define the working path relative the implementation of measures to be developed for meeting the milestones and the evidence that would be generated. In a total of 11 meetings, in each meeting by each responsible institution, an action plan for the full implementation of the milestones contained in in the II PAGAH were elaborated. I DISCUSSION OF COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND ETHICS IN HONDURAS (PITPEH) This activity took place on August 6TH, 2014, and included the participation of state institutions , Civil Society members and representatives of international cooperation. This activity is planned and carried out, in order to create strategic alliances for achieving institutional coordination in order to formulate and implement PITPEH.

REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS Documents have been review and, consequently, have provided information, criteria, ideas, comments, and opinions, , sent to it by other responsible institutions for commitments and milestones. This support has been provided to contribute to the achievement of commitments from the responsible institutions of one or more of the commitments. Among these documents are: i). Draft of the Law on Archives. This document is intended to advance the fulfillment of the commitment 2 of II PAGAH, being responsible for this the Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), and the Secretariat of General Coordination of Government (SCGG); ii). Draft Regulation of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants, document which contributed to the fulfillment of commitment 3 II PAGAH, being the institution responsible for enforcement the High Court of Auditors(TSC); iii). Design of the Terms of reference for hiring the Specialized Consultancy to Develop Integrated Public Policy and National Plan of Action on Transparency, Ethics and Integrity of Honduras (PITPEH), with which the engagement 5 in the PAGAH, be fulfilled ; as responsible for this commitment are the High Court of Auditors, Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP), the Public Ministry (MP), and Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME).

63 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT II ROUND OF MEETINGS WITH RESPONSIBLES INSTITUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS OF II PAGAH 2014-2016 From 25th to August 29th , 2014, this day was held, which included a round of seven meetings with technical teams and heads of the institutions. At the end of these, a plan was met, which was to know the level of progress in meeting the commitments and milestones. On this day, the staff of the DPTME, with the contributions given by the institutions, recorded the progress achieved by the responsible institutions, knowing also of the following actions to be taken in order to achieve progress in compliance. On September 25th, 2014, under the compromise 13 "Monitoring the path of medicines" in the Secretariat of General Coordination of Government meeting with staff of the Ministry of Health in which the advance of the commitment was discussed , consists in the awaiting approval of the Master Plan of Medicines and Health Supplies. On October 22, 2014, in the framework of the commitments 11 "Transparency in education" and 12 "Towards a better infrastructure in schools", a visit to the Ministry of Education in which advances were presented, was conducted in compliance with the commitment 11 that considers the implementation of the teacher evaluation process, pending to provide information on other commitments.

APPLICATION REPORTS As of November 6th , 2014, it was formally asked to the 11 responsible institutions for the implementation of the commitments contained in the second PAGAH 2014-2016, to send a physical report and a digital format to the DPTME, of the activities undertaken to achieve the compliance acquired and commissioned commitments under the PAGAH. This application was in order to follow up and monitor the actions contained in the Plan in order to determine the degree of compliance, including time commitments entrusted to the public administration and responsible institutions. I ROUND OF WORK UNDER THE INTEGRAL POLICY OF TRANSPARENCY, PROBITY AD ETHICS IN HONDURAS. From November 6th and November 7th, 2014 , work schedules were carried out with the participation of responsibles and co-responsibles of the

64 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT commitment 5 PAGAH 2014-2016 II called "Fight against corruption and impunity" and consulting support that the IDB has hired. These working days were by the way, generating a critical path and inputs that will allow the formulation of the Integral Policy on Transparency, Probity and Ethics in Honduras coordinated with all responsible institutions for this commitment effort. I ROUND OF MEETINGS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING PROGRESS OF II PAGAH 2014-2016 In January 2015, the DPTME as Technical Secretariat of the TMC, developed by the planning for this year, developed the first meeting for Tracking and Monitoring Progress II PAGAH 2014-2016. On this day it was known and tabulated the state of progress of the landmarks that make up the commitments of the Plan and also programming to implement actions are met by the responsible agencies, in order to achieve compliance. CONSULTANCY FOR THE DESIGN AND FORMULATION OF THE FIRST SELF- ASSESMENT OF PAGAH Which it occurred as scheduled, on June 1, 2015, following a hiring process in accordance with national regulations. DESIGN OF MONITORING SYSTEM FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (SIMAGAH) With the technical support of the Division of Transparency and Accountability, as Technical Secretariat of the TMC-OGPH, technical and financial of the CNA and USAID Impacts Program, it has developed a technology information tool that allows to follow, monitor and assess the level of progress and results in fulfilling commitments of II PAGAH and that the public can view statistics of general interest. This system is called SIMAGAH, which is implemented by technical liaison and the DPTME liaison, and is being implemented to put it back online through the website of Honduras Open Government Partnership. This system contains the means of verification of the progress and results for each milestone, according to their level of progress reported.

Table 8 Methodological Flow for Building Information in SIMAGAH tables

65 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Additional Complete the Information information Place the Final Document acquired in the template for the Information in the approved by the process of tracking and System MES Action Plan implementing the monitoring of the v.1.05 Open Open Government Plan Government Plan

MEETING WITH TECHNICAL LIASION AND IRM FOR THE TRACKING AND MONITORING PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE II PAGAH 2014-2016

This took place on July 8th , 2015, at the offices of the Secretariat of General Coordination of Government, coordinated by the DPTME and with the assistance of technical liaisons, and the consultant hired to draft the Independent midterm report under the IRM. The objectives were achieved at that meeting, knowing the progress made in the first year of implementation of the 2014-2016 II PAGAH and new actions to be taken under the same share paradigms identified by the OGP, and finally report attendees about the process running under the Independent Review Mechanism, as well as inform, simultaneously, on how the process of building the self-assessment report of the II PAGAH has begun. MEETING WITH TECHNICAL LIAISONS AND CONSULTANT UNDER THE SELF- ASSESMENT OR MID-TERM REPORT OF THE II PAGAH 2014- 2016. IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITORING SYSTEM (SIMAGAH) This was carried out between August 3rd to August 7th , 2015 in the Hall of Presidential Directors on the Offices of the Secretariat of General

66 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Coordination of Government. In this space, 5 meetings were held with the participation of 13 state organizations responsible and co-responsible in the fulfillment of the 14 commitments in the 2014-2016 II PAGAH. In these meetings, it was verified by the DPTME, as Technical Secretariat of the Monitoring Committee, the state of progress of the commitments and milestones under the responsibility of each of the entities of government, which according to PAGAH were assigned for compliance. Also, the means of verification of such progress was made, achieving established so far, the current performance of 14 milestones, corresponding to the different commitments. In this space filling their staff, under the requirements of the OGP Monitoring System(SIMAGAH), implemented and released since July 8th this year ,was revised. In these, the consultant responsible for drafting the Self-Assessment Report also attended, in order to meet the from the liaisons the progress of the commitments of their own institutions, and could make questions on their proegress and their processes and actions to achieve compliance. ROUND OF VALIDATION OF PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE II PAGAH, CONSEQUENTLY, THE PRESENTATION OF THE SELF-ASSESMENT REPORT On August 25th , 26th , 28th, 31st of 2015, and September 1st , the DPTME, as Technical Secretariat of the TMC, in order to validate the progress of the first year of II PAGAH implementation and constituting a self-assessment report, initiated the round of validation. This event was conducted in the five regions in which it has carried out the sensitization process, socialization, consultation and validation, these being the presentation of the self- assessment report, and being the meeting places, the cities of Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Choluteca and Tegucigalpa, with the participation of institutions in the three sectors represented in the PAGAH. Especially in the meeting held in the city of Tegucigalpa, on September 1st , 2015, to the liaisons of the responsible institutions and correspondents were invited, in order to inform them about the process executed in the framework of the presentation of the self-assesment report ,space where the hired Consultant on this topic also attended.

67 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The information obtained has been tabulated and systematized in order to build the II PAGAHI. IV. ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE RESPONSIBLE II PAGAH COMMITMENTS 2014-2016 As part of its obligations and commitments, the responsible institutions on the commitments and milestones, in addition to its own activities by the peculiarity of the general shares to satisfy, have made succinctly activities such as:

1. They have empowered themselves on OGP topic, its own commitments and actions, attending sessions for sensitization.

2. They have attended several conferences to which they have been called;

3. The holders of the institutions promptly named the technical liaisons who will be commited to generate the incidencies for the compliance of the commitments and milestones, to track them and communicate its state about the TMC process through the DPTME.

4. Fittingly, they have completed and submitted templates, surveys and general supplies that have been required;

5. They have attended work tables convened in order to train on the theme and policy and activities to do in the various stages of this process;

6. They have presented work routes that they have been required, in order to ensure compliance with milestones contained in the commitments;

7. They have taken effective actions in order to achieve the results;

8. They have presented the progress in fulfilling their commitments and evidence showing the degree of progress . All these activities represent a strong commitment of the responsible institutions, especially holders and the government in meeting the commitments made by the State, at first with his own citizenry, recognizing that has been achieved under the open government .

68 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The commitments in the 2014-2016 II PAGAH have 47 milestones which mostly have been filling in the terms set out therein. V. TECHNICALLIAISON TABLES Special mention deserve the work of the technical liaisons that make the development of the II PAGAH, that are organized in a table called Technical Liaison Table of II PAGAH 2014-2016 (MET), which are formed as a support body Regarding the challenges of compliance for the II PAGAH 2014-2016, especially executing agencies, required to comply with the commitments and milestones that contains the aforementioned Action Plan and the DPTME, in being the Secretariat for the Technical Monitoring Committee which monitors and tracks all commitments and milestones that are contained in the II PAGAH. In this space, working synergy is achieved through the development and implementation of joint strategies, facilitating the exchange of experiences, good practices and initiatives to the DPTME, for the effective enforcement in the implementation process, tracking and monitoring of the II PAGAH. The MET is built by a member of the DPTME, a member of the Technical Monitoring Committee (TMC / OGPH) and technical links designated responsible institutions for fulfilling commitments for II PAGAH 2014- 2016. They are grouped into three tables according to the OGP strategic axes: 1. Increase the Public Integrity; 2. efficient and effective management of public services; and, 3. Improving Public Services.

Tables Table 9 according to strategic axes

MESA I: Aumento a la MESA II: Gestión Eficiente y MESA III: Mejora en los Integridad Pública eficaz de los servicios Servicios Públicos (Compromiso 1-5) Públicos (Compromisos 6-10) (Compromiso 11-14) •Instituto de Acceso a la •Secretaria de Finanzas •Secretaria de Educación Información Publica •Oficina Normativa de •Secretaria de Salud •Tribunal Superior de Cuentas Compras y adquisiciones del •Secretaria de Seguridad •Dirección General de Servicio estado (ONCAE) Civil •Secretaria de Derechos •Dirección Presidencial de Humanos, Justicia, Transparencia y Gobernación y Modernización del Estado. descentralización. (DPTME) •EITIH •Ministerio Publico (MP)

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Each of the members of the tables, actively participates in the meetings, however, each are assigned different and necessary roles for the organization Among the functions of the MET, they are those of: Meet once a month, meet quarterly, in order to present progress and results, take note of attendance and participation of members and helps raise memoires of the agreements and commitments made in the work meetings. The MET should appoint a coordinator and secretary roles being rotated in each of the meetings, as well as the tasks to be performed for each of the members of the technical committee, in order to have the active participation and responsibilities of all members of the MET.

Within the competence of the MET, are: 1. Develop and propose interagency strategies

2. Identify challenges and actions to be developed.

3. Generate interagency proposals for technical assistance.

4. Identify interest topics together with other institutions to generate agreements and support alliances.

5. Report on progress in relation to compliance of the commitments of II PAGAH 2014-2016.

6. Support the citizens in the process of construction of the third

action plan of open government.

70 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAPTER V PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS AND MILESTONES CONTAINED IN THE II PAGAH

As part of the monitoring process and monitoring compliance of II PAGAH 2014-2016, especially for accountability to the OGP Secretariat on the progress of II PAGAH, below, the level of completion is described for September of this year (2015), linked to this process, the responsible institutions in each of the commitments in this action plan. In the process of tracking and monitoring the progress of II PAGAH 2014- 2016, the DPTME in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the TMC/ OGPH in Time Tracking, Monitoring and especially verification of the information which already had conducted in meetings from Augsut 3rd to 7th this year with technical liaisons appointed and other technical staff of the institutions involved in each of the milestones to meet, that information about the level of progress of milestones and commitments contained was collected in this plan, to date, notwithstanding that after that day, a process of permanent monitoring and tracing, personalized to each of the responsible institutions. In the latest related report, we find that the compliments are 17 milestones of the various commitments contained in the II PAGAH. The milestones with substantial progress are 10 , of which milestone 2 in commmitment 3, milestones 2,4,6 from commmitment 8; milestones 1 and 3 from commitment 9, no don’t present in its level of completion, given that surely in the final repor of II PAGAHA compliance, will be achieved. Milestones with limited progress are 16 , of which, 9 are presented with the characteristic of not being under its compliance timeframe; in such a way thtat it is coherent with its grade of progress as forseen in the PAGAH, among these we can find: the milestones 2,3,4 of commitment 4, milestone 5 of commitment 8, and milestones 3 and 4 from commitment 12; aldo in the compromise 13 is the situation of the milestone 3 and inside the compromise

71 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 14 is the milestone 2. Milestones in which you do not show any degree of progress is 3 , of which 2 of them are in time to be met as the PAGAH.

Table 10 Compliance Milestones

1.1 New Verification 1.2 Publication 1.4 Electronic 6.1 Portal on Budget Methodology- IAIP Mechanisms for Local Information System- Education- SEFIN Governments- IAIP IAIP

6.2 Citizen Budget- 6.3 Launch of the 8.3 Law on Efficient and 9.2 4 liquidaition SEFIN Citizen Budget-SEFIN Transparent Procurement- reports from modules ONCAE GL del SAMI - SDHJGD

10.3 Country Report- 11.1 22 Education 12.1 Increase to the 14.1 Municipal EITI Regulations- SEDUC School Netwroks Observatories- Secretariat of Security Advances, compliance and results as a whole, are presented below, describing at first commitment, focusing on the challenge material in relation to raising the OGP and aims to address also the principles exposing or OGP containing the same, and then make a brief quantitative and qualitative relationship of the state of compliance with milestones (states: completed, with substantial progress, limited progress, and uninitiated), followed by a brief explanation is provided perspective Achievement of milestones that are not presented as compliments. As stated earlier, the II PAGAH, contains 14 commitments and 47 milestones, adopting three of the five challenges of OGP. Of those 14 commitments, the first 5 are referred to the OGP challenge, to increase public integrity; from 6

72 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT to 10 are within the challenge Efficient and effective management of public resources ;and, last 4 commitments are concurrent with the challenge of the Alliance, called Improving Public Services . In relation to the aforementioned, below, a table, in which the Major Achievements and Significant Progress in the First Year of Implementation of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, is shown

Responsible Institution Complete Milestone Impact in Citizenry 1.1 New Verification The new verification methodology ontributes to an Methodology for improvement in accountability, assuring the quality Transparency Portals of the information posted in the portals is objective, and clear, allows that the access of information is focused in the needs of the user-citizen, the new verification tool will allow it to unify and improve Institute of Access to Public the portals. Information 1.2 Mechanism of Transparency is promoted in the local government Publication for Local actions publishing the information in the Uique Governments. Unique Transparency Portal, allowing more openness and Transparency Portal. acces to citizens to the information of the local governments administration, being empowered on the acciones of the municipal governments. For more information visit: http://portalunico.iaip.gob.hn/ 1.4 System of Electronic The citizens throughout modern mechanisms and Information of Honduras methods, make use of the System of Electronic (SIELHO) Information, making their petitionary on a virtual way, giving it the correspondent process in the same platform. For more information visit: : http://sielho.iaip.gob.hn/ 3.1 Regulation of the Code The involvement of the citizens on a general way of Ethical Conduct for the like guarantors of the compliance od the rules of Public Servants. the public servants, ones who can count on mechanisms to complaint the violations to the High Court of Auditors norms , like the increase on ethics at giving more incidence in the non-ethical behavior of the public servants. For more information visit: http://www.tsc.gob.hn/ . 5.3 Quarterly reports from The General Prosecutor’s Office, filed with the the Public Ministry on the Honduran society and the international community progress of prosecuted cases of corruption obtained relevant to certify Public Ministry cases related to through concrete actions, the institutional response corruption. provided so far to meet the demands and expectations of Honduran society, the Public Ministry opens doors to the public in their own

73 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT offices of the Public Ministry through the Unit for Citizen Support on the new office of Transparency which was equipped with a new office where requests are attended to every day citizens, based on the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information. For more information visit: https://www.mp.hn

6.1 Budget Educational The interactive portal on Budget Education is a Portal-SEFIN platform of free Access that allows all citizens to know the different subsystems that have the Secretariat of State in the Integrated Administration System (SIAFI); as well as Ministry of Finance other processes that are developed by the Secretariat of Finance. For more information visit : http://piep.sefin.gob.hn/

6.2 Citizen Budget-SEFIN The citizens Budget is the presentation of a non- technical version of the State’s Budget that has the intention to allow the public – including those who are not related to public finances- understand the government plans. You can find the Citizen Budget on http://www.sefin.gob.hn/

6.3 Launch of the Citizen Give a tool that will be of massive outreach to reach Budget-SEFIN even more audience to know the document named as Citizen Budget 2015 and take advanatge of the public spaces for the difussion on pfhysical matter, principally in the fórums that are done under the Open Government theme, not only in the capital city but in the other regions of consultaiton processes, like Santa Rosa de Copa, San Pedro Sula, Ceiba, Tegucigalpa and Choluteca. 8.1 Training Manual for The formulation of a hiring manual for public hiring hiring and recruitment that allows through the standardization of criteria modules and procedures of hiring, the public servants State’s Procurement Office related to the execution of the process that can strengthen the knowledge and assure that they are legally fulfilled and that allow more transparency, efficiency, competence, publicity in the execution of themselves.

74 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 8.3 Law on Efficient and The La won Efficient and Transparent Procurement Transparent Procurement through electronic means, is the aplicable through Electronic Media normative for the framework agreements, -ONCAE purchases, reverse auction, which are a tool that guarantees 1) The modernization of public procurement; and 2) procurement processes undertaken by the State are carried out in an efficient and transparent way, achieving considerable savings rates, in order to fight corruption and avoid cost overruns that occur in public procurement processes. 9.2 The use of 4 Through reports financial resources used by local liquidation reports and 1 governments, for a healthy, efficient and effective annual module generated administration, are transparent and also enables by GL from SAMI. citizens to inform the allocation of resources, in order to benefit the municipality achieving the development. Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights, Interior and Decentralization

10.3 First Country Report- Validation is an independent external mechanism of EITI evaluation conducted by a validator hired by the International Secretariat. Its purpose is to give all EITI- Honduras interested parties an impartial assessment of whether EITI implementation in a country is under EITI Standard. The validation report will also address the impact of EITI, the lessons learned in implementing the EITI, and any concerns expressed by interested and recommendations for future implementation of EI 10.4 Diffusion of the First By publishing the first country report is disclosed to Country Report - EITI the public through a useful and understandable background information on extractive industries. This information must include a summary description of the legal framework and fiscal regime together with a summary of the situation in the extractive industries, their contribution to the national economy, production, income and taxes and all applicable provisions regarding the mining activity. 11.1 Approval of 22 Allows all teachers and the general public can know Regulations of the the regulations of the Fundamental Law of Fundamental Education Education, which is the macro policy of the Secretariat of Education Law. Secretary of State reflecting transparency in access to public information. Socialization allowed to get from the departmental

75 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT directorates, teachers to parents in working hours throughout the country.

12.1 Enhancing School Improving educational quality and equity, Networks Participation and Organization of parents taking advantage throughout the process and reorganizing the material and human resources according to specialization, methodological strengths and work experience. 12.2 Implementation of a Maximizing the good use of financial resources Master Plan on school provided by international cooperation for the Infrastructure theme topic of school infrastructure will allow us to access more resources to help improve the infrastructure of education centers nationwide. It involves the whole community in the process, with the improvement of infrastructure in each school contributes to raising educational quality as both computer workshops and technical activities are built

14.1 Municipal The installation of the Municipal Observatory of Observatories citizen security and contribute to strengthening the processes of citizen participation on the committee Secretariat of State in the as analytical entities involving both governmental Ministry of Security and civil society, these allow it to be transparently decisions, and the creation of strategies, proposals for ordinances to generate public policies, and improving data quality; using a system of advanced technology that contributes to better accountability at the institutional level as it has a web platform but mostly it has citizen participation that enables processes are conducted in the most transparent way possible. A template for commitment and for each milestones, provided by the Secretariat of the OGP, showing among other things, a brief description of the results is included below.

COMMITMENT 1: PUBLIC QUALITY INFORMATION FOR ALL This commitment is subsumed within the challenge to Increase Public Integrity , which promulgates the OGP, contain actions that encourage ethical behavior in public and guarantee access to public information by citizens.

76 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The principles of this commitment, developed in its milestones are the transparency and citizen participation, these being consistent with the principles of OGP. These involve, transparency because of the display of information is referred to all that the government, it is strengthened by the right to public information, and to the public is provided. Ensures citizen participation because in this participation of citizens in the oversight of the expenditure of public officials is strengthened, to make available to the public all information which requires the Law of Transparency and Access to Information, which allows to keep the public informed, and to generate the necessary information obtaining debates in order to influence decision- making, making sure to be heard. In this commitment, the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information is strengthened, the compliance of publishing transparency portals, by both national and local authorities, to implement effective verification mechanisms. Also, the right of access to public information under international standards. This commitment has been met milestones 1, 2, and 4, where in addition, 3 of the 4 milestones, constituting achievements of this midterm II PAGAH: Has met Milestone 1 , consequently, has been implemented since July 26 of this year, one new verification methodology for transparency portals, which ensures the publication of all information office, with criteria established in the LTAIP; Concerning the Milestone 2, entitled: Application as of June 2015, of 1 difusion mechanism for local governments as municipal category; surpassing that expectation, and the time set in the Action Plan has been met , with currently 278 municipalities integrated into the Unique Transparency Portal, of which 20 are already publishing information and the rest are in the process. Finally, the Milestone 4, entitled: The launch, by June 2015, of 1 electronic information system, which allows the filing of requests for information and remedies against refusals of information, from anywhere in the country. In that sense, on August 15th , 2015, was fully achieved,, when implemented the Electronic System of Honduras (SIELHO) in 96 obligated institutions and 2 municipal authorities, enabling the Public Information Officers of obligated institutions on the use and operation of this system.

77 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Among the milestones with limited progress is Milestone No. 3, concerning the presentation, to December 2014, of 1 bill to Congress, which had rules to pick the right of access to public information, adequate it to international standards, limited progress has been achieved so far in with respect to the Right of Access to Public Information, a comparative analysis of existing legislation in Honduras that regulates the law and international standards on themselves, in order to harmonize national laws to the international standards, removing the legal obstacles that limit the right of access to public information. In the same condition is the milestone number 5 , based on the implementation, as of June 2015,of 1 toll free cell phone line that allows interconnection with OIPs from obliged institutions. Currently it has the assignment of line 119 by the National Telecommunications Commission CONATEL, missing the procuremtn of the right call center equipment, notwithstanding that such progress has an operating line single level demo, you can capture local phone calls, not being accessible to citizens; It is consequently a limited advance .

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 1. Public Quality Information for all. Commitment Secretariat/ Ministry Institute of Access to Public Information Responsible Name of Responsible Person/ Atty. Doris Imelda Madrid , President Commissioner IAIP Technical Liaison Lic. Ivonne Ardon, Technician / Assistant , Lic. Norma Valerio, Technical Assistant Post President Commissioner IAIP E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2231-6131 Government National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH) Presidential Directorate for Transparency and State Modernization. Other Civil society, Transparency Citizens Committees (CST), Committee for Free Expression (C-Libre), the LTAIP Obligated Institutions, actors private sector, Spanish Cooperation AECI. involved working groups or multilaterals Ensure compliance with the right of access to public information , based on the standards established in treaties Main goal signed by the State of Honduras and bring the IAIP to citizenry. 1.1 The implementation of a new methodology for verification of transparency portals, to ensure the publication of Brief description of the all information, with quality criteria established in the LTAIP involving proper measurement to assess interest in milestone compliance with transparency and access to public information from obligated institutions. Transparency : the new verification methodology contributes to improved accountability to citizens by ensuring Relevance that the quality of information posted on the websites of transparency is objective and clear.

78 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Access to public information : promotes access to public information , to be timely and focused on compliance with regulatory standards of transparency. Civic participation: the active participation under the information is focused on the needs of the user-citizen is strengthened. Technology and Innovation: the new verification tool will allow the unification of criteria in technological instances of all required institutions.

The ambition is to meet the information needs of users-citizens by publishing all traded information and ensuring Ambition the quality of information that meets international standards. Also allow citizens evidencing the required transparency of institutions. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X The Committee for Free Expression (C-Libre) conducted, on May 15, 2014, a workshop with a group of Public Information Officers (OIPs) of the best evaluated Obligated Institutions by IAIP with and good experiences in order to learn practices in relation to their work, which served as input for creating the new verification methodology. Under the cooperation agreement the Institute for Access to Public Information (IAIP) with C-Libre in September Description of results 2014 presented the document containing the methodology called "Methodology for verification and evaluation of Transparency Portals" was. It has the manual verification of transparency portals and new guidelines for verifying the obligated institutions, sector cabinets, municipalities and political parties, the methodology was officially launched on June 26, 2015. The implementation of the guidelines will take place from July, for the second semester of 2015. End date June 26, 2015 It is currently in the process of training on the new methodology to other OIP's responsible for generating the required information in the institutions. The migration of information portals required transparency of the Unique Transparency Portal of the Institute of Next steps Access to Public Information . Additional Information Ensure that all required institutions generate on time true, accurate and complete information in response to the new verification methodology in transparency portals.

Commitment Compliance Template 1. Public Quality Information for all Number and Name of Commitment

Secretariat / Responsible Ministry Institute of Access to Public Information Atty. Doris Imelda Madrid , President Commissioner IAIP Responsible Person / Technical Liaison Lic. Ivonne Ardon, Technical Assistant Lic. Norma Valerio Technical Liaison Post President Commissioner IAIP [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Telephone 2231-3161 National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH) Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Government Modernization of the State Other actors Civil society, private Transparency Citizens Committees (CST), Committee for Free Expression (C-Libre), the LTAIP involved sector, working groups Obligated Institutions, Spanish Cooperation AECI), FOPRIDEH ,Multilateral Ensure compliance with the right of access to information , based on the standards established in Main goal treaties signed by the State of Honduras and bring the IAIP to citizenry.

79 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 1.2 Applying a diffusion mechanism for local governments that ensures accountability at all levels, Brief description of the milestone enabling citizens to learn about the management of resources in local government. This mechanism strengthens transparency in the actions of municipalities. Transparency: transparency in the actions of local governments to publish information in the Unique Transparency Portal through the publication of information that meets the quality criteria established in the LTAIP is promoted. Access to Public Information: enables greater openness and access for citizens to information of the administration of local governments. Relevance Civic participation: citizens are empowered to make the actions of the municipal government. Technology and Innovation: A grouping of local governments in a single portal reduces the cost for citizens to access the information efforts of local governments. In this regard the mechanism of accountability through a virtual platform that will bring together 298 municipalities into a single web portal is modernized. Empowered by the efforts of local governments immediately, by posting information through the Ambition Unique Transparency Portal citizens expect. Also strengthen transparency in the administration of local government resources. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X The IAIP in 2014 made efforts to sign an agreement with the AHMON all municipalities to have a transparency portal also aims to provide support in the issue of financing, training municipal OIP and training to municipal corporations of the Transparency Law . And the establishment of transparency murals. Under the project aimed at FOPRIDEH , , training 30 municipalities was part of this, also delivery of Description of results necessary inputs are made to perform its functions and enhance transparency in the management of municipalities. Currently 298 municipalities are integrated into Unique Transparency Portal, 24 of them are already publishing information and other municipalities are in the process of publication. Means of verification: http://portalunico.iaip.gob.hn/ End date June 2015 Next steps Achieve 298 municipalities to integrate Unique Transparency Portal. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

It is a challenge that all local governments have trained personnel and the necessary supplies to carry out its functions subject of transparency.

Commitments template compliance 1. Public Quality Information for all Number and Name of Commitment Institute of Access to information Public ng Secretariat / Responsible Ministry Atty. Doris Imelda Madrid , President Commissioner IAIP Name of Responsible Person / Lic. Ivonne Ardon, Technical Assistant Technical Liaison Lic. Norma Valerio Technical Liaison Post President Commissioner IAIP E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2231-3161 National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH) Presidential Directorate Government Transparency and State Modernization. Other actors involved Civil society, private Transparency Citizens Committees (CST), Committee for Free Expression (C- sector, working groups Libre), the LTAIP Obligated Institutions, Spanish Cooperation AECID. and multilateral

80 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Ensure compliance with the right of access to information public ON, based on Main goal the standards established in treaties signed by the State of Honduras and bring the IAIP to citizenry. 1.3 The presentation of a bill before Congress would guarantee the right of access to public information in accordance with international standards enabling Brief description of the milestone the harmonization of national legislation, and ensure the publication of the same. Transparency : transparency contributes to harmonize the rules for promoting access to information and mechanisms or bodies for public participation. Access to public information : provides access to more and better quality public information and is of particular interest. Relevance Civic participation: the public have information at your fingertips citizens are better informed, allowing an informed and active for the actions of government participation. Technology and innovation in the process of socialization of this project will make use of technological bodies by stakeholders. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In 2014 it was carried out or a comparative analysis of existing legislation in Description of results Honduras and international law in order to harmonize laws limiting warranty Right of access to public information. End date December 2014 Next steps Make the final version of the Bill for submission to Congress. Harmonize national legislation in order to ensure the promotion of Ambition transparency and access to public information. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The adequacy of the law and presentation of the draft bill to the National Congress.

Commitments template compliance 1. Public Quality Information for all Number and Name of Commitment

Secretariat / Responsible Ministry Institute of Access to Public Information Atty.Doris Imelda Madrid / Gustavo Manzanares / Lic. Ivonne Ardón / Lic. Belarmino Reyes Responsible Person / Technical Liaison Ing. Aviazas Pavón / Ing. José Ordoñez Post Commissioners IAIP [email protected] / [email protected]/ [email protected] E-mail belarmino.reyes @ iaip.gob.hn / aviazas.pavon @ iaip.gob.hn / Jose.ordoñez @ iaip.gob.hn Telephone 2231-3161 / 2231-3162 Ext. 110 National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH), Presidential Directorate of Transparency Government and State Modernization. Other Actors Civil Scoiety, Private Transparency Citizens Committees (CST), Committee é for Free Expression (C-Libre), required by Involved Sector, Working Groups the LTAIP, Spanish Cooperation AECID institutions. and Multilaterals Ensure compliance with the right of access to information , based on the standards established in Main goal treaties signed by the State of Honduras and bring the IAIP to citizenry.

81 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 1.4 This milestone is important because it represents an institution geared to handle inquiries and Brief Description of Milestone remedies like online review mechanism. Applications are performed by an electronic process which allows the citizen to feedback status in which is their request for information or appeal for review. Transparency: there is an impact on transparency for jointly encompasses the values of access to public information and public participation through a technological system that is accessible to everyone, through the icon of Electronic Information System Honduras (SIELHO) that is available in each portal of transparency of every institutions and required 96 municipal authorities with which to date is counted. Access to Public Information: SIELHO represents a mechanism aimed at handling requests for information and remedies online , which is of particular interest to the citizens. This platform is a Relevance tool for use by the general population. Civic Participation : Citizens can use mechanisms and modern methods to make use of the electronic information system, making virtually requests and be given the necessary formalities on the same platform. Technology and Innovation: The Electronic Information System of Honduras, has been developing gradually, and is responsible for redirecting inquiries of citizens to public information officers of each institution and must be regulated electronically on a process following application; turn feedback to the applicant regarding the status in which the request for information is set. SIELHO is fully developed and it is operating normally at 96 institutions and 2 municipal authorities (Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula), who are already receiving inquiries and appeals. Polimedias being developed containing the methodology to determine the tool and its operation Ambition will be distributed to the Obligated Institutions’ OIPs also through its website and YouTube channel. The system will generate statistical reports of the requests for information, date of implementation, date of generation of requests for information. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance x Hiring Consultancy on "Development and Implementation of Electronic System of Honduras (SIELHO)" The development process together with technicians and OIPs from IAIP the required institutions. Description of results SIELHO implementation in 96 institutions and 2 forced municipal authorities. Training for public information officers of the 98 required for infotechnological staff from IAIP institutions. End date August 2014 It plans to train public information officers of municipal corporations to enter them into the system and can start receiving requests for information and the appeals through the platform. Empower Next steps people with the use of the tool. An awareness campaign is planned to publicize the Electronic Information System of Honduras (SIELHO) Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Feedback effective management of electronic information system of Honduras SIELHO. Monitoring management use by the general public. Generate statistical and descriptive reports on inquiries and remedies that deny them.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of Commitment 1. Public Quality Information for all. Secretariat / Responsible Ministry Institute of Access to Public Information Atty. Doris Imelda Madrid Zer ON / Atty. Gustavo Manzanares / Lic. Ivonne Ardón Responsible Person / Technical Liaison Lic. Belarmino Reyes / Ing. Aviazas Pavón / Ing. José Ordoñez Post President Commissioner IAIP [email protected] / [email protected]/ [email protected] E-mail belarmino.reyes @ iaip.gob.hn / aviazas.pavon @ iaip.gob.hn / Jose.ordoñez @

82 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT iaip.gob.hn Telephone 2231-3161 / 2231-3162 Ext. 110 National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH), Presidential Directorate of Government Transparency and State Modernization, National Telecommunications Commission Other Actors (CONATEL). Involved Civil Scoiety, Private Transparency Citizens Committees (CST), Committee é for Free Expression (C-Libre), Sector, Working Groups required by the LTAIP, Spanish Cooperation AECI, IDB, other Institutions. and Multilaterals Ensure compliance with the right of access to information , based on the standards Main goal established in treaties signed by the State of Honduras and bring the IAIP to citizenry. 1.5 The draft communication from the toll-free cellular phone, is designed to achieve interconnection with the Public Information Officers obligated institutions and also Brief Description of Milestone achieve effective management and satisfy the citizen on public information requests that have been made. Transparency: The interconnection between the OIPs generates more accurate information to the public when responding to requests for information from actors and generating information office. Access to Public Information: The right of access to public information set forth in the legal framework of our legislation is strengthened, as the management of information will have consistency in assumption of constant communication that takes place between the public information officer and obligated institutions through line 119. Relevance Civic Participation: The draft communication has relevance to citizen participation because it creates useful links in the first instance between OIPs of obligated institutions and secondly these to the general population, so assumed the consistency of the information the interested party requests. Technology and Innovation: There is importance in innovation, since the channel, the vehicle which transported messages is line 119 provided by CONATEL, which forged a fluid communication between the OIPs, propitiating the continuity and consistency effecting management thereof. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X It has been assigned the line 119 by the National Telecommunications Commission CONATEL, however the lack of acquisition of call center equipment. Description of results It has a theoretical framework, the line operates only demo level, and this means that the institution can capture calls through local phone. End date June 2015 The effective implementation and operation of communication project design to achieve interconnection with OIPs of the Obligated Institutions. Next steps Polimedias being developed containing the methodology to determine the tool and its operation will be distributed to OIPs of obligated institutions, also through its website and YouTube channel. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) At least 5 months of implementation are needed because the project has two stages: 1. Institutions with Digital Plant servers -IAIP 2. Institutions that do not have the Server, in this case IAIP should provide this box to place it. Funds are needed to run it, have had discussions with the IDB, but has not yet been defined support.

83 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT 2: RESPEC FOR THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS This commitment is related to the challenge to Increase Public Integrity , which promulgates the OGP, and the containing action seeks to ensure access to public information by citizens. As principles, this commitment develops Transparency, accountability and citizen participation, and these principles coincide with three of the OGP principles. Transparency for a National Archives Law ensures that citizens have access to documents and information on the steps and decisions of the government. The aim is to generate, once fulfilled this commitment-, rules, regulations and mechanisms for public officials to justify their actions, their performance is found, and accepted the consequences of their lack of compliance with laws or commitments. Finally, citizen participation is guaranteed to make documentation available which is pronounced by the state administration, it will generate the possibility that the documented company, actively involved in government decisions are criticized by. This commitment provides the tools for management to ensuring, systematic political debate, and preservation of public records at the level of the three branches of government, especially with the introduction of a National Archives Law to Congress. It consists of a milestone, which requires the submission by the Executive to the National Congress, in November 2014, of a draft Law on National Archives, presenting to date, a level of substantial progress, because they have done Actions required to meet this milestone such as the presentation of the draft bill to the National Congress by a member of Congress at the initiative of the Association of Local Historians of Honduras, coupled with this, meanwhile the IAIP had already developed a draft in Along the same lines, therefore agreed with the Deputy and designers who influenced it, the relevance of analyzing both proposals and unify them, in order to draft a better bill, and once harmonized, present a single Draft of the General Law on Archives. That process is already advanced to such a degree that already has the latest revision of the General Law on Archives, under the standards of the Network of Transparency and Access to Information.

84 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Currently, the Draft Law on National Archives was admitted in September 2014 when Congress and it is submitted under the Commission's Opinion of that state branch.

Commitments Compliance Template Number and Name of 2. Respect for the rights of citizens to obtain information from public Records. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Institute of Access to Public Information Ministry Responsible Person / Atty.. Doris Imelda Madrid Zer ON / Atty. Gustavo Manzanares / Lic. Ivonne Ardón Technical Liaison Lic. Belarmino Reyes / Ing. Aviazas Pavón / Ing. José Ordoñez Post President Commissioner IAIP [email protected] / [email protected]/ [email protected] E-mail belarmino.reyes @ iaip.gob.hn / aviazas.pavon @ iaip.gob.hn / Jose.ordoñez @ iaip.gob.hn Telephone 2231-3161 / 2231-3162 Ext. 110 Other National Human Rights Commisioner (CONADEH) Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Government Actors Modernization of the State (DPTME) Involved Civil Scoiety, National Council Anticorrupci recording (CNA), Network of Transparency and Access to Information Private Sector, (RTA, Chile), Social Euro, World Bank. Working Groups and Multilaterals Provide tools for policy debate aimed at ensuring administration, systematization and preservation of Main goal public records at the level of the three branches of government. 2.1 The importance of filing a bill on the National Archives, is the establishment of a legal framework that provides Brief Description of the rules for the organization and custody of the documentation generated in the public administration also control, Milestone protect and conserve information for a better functioning of these institutions. Transparency: Transparency is set up as a central theme on the agenda against corruption in that sense, it requires a legal framework, so as to ensure access to public information and the exercise of this right is in the hands of citizens. Access to Public Information: the importance of the right of access to public information, lies in being a tool for citizen participation, promoting transparency of State also works as a preventive measure against corruption. Relevance Civic participation: the participation of citizenry plays an important role in implementing the management and archiving of documents providing the same role lies in the study of archival career, empowerment as official file and / or file users. Technology and Innovation: management of documents such as the organization and protection of files, processes to provide information to citizens, custody of information, among others, may be executed electronically, at the gates of transparency of the institution responsible for that task. Take the necessary steps for creating archives nationwide. Ambition The unification of all information into a single institution responsible for the custody, organization and conservation of archives. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance x The initiative for this law had already been submitted by initiative of the Association of Local Historians of Honduras, but the IAIP had already developed a draft on the same line, so it was decided to unify the Description of results two proposals in one product. Preliminary draft of the General Law on Archives.

85 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT It has the latest revision of the General Law of Archives reviewed under the standards of the Network of Transparency and Access to Information The process has been accompanied by Social Euro and World Bank. Socialization workshops of the General Law on Archives. End Date November 2014 Approval on of the Law. Next Steps Once approved whatever the General Archives Act, enable all public institutions. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The approval on of the General Law on Archives. Impress upon the general public the importance of the National Archives. COMMITMENT 3: ETHICS IN PUBLIC SERVICE The increase for Public Integrity , is the challenge that this commitment includes in its milestones, because mechanisms that help fight against corruption are created, such as the Rules of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants are created, that makes the Code more effective, which so far only established the particular prohibited conduct, but does not establish penalties. Furthermore, the shares of access to information is strengthened, and in particular the right to the complaint. As principles, in this commitment are developed Transparency and Citizen participation , and these principles coincide with some of the OGP principles.Transparency because transparency is ensured proactive and reactive from the government, creating complaint mechanisms, citizen participation is guaranteed to put this regulation available to socialize and empower of the same, giving the opportunity to meet a need according to the Regulation, can complaint. The actions are aimed at punishment, socialization, and ensuring implementation of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants, with the implementation of the Regulations. This commitment consists of two milestones, where the Milestone number 1 called: The publication and socialization, to June 2015, of the Regulation of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants, is accomplished with the approval thereof by the Plenary of Magistrates of the High Court of Auditors(TSC), as of July 8 of this year and published in the Gaceta Oficial No. 33.797 dated August 1st, 2015, being, consequently, effective date.

The milestone 2 of this commitment, presents a level of substantial progress , under which the date is in the design and promotion of a complaint and reporting mechanisms, concluding that it will be accomplished within the period projected for it .

86 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 3. Ethics in public service Commitment Secretariat / Responsible High Court of Auditors Ministry Name of Responsible Atty. Daysi Oseguera of Anchecta, Judge President of TSC / Lic. Wendy Zelaya Person / Technical Atty. Delia Karina Mejia / Atty. Roberto Avila Liaison Post Judge President of TSC E-mail www.tsc.gob.hn / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2228-0813 Other Government Committees of Probity and Public Ethics, DPTMRE, IAIP Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA, CCT, ASJ, CARITAS Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Fully ensure compliance of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants Brief Description of 3.1 Publication, socialization and implementation of the Regulation of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Milestone Public Servants. Transparency: Strengthening the ethical conduct of public servants, reflected in their daily activities within the Public Administration. Increase the ethical integrity to lead to a lower incidence in unethical conduct by public servants that affect the smooth functioning, image and institutional integrity. Access to Information: To promote greater openness towards the citizen servers and / or users of state systems, both in terms of information flow, accountability and continuous improvement in internal procedures. Relevance Civic Participation : Involvement of citizens in general as guaranteeing of compliance on the part of public servants, which shall include mechanisms for reporting violations to the rules. Technology and innovation : direct and indirect promotion of the applicable legal rules, both through the training taking place in publishing in different media, such as: institutional website, newsletters, posters, screen savers, publications pocket Etc. Empowerment legislation in both public servers as the general public, for optimal performance of the functions within the public administration and maximum utilization of services. Ambition Recognition of integrity and ethics committees as part of the organizational structure and operational capacity independently. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X 1. The laboration or work schedule with DPTMRE and other entities involved.

2. Structuring or the draft regulation by the TSC.

3. Circulation of documents or entities involved through DPTMRE. Description of Results 4. Feedback of the comments provided.

5. Incorporation of observations to the original document.

6. Socialization with the commission with DPTMRE.

87 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 7. An analysis of the document by the Legal Directorate of the TSC

8. Remission of the DPTMRE document and comments

9. Second revision by the Directorate of Legal TSC.

10. Analysis by the plenary of judges of the TSC.

11. Socialization of the final document with DPTMRE

12. No approval or Regulation by the city magistrate of TSC

13. Publication of the Official Journal Gaceta

14. The design and socialization of the program

End Date August 1, 2015 Next Steps Socialization program implementation Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) It is necessary in the future to reform the rules for the integration and operation of probity and ethics committees, which must necessarily be restructured and strengthened to cope with the responsibility that the Code and its Regulations establish. Likewise it becomes imperative that there is a comprehensive support of institutions to probity and ethics committees, not only recognition for legitimacy, but technical, logistical and even economic to carry out its functions support.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 3. Ethics in public service Commitment Secretariat / Responsible High Court of Auditors Ministry Name responsible person Atty.Daysi Oseguera of Anchecta, Judge President of TSC / Lic. Wendy Zelaya / Link Technical Atty.Delia Karina Mejia / Atty.Roberto Avila Post Judge President of TSC E-mail www.tsc.gob.hn / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2228-0813 Other Government Committee for Probity and Public Ethics, DPTMRE, IAIP Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA and CCT Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Fully ensure compliance of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Public Servants 3.2 The application of the regulation in December 2015, ensuring citizen participation through the Brief Description of design and promotion of the mechanism of complaints or reports. Tool to strengthen compliance with Milestone the standard and fully define the operation of integrity and ethics committees in addressing the complaints received

88 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Transparency: Strengthening the ethical conduct of public servants, reflected in their daily activities within the Public Administration, through the mechanism of complaints. Access to Information : To promote greater openness of the servers to the citizen and / or users of state systems, through the manifesto that may be presented by the public through the grievance or complaint, which will be Relevance reflected with tracking and statistical reports. Civic Participation : Involvement of citizens in general of compliance on the part of public servants, which shall include mechanisms for reporting violations to the rules. Technology and innovation : direct and indirect promotion of the applicable legislation, through: institutional Web pages, mailboxes inside institutions or the mechanism for complaints.

The application of this new regulation will ensure citizen participation, because that includes strategies and reports Ambition and complaints mechanism. It also promotes the generation of shares by existing committees of integrity and ethics in government institutions and their regionals. It will strengthen the awareness of the public servants in a more transparent and more likely to performance accountability. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X It depends entirely on the approval, publication and socialization of the Regulation ( Complete compliance with the first milestone) However, many of probity and ethics committees have implemented their own mechanisms for Description of Results receiving and tracking complaints (either electronically or printed formats mailboxes ). Currently, the TSC has an electronic system for complaints and reports available on the website http://www.tsc.gob.hn/Denuncia%20Ciudadana/index_denuncia_ciudadana.html which allows the presentation and monitoring of complaints. End Date December 2015 Implementation of the mechanisms contained in the regulation formally through probity and ethics committees. Next Steps Formal monitoring the implementation of the procedures established in the regulations. Survey of statistical data through the integrity and ethics committees in the number of complaints received, addressed and / or dismissed by the mainstream media. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)  Implementatio of mechanisms contained in the regulation formally by the probity and ethics committee.

 Formal monitoring of the application of procedures established in the regulations.

 Apply surveys for statistical data through the committee of integrity and ethics of the number of complaints received, addressed and / or dismissed by the mainstream media.

COMMITMENT 4: ADMINISTRATIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE CIVIL SERVICE The OGP challenge containing this commitment is the increase to the Public Integrity, with the implementation of anti-corruption measures, and guarantee public ethics in the process of selection and evaluation of the administrative career, making available to the public information on these processes by a diversity of channels. The principles in line with those of the OGP, are those of Transparency and Accountability, then, this mechanism seeks transparency in the whole

89 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT process of recruitment, hiring and evaluating staff and administrative careers, reporting thereof, through the oversight of the users, these can feed back the process, that process is applicable to all public administration and entire system. With the completion in meeting their milestones, seeks to implement mechanisms for transparency in relation to the selection process, hiring and evaluation of public servants, which can be fed back by users, and lay the foundation for the development of the civil service. This commitment is made up of four milestones, presenting all levels as Limited Advance, to achieve this commitment, the responsible entities have implemented a continuous improvement plan with which it is intended to streamline the use of the platform developed in terms of quality of information, presentation and accuracy of the data and evaluate, review or detect bottlenecks in the selection process, in order to offer a quality service to the general public; Analysis has been made of existing models of citizen participation in different countries of Latin America, to share successful experiences and take advantage of them positively, and, additionally, has been managed in collaboration with the National University for the development of plans and training programs that would promote the Civil Service School, and is preparing a draft decree on the creation of the School of the Civil Service.

Commitment Compliance Template Development of the Administrative Carreer and Transparency in the Civil Number and Name of 4. Service Commitment

Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of the Presidency Ministry Lic. Reinaldo Sánchez, Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency Name responsible person / Atty.Merary Diaz, Director General of Civil Service / Norma Patricia Reyes, Head of Evaluation / Carlos Link Technical Enrique Ponce, Coordinator SIARH Post Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2231-0554, 9811-3011, 3170-2998, 3289-9729 Other Government Directorate General of Civil Service (DGSC) DPTMRE, IAIP Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA, CCT Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals

90 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Implement mechanisms for transparency in relation to the selection process, hiring and evaluation of Main goal public servants, which can be fed back by users, and lay the foundation for the development of the civil service. Brief Description of 4.1 Implement a virtual platform where everything relating to the selection process, hiring and Milestone evaluation of public servants, will be posted Transparency: through this tool all the processes of recruitment, hiring and evaluation of public servants will be monitored and audited. Access to public information: The platform will allow the information to be accessible to all citizens in general, with the possibility to extract information such as public posts, profiles, statistics, moments of the selection process, list of vacancies etc.. Relevance Civic Participation: this tool to foster citizens to exercise their right to be informed and to have access to public information on where they can also find the opportunity to participate within the process, along the same tool will give you the opportunity to observe the process. Technology and innovation: the general public through the web can participate and learn everything that provides the platform from any computer, Smartphone, tablets anywhere you have access to an internet connection. We hope that the citizens can get to monitor the selection process and become a supplier. Also providing an information tool in which the public can understand the processes of procedures, job profiles, selection results, results of the evaluations. It also seeks that the public has access to draw any general interest statistics of human resources of Ambition the central government. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Development and implementation of the Integrated Framework for Human Resource Management System (SIARH) to feed statistical data platform and administrative processes in relation to the Central Description of Results Management System. Development and implementation of the Registration and Control System of Public Employees (SIREP) database to feed platform statistics across the public sector. End Date June 2015 Next Steps Design and Implementation of the Virtual Platform, publish it on the web for use by the public. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The main obstacle or challenge that faces the General Directorate of Civil Service is the lack of financial resources. Efforts have been made to get them through funding of international organizations of which we are responsible.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 4. Development of the Administrative Carreer and Transparency in the Civil Service Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of the Presidency Ministry Name of person Lic. Reinaldo S ánchez, Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency responsible / Link Atty.Merary Diaz, General Director of Civil Service / Norma Patricia Reyes, Head of Evaluation / Carlos Technical Enrique Ponce, Chief Administrative SIARH Post Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone Other Government General Directorate of Civil Service (DGSC) DPTMRE, IAIP Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA Involved

91 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Implement mechanisms for transparency in relation to the selection process, hiring and evaluation of Main goal public servants, which can be fed back by users, and lay the foundation for the development of the civil service. Brief Description of 4.2 The implementation of an action plan to improve the platform regarding its usefulness, quality, Milestone relevance and credibility. Transparency: the objective of the plan is that the general public have a sense of belonging and confidence of the information, which rely on published data and be able to apply more of what comes your way. Access to public information: the plan should be designed for users requiring platform quality information and may also suggest to have the information available that should be displayed in Relevance platform. Civic Participation: interactivity is the most important on the Internet because users can review, comment and provide more information and the more easily it is the most attractive and dynamic navigation will be for the citizenry Technology and innovation: since the plan can also define how to interact from social networks, emails etc and all the technological tools of communication to enrich the virtual platform. By implementing the improvement plan is intended to streamline the use of the platform developed Ambition as to the quality of the information, the presentation and the accuracy of the data and evaluate, review or detect in the selection processes, in order to offer a quality service to the general public. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Incorporation within the conceptual design of the virtual platform regarding the way they interact Description of results and feed back users and administrators of it, considering a plan of continuous improvement of the same. End date December 2015  Design of a continuous improvement plan for the Virtual Platform

 Implementing a Plan for Continuos Improvement Next steps Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Once implemented the virtual platform on a monthly basis will have to develop a report of what the citizens are asking for an analysis of the applications and to meet them. The challenge would be part of the process in the most efficient and timely all the recommendations provided by the users of the platform form.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 4. Development of the Administrative Carreer and Transparency in the Civil Service Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of the Presidency ed Ministry Name of person Lic. Reinaldo S ánchez, Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency responsible / Link Atty.Merary Diaz, General Director of Civil Service / Norma Patricia Reyes, Head of Evaluation / Carlos Technical Enrique Ponce, Chief Administrative SIARH Post Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

92 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Telephone 2231-0554, 9811-3011, 3170-2998, 3289-9729 Other Government General Directorate of Civil Service (DGSC) DPTMRE, IAIP Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Implement mechanisms for transparency in relation to the selection process, hiring and evaluation of Main goal public servants, which can be fed back by users, and lay the foundation for the development of the civil service. Brief Description of 4.3 Design and piloting a model for citizen participation in the selection process, hiring and evaluation Milestone of public servants. Transparency: This model will allow the various civil society organizations to become suppliers of these processes and can give their support to the actions developed what with this being transparent processes. Since the same organizations can issue their reports on the development of the same. Access to Information: The model will encourage that information is available to the general public, with the possibility of having access to extract public information about the selection process, hiring and evaluation of public servants. Relevance Civic Participation: This is a model that may be involved different actors of civil society as it will depend on the type of contest that is being developed. Which means that not only will an organization to participate but will depend on the social reason for these. Technology: the general public through the website of the institution will have access to participate and learn everything that provides the platform from any device or technology instance through the use of internet. The participation of civil society organizations in the process of recruitment, hiring and evaluation allow greater credibility of them, they become more transparent and ultimately the candidate who is Ambition chosen is the one with greatest need and merit Thus the best resource for the State. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of results An alysis of existing models of citizen participation in different Latin American countries. End date June 2016  The design of a civic participation model with help of the CNA

 Socialization or participation model with the involved actors (different organizations of Civil Society)

 Implementation of the model in selection processes and recruitment. Next steps Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The availability of financial resources as it requires them to perform socialization to civil society organizations.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 4. Development of the Administrative Carreer and Transparency in the Civil Commitment Service Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of the Presidency Ministry Name of Responsible Lic. Reinaldo S ánchez, Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency Person / Technical Liaison Atty.Merary Diaz, GeneraDirector l of Civil Service / Norma Patricia Reyes, Head of Evaluation / Carlos

93 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Enrique Ponce, Coordinator SIARH E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Post Secretary of State in the Office of the Presidency Telephone 2231-0554, 9811-3011, 3170-2998, 3289-9729 Other Government General Directorate of Civil Service (DGSC) DPTMRE, UNAH. Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA, CCT, ASJ Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Implement mechanisms for transparency in relation to the selection process, hiring and evaluation of Main goal public servants, which can be fed back by users, and lay the foundation for the development of the civil service. Brief Description of 4.4 Design and phased implementation of a development plan of the Civil Service. Milestone Transparency : The development plan strengthens the civil service training and continuing professional public servant, which improve the quality of servers and therefore of the public administration. It is intended that staff movements are linked to these processes and certifications to this effect from the School of the Civil Service which would mean greater transparency in executing any movement. Access to Public Information: Public information in all processes concerning officers will access the Relevance city through different technological bodies of the institutions as well as public information officers. Civic participation: promoting citizen participation in the processes of administrative career programs including plans for inclusion in training and professionalization of public servants in all sectors of society. Technology: technological tools of the institution through the web were citizens can participate and learn everything that provides the platform in relation to the development plans of the administrative career. It aims to establish a School of the civil service will be the body responsible for the professionalization and training of servers which will be open to all employees who work in the executive branch and in turn will provide the guidelines for movements such as promotions or increases that must be given Ambition within the public administration. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Managing at the National University for their collaboration in the development of training programs that would promote the School for Civil Service . Description of results Audits of staff of the Secretariats of Health, Education, INSEP, Security and DEI, practiced by national and international firms (Personal Diagnostics) consultants. In preparing draft decree on the creation of the School of the Civil Service. End date June 2016  Elaboration of the Administrative Career Plan.

 Elaboration of a Critical Path for the phased plan

 Launch and socialization of the plan Next steps Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) It has become a challenge for the General Directorate of Civil Service to establish partnerships with institutions that can support the professionalization of the plans that the school offered.

94 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT 5: FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND IMPUNITY OGP contains the challenge, called the Public Integrity Enhancement, and by milestones measures to fight against corruption are created, and make available to citizens, periodic reports of alleged corruption and those responsible, to ensure the access to public information on the subject against corruption by society. The OGP principles it contains are: Transparency, Accountability and Citizen Participation. Its aim is to control corruption, creating public policies to reduce their practice and reduce impunity, with the active participation of citizens; an outstanding tool in this commitment is the Comprehensive Policy on Transparency, Probity and Ethics of Honduras. This commitment is made up of four milestones, and its compliance status: the Milestone 3, called: The publication, from December , of semiannual reports of the MP on developments in all cases of corruption that have been brought before the courts, with special emphasis on those reported by citizens, it is accomplished , then as planned in the Action Plan, have been prepared, submitted and published semiannual reports on corruption cases prosecuted from July to December 2014 in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, also, that report of the first half of 2015, on corruption cases prosecuted in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula regards report was presented . Milestone 1 presents a substantial breakthrough , considering that to date, there have been a series of actions to fulfill it, being among these: Making an I Discussion of Comprehensive Policy Transparency, Probity and Ethics of Honduras (PITPEH) dated August 6th , 2015 with the participation of state institutions (DPTMRE, TSC, CONADEH MP) Civil Society National Anti- Corruption Council (CNA) and Association for a More Just Society (ASJ) and donors (World Bank Impacts, Spanish Cooperation); With the cooperation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and proceeded to the hiring of PhD Hernan Charosky, with the advice of Mr. Nicolas Dassen IDB official, to assist in the formulation of the PITPEH. The first round of work has been developed in the context of the formulation of the Comprehensive Policy Transparency, Probity and Ethics Honduras: With dates 6th and 7th of November 2014 with the aim of generating a critical path and inputs that will enable the formulation .

95 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT A second round of work was practiced, as part of the formulation of the Comprehensive Policy for Transparency, Probity and Ethics of Honduras on 19th al January 23rd , 2015 in order to generate inputs that allow the formulation. The hiring of a consultancy for the development of the national public policy of transparency of Honduras, through access to public information and the national action plan of Honduras; under the project "support national efforts of The Institute for Access to Public Information of Honduras to the fight against impunity and support for transparency”, that the IAIP conducted with support from the AECID. This process involves a delay in time, having been planned for December 2015, complies with the launch of this policy and its subsequent approval in the same month. On May 29th , 2015, the launch of the National Policy on Transparency and Access to Information and Action Plan was performed, which represents a fundamental component of the (PITPEH). Milestones 2 , and 4, the first referring to the submission to the National Congress on June 2015 of a project to give force of law to the PITPEH; and to June 2016 the publication of a report of citizen oversight on the implementation and achievement of PITPEH objectives; both are presented as uninitiated milestones ,these depend on the Compliance of the first milestone of this same commitment, notwithstanding that they are within the period provided in the second PAGAH for compliance, being sure that the Honduran government will be achieve them.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 5. Fight Against Corruption and Impunity Commitment High Court of Auditors(TSC) / Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP) Secretariat / Responsible Public Ministry (MP) Ministry Presidential Directorate Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME) IAIP Atty.Doris Madrid, President Commissioner IAIP / Lic. Ivonne Ard ng Name of person TSC Atty.Daisy Oseguera of Anchecta, Judge President of TSC / Lic. Wendy Zelaya responsible / Link DPTME Atty.Renan Sagastume, Presidential Director / Atty.Yudina Castillo Technical Atty.Oscar Chinchilla, Attorney General of the Rep ublic / Atty.Loany Patricia MP Alvarado / Atty.Ricardo Matute / Atty.Elsa Calderon Post IAIP President Commissioner IAIP

96 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT TSC Judge President of TSC DPTME Presidential Director of Transparency and modernization ng state. MP Attorney General of the Rep ublic. IAIP [email protected] , [email protected] TSC [email protected] , [email protected] E-mail DPTME [email protected] , [email protected] MP [email protected] , [email protected] ,[email protected] IAIP 2231-3161 / 2231-3162 Ext. 110 TSC 2230-3247 / 228-0813 / 9459-5973 / 9992-4140 Telephone DPTME 2230-4052 / 2230-3648 / 9500-0885 Ext. 161 MP 2221-5670 / 2221-5665 / 9995-5135 / 9970-2171 Attorney General's Office (PGR), CONADEH, MP-FETCOOP (Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office ) Government ONADICI, ONCAE, SEFIN, CNBS, EITIH, COST, IAIP Civil Scoiety, CNA, ASJ-IT, TH, CCT, Legal Assistance Anticorrupci recording (ALAC), Spanish Cooperation Other Private (AECID), Impacts - (USAID), World Bank, IDB. Euro justice. Actors Sector, Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Increase public confidence and control of corruption by defining policies and strategies to reduce Main goal impunity, harmonization of norms and coordination of actions of the various public institutions with responsibility in the matter. 5.1 The formulation and approval, to Dec 1 2014 of the Comprehensive Policy Transparency, Probity and Ethics of Honduras (PITPEH). This milestone is the development and cooperation between state Brief Description of bodies, to strengthen an anti-corruption culture, allowing to the Honduran population the Milestone development of the potential of state institutions and their optimal contribution to national development. Transparency: Ensure effective compliance and participation of state authorities in promoting transparency and fighting corruption, making the necessary synergy between them to achieve the goals set forth in this instrument therefore becomes effective maximum difusscion, advertising relating to acts of public institutions and the broader citizen access to that information to enable the social audit and accountability. Access to Public Information: To disseminate detailed and reliable information in the context of transparency in the public management of the information generated by the related authorities in the fight against corruption. Relevance Citizenry: As a key element , it strengthens representative democracy and legitimacy underlying the right and duty of citizens to be active in the fight against corruption and impunity as well as the integration of civil society organizations in the national integrity system. Technology: The PITPEH incorporates the use of technology to strengthen the means of citizen participation through immediate access to information through communication channels such as pages and virtual platforms, transparency portals and access to information and access to social networks, blogs and citizen complaint mechanisms at their institutions and bodies responsible for the application and implementation of the policy. The PITPEH will be a public instrument to directly support the actions of the country in the fight against impunity and corruption, to create mechanisms for strengthening the functioning of justice, both technical and operational capabilities, the on time delivery and expeditious justice and inter-agency cooperation and generate best practices Ambition that contribute to the formation of organizational cultures, expressed in the quality improvement process and in fulfilling the obligations of the body, increasing their own standards of management, and incorporating new and higher requirements in its operation. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance x

97 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT These are the actions that have been developed to date to achieve compliance with this commitment effectively country are as follows:

1. I Discussion on the Integral policy of transparency, probity and ethics of Honduras (PITPEH), dated August 6, 2015 with the participation of state institutions (DPTMRE, TSC, CONADEH MP) National Anti-corruption Council (CNA) and Association for a More Just Society (ASJ) and other donors (World Bank, Impacts, cooperation or n ENGLISH wave).

2. As part of these actions, the Inter-American Development Bank is working with the DPTMRE for the compliance with the commitment N ° 5, which has the same goal for the formulation or approval of this Integral policy of Honduras (PITPEH), for which purpose the Bank has undertaken the hiring of the consultant PhD Hernan Charosky, with the advice of Nicolas Dassen ,an IDB official.

3. First Day of Work in the framework of the formulation oof the policy,: With dates 6 and 7 November 2014 with the aim of generating a critical route and inputs that enable the formulation of it. Description of results 4. II Working Day in the framework of the formulation of the policy in Honduras on 19 al January 23, 2015 in order to generate inputs that allow the formulation.

5. The hiring of a consultant for the development of the national policy of Honduras Republic of transparency through access to information and the national plan of action of Honduras; under the project "support national efforts of the Institute of access to information of Honduras to the fight against impunity and support for transparency, the IAIP make to with the support of AECID.

6. On May 29, 2015, it was carried out or the official alunch of the Probity and Ethics National Action Plan that represents a fundamental component of the (PITPEH).

7. The DPTME with IDB, formulated the PITPEH draft consolidating a viable and effective document at the time of implementation.

8. Prepared action plan or the PITPEH.

End date December 2014 Then the action to be continuing with the development of detailed PITPEH:

1. Development of a mechanism for articulation or both Pol I n policies.

2. Presentation of the PITPEH version proposed , for the revision of the Government. Next steps 3. Launch of the final version of the policy that should include the comments and feeback from the IDB officials, from the Honduran government, and the external control entities, an other State agencies with relation on transparency and fight against corruption.

4. Implement PITPEH’s Action Plan.

Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) It is noteworthy that the challenge to implement, has been to achieve synergy and strategic and coordinated work of all actors through their legal powers have had an active performance in the formulation of the same, so it is essential PITPEH that is made by these actors and that in turn develop joint actions that reflect the commitment of all the institutions involved are prosecuted. Transparency, probity and ethics strengthen democracy, clearly expressed political will is essential to support this plan of action and the complementarity between legal and administrative initiatives to achieve greater impact measures, the strengthening of public employment and the official participation are indispensable to execute action plans and make them sustainable elements, the

98 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT opportunity to build consensus and promote initiatives the promotion and dissemination of good practice improves the quality of management.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 5. Fight Against corruption or impunity. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible High Court of Auditors (TSC) / Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP) Ministry Ministry Public / Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State IAIP Atty.Doris Madrid, President Commissioner IAIP / Lic. Ivonne Ard ng Name of person TSC Atty.Daisy Oseguera of Anchecta, Judge President of TSC / Lic. Wendy Zelaya responsible / Link DPTME Atty.Renan Sagastume, Presidential Director / Atty.Yudina Castillo Technical Atty.Oscar Chinchilla, Attorney General of the Republic / Atty.Loany Patricia MP Alvarado / Atty.Ricardo Matute / Atty.Elsa Calderon IAIP President Commissioner IAIP TSC Judge President of TSC Post DPTME Presidential Director of Transparency and modernization ng state. MP Attorney General of the Republic. IAIP [email protected] , [email protected] TSC [email protected] , [email protected] E-mail DPTME [email protected] , [email protected] MP [email protected] , [email protected] ,[email protected] IAIP 2231-3161 / 2231-3162 Ext. 110 TSC 2230-3247 / 228-0813 / 9459-5973 / 9992-4140 Telephone DPTME 2230-4052 / 2230-3648 / 9500-0885 Ext. 161 MP 2221-5670 / 2221-5665 / 9995-5135 / 9970-2171 Government MP-FETCOOP Civil Scoiety, CNA, CCT, Anti-corruption Legal Assistance (ALAC), Spanish Cooperation, Impacts Programme, Other Private Sector, World Bank, IDB, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Increase public confidence and control of corruption by defining policies and strategies to reduce impunity, Main goal harmonization of norms and coordination of actions of the various public institutions with responsibility in the matter. 5.2 Presentation on June 2015, of a bill to the Congress to give force of law to the PITPEH. Brief Description of In order to grant the PITPEH a mandatory characteristic, in the actions of all supervisory bodies and state Milestone controllers and those involved in the implementation and application of it to ensure within the framework of law enforcement all administrative personnel and operational processes.. Transparency: Transparency is fostered through a general instrument and its coercive nature. Access to Public Information: The availability of information that it is up to the institutions to encourage transparency and fighting corruption. Relevance Citizen Participation: Active participation as direct and indirect users in all actions generated by the responsible institutions for its implementation. Technology: through the use of technology in each of the institutions involved have to allow direct access to the information derived from the implementation of this instrument makers. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X

99 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Description of results It is the actions of this milestone that are subject to the formulation and implementation of PITPEH. End date June 2015 Next steps The implementation of the Comprehensive Transparency Policy, Probity and Ethics in Honduras With the implementation of the PITPEH we can promote transparency in public institutions and ethical behavior of its officials in order to strengthen democracy, take a significant step in the process of reform and Ambition modernization. This regarding actions that will continue strengthening the fight against corruption. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The effective implementation of the PITPEH by the institutions involved in promoting transparency and fighting corruption.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 5. Fight Against Corruption and Impunity Commitment Secretariat / Responsible High Court of Auditors(TSC) / Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP) Ministry Public Ministry / Presidential Directorate of Transparency and State Modernization (DPTME) Atty.Renan Sagastume, Presidential Director / Atty.Yudina Castillo (DPTME), Abg.Oscar Name Responsible Chinchilla, Attorney General's Office / Atty.Loany Patricia Alvarado, Atty.Ricardo Matute / Person / Link Technical Atty.Elsa Calderon / Carlos Morazán (MP). Presidential Director of Transparency and Modernization of the State. Post Attorney General's Office. (DPTME) [email protected], [email protected] , E-mail (MP)[email protected] , [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] (DPTME) 2230-4052 / 2230-3648 / 9500-0885 ext. 161, (MP) 2221-5670 / 2221-5665 / Telephone 9995-5135 / 9970-2171 Government MP-FETCOOP Civil CNA, CCT, Anti-orruption Legal Assistance (ALAC), Spanish Cooperation, Impacts, World Bank, IDB, Other Scoiety, Actors Private Involved Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Increase public confidence and control of corruption by defining policies and strategies to reduce Main goal impunity, harmonization of norms and coordination of actions of the various public institutions with responsibility in the matter. 5.3 The publication from December 2014, of semiannual reports on progress in all corruption cases Brief Description of that have been brought before the courts, with special emphasis on those statements made by the Milestone citizen’s complaint. To inform the public and international community the prosecuted cases directly (140 characters max.) related to corruption that has resulted from citizen complaints.

100 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Transparency: The Attorney General's Office informs the Honduran society and the international community through semiannual reports of corruption cases prosecuted in order to ensure transparency through appropriate actions to respond to the demands and expectations of Honduran society. Access to Public Information: The Public Ministry allows access to information through semi-annual reports which are published in different institutional technological levels, as well as citizen service Relevance offices at local and regional level. Civic Participation: The Public Ministry through FETCOOP and Citizen Services Unit provides care for and responding to citizen complaints in cases of corruption. Technology and Innovation: It is based on all the information published on the website https: // www.mp.hn/ and transparency portals, the preparation of reports and digital information immediately available, also includes work with social networks.

Honduran society and the international community can participate as suppliers in cases of corruption Ambition and strengthen the actions of MP in the process of cOGPating corruption and impunity in Honduras.

Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Result: The submission of annual reports on corruption cases prosecuted for the periods from June to December 2014 and January to June 2015. Due to the above the following actions were taken: Relevant actions:

1. The organizational redesign, of the Special Prosecutor of Fight Against Corruption that from now on is called "ay Special Prosecutor for Transparency and combating corruption (FETCCOP) "

2. The Public Ministry official letter FGR 706-2014, as of December 10, 2014 sent to the DPTMRE reports prepared by the following units as to whose field of competence is linked to acts of corruption : Anti-corruption Special Prosecutor, Tegucigalpa, b)Anti- corruption Special Prosecutor, San Pedro Sula, c) Human Rights Special Prosecutor, San Pedro Sula, d) Special Prosecution Unit for Servers of Justice Industry, , e) Judicial Description of Results Proceedings, National Fiscal Support Unit.

3. The publication of relevant information on the website of the Public Ministry in order to give the citizenry and the international community, the concrete actions towards the fight against corruption and impunity.

4. Delivery of monthly reports on cases of corruption prosecuted for the periods from June to December 2014 and January to June 2015.

5. The socialization of semiannual reports during the round of Socialization of the Second Plan of Action or n Open Government 2014-2016, in 5 different cities of the country, Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Choluteca and Tegucigalpa fro4 August24th to September 1st 2015.

End Date In December 2014, August 2015 Publication of the reports of cases prosecuted corresponding semester in December 2015 and June Next Steps 2016. Additional Information(Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

101 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Implementation challenges: The mechanisms and tools used for the presentation and publication of information and socialization processes of the cases in question.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 5. Fight Against Corruption and Impunity Commitment Secretariat / Responsible High Court of Auditors(TSC) / Institute of Access to information Public ng (IAIP) Ministry Ministry Public / Presidential Directorate Transparency, State Modernization IAIP Atty.Doris Madrid, President Commissioner IAIP / Lic. Ivonne Ard ng Name of person TSC Atty.Daisy Oseguera of Anchecta, Judge President of TSC / Lic. Wendy Zelaya responsible / Link DPTME Atty.Renán Sagastume, Presidential Director / Atty.Yudina Castillo Technical Atty.Oscar Chinchilla, Attorney General of the Rep ublic / Atty.Loany Patricia Alvarado / MP Atty.Ricardo Matute / Atty.Elsa Calderon IAIP President Commissioner IAIP TSC Judge President of TSC Post DPTME Presidential Director of Transparency and modernization ng state. MP Attorney General of the Rep ublic. IAIP [email protected] , [email protected] TSC [email protected] , [email protected] E-mail DPTME [email protected] , [email protected] MP [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] IAIP 2231-3161 / 2231-3162 Ext. 110 TSC 2230-3247 / 228-0813 / 9459-5973 / 9992-4140 Telephone DPTME 2230-4052 / 2230-3648 / 9500-0885 Ext. 161 MP 2221-5670 / 2221-5665 / 9995-5135 / 9970-2171 Other Government Procuradur ed General's Office (PGR), CONADEH, IAIP. Actors Civil Scoiety, CNA, CCT, Legal Assistance Anticorrupci recording (ALAC), Spanish Cooperation, Impacts, World Involved Private Sector, Bank, IDB, Working Groups and Multilaterals Increase public confidence and control of corruption by defining policies and strategies to reduce impunity, Main goal harmonization of norms and coordination of actions of the various public institutions with responsibility in the matter. Brief Description of 5.4 The publication on, June 2016,of a a citizen oversight report on the implementation and achievement of Milestone PITPEH objectives. Transparency: Provide access to information and ensure effective participation and involvement of civil society in generating citizen oversight reports on the implementation of the PITPEH. Access to Public Information: Facilitate and provide access to information that is executing the implementation of the different PITPEH citizen oversight bodies to draw up the respective reports. Civic involvement: strengthened by means of the establishment of citizen oversight bodies within the framework Relevance of the implementation of the Comprehensive Policy Transparency, Probity and Ethics Honduras (PITPEH). Technology: The PITPEH incorporates the use of technology to strengthen the means of citizen participation through immediate access to information through communication channels such as pages and virtual platforms, portals transparency and access to information and access to social networks, blogs and citizen complaint mechanisms at their disposal institutions and bodies responsible for the application and implementation of policy.

102 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Ambition Honduran society that has access to the results and achievements of the implementation of the PITPEH to highlight the actions taken by the institutions involved in promoting transparency and fighting corruption. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of results It is the actions of this milestone are subject to the implementation of the PITPEH. End date June 2016 The formation of citizen oversight board as part of the implementation of the Comprehensive Policy Next steps on Transparency, Probity and Ethics of Honduras (PITPEH). Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Ensure the active participation of citizens in order to build a transparent and objective oversight in the implementation and achievement of PITPEH objectives. COMMITMENT 6: CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT ON BUDGET It is within the OGP challenge more efficient and effective management of public resources . This commitment is moving-in competition with the other commitments on the same defiance towards measures that promote the proper use of budgets, even training the citizenry in their management in a simple and practical way, with civic participation in budgeting, accountability to the public about the budget, from its development, which is submitted for approval and finally accountability in the process of its his execution and finally, once executed. This even has a high component in terms of oversight on government purchases, where it is warranted and prevailing public participation in the monitoring of these contracts, extended even to local governments. The principles guaranteed by this commitment, and concurrent with the principles of OGP, are those of transparency and public participation. Upon completion will ensure that the citizen is formed on the budget, and participates -being just heard in the formulation and monitoring its execution, its officials justify their actions. Upon completion of this commitment, citizenry will participate in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of the budget; in general, you follow it in all its stages, including the permanent accountability. There are three landmarks that make this commitment, and its status as Completey executed, this being one of the commitments fulfilled in their entirety, with a very low margin offset on the terms set out in the Action Plan, thereby achieving empowerment to citizens about the handling of the steps followed to formulate and to follow up the national budget, actively participating in these stages.

103 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 6. Empowering citizens on the budget. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Finance Ministry MBA Wilfredo Cerrato, Secretary of State in the Minsitry of Finance Responsible Person / Lic. Carlos Borjas, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance Technical Liaison Lic. Ivonne Ramirez / PhD Jorge Navarro Post Secretary of State for Finance E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]/ [email protected] Telephone 2238-9560 Other Government SEFIN units (Transparency, UDEM, Budget, Tesorer IA ONCAE) and Directorate General of Civil Service. Actors Civil Under cooperation agreement between SEFIN and a private university (UNITEC) Involved Scoiety, FOPRIDEH Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Empower the citizenry facing the opportunities for participation in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of Main goal the budget. 6.1 The implementation, by December 2014, a portal of budget education on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The portal is composed of 6 Polimedias (presentations of polymedias and videos of people talking) ( SIAFI basics, subsystems budget, accounting, treasury, human resources management, and basic concepts of the annual plan Brief Description of of purchases and contracts) where specialized staff explains in simple and accessible to all the theoretical and practical Milestone concepts of SIAFI. Each of these modules explained in the IFMS application of different moments of expenditure management to its accounting, but also provides information systems that communicate with SIAFI. In this way the citizens can better understand the budget issues at different stages and will be empowered to better exercise their public function. Transparency. To the extent that the population knows more than a civic empowerment budgetary matters that require efficient allocation and use of public resources is derived. Access to Public Information: Polymedias are available to the general public and explain them amicably budgetary issues, so that people can know and understand the terms that frame the subject. Relevance Civic participation. With the information provided a better educated population timely budgetary matters which may have a higher incidence in the different stages and budget components is formed. Technology and Innovation. Using polymedias means informational access to all citizens to know the Integrated Financial Management System, as well as other processes related. Seek a greater understanding of citizenry in the Integrated Financial Management System, in order to contribute to the Ambition education tax. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Result : Public access to educational Polimedias IFMS subsystems in the Secretariat of Finance’s website. Activities:

Description of Results  UDEM along with other units of the Secretariat came together to design and implement a plan of development and dissemination of education on budget issues with the help of audiovisual media that take advantage of the technology and innovation. Therefore, ease of poly-half was chosen.

104 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  Together with specialists from different areas and parliament to include in the Polimedias were developed.

 For recording the Polimedias specialists decided to participate in the same SEFIN and not hire "actors". This required a quick training to exhibitors.

 After making the recordings, poly stockings were placed on the website

End Date April 13, 2015 In an optional step is to proceed to review and assess the extent and coverage of civic empowerment and performance Next Steps to determine how necessary it is to promote and expand this facility Polimedias in education budget. Additional Information(Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The biggest challenge is to achieve a wide use by the population on of the Interactive Portal Education Budget PIEP and ensure civic empowerment. At present the use of the portal depends on the interest of the people. Eventually, depending on the availability of resources, we could design mechanisms to better use of supply of PIEP and induce higher demand for focus groups.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 6. Empowering citizens on the budget. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Finance Ministry MBA Wilfredo Cerrato, Secretary of State for Finance Holder / Technical Liaison Lic. Carlos Borjas, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance Lic. Ivonne Ramirez, Director of Transparency SEFIN E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 22-389560 Government SEFIN units (Deputy Minister of Budget, Budget Directorate and Transparency UPEG and UNAGE). Civil Scoiety, Focus communication with media representatives ,universities, private companies, civil society organizations. It was Other Private also attended by UNICEF in preparing an illustrated version of the Citizen Budget and the preparation of booklets in Actors Sector, two runs came in the newspaper La Tribuna. Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Empower the citizenry facing eopportunities for participation in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of Main goal the budget. 6.2 The construction, to January 2015, of the 1 instrument called "Citizens Budget" , with broad participation of civil society organizations. The Citizens Budget is an initiative of the Honduran government to understand how spending distributed general budget of the Public Administration is for Fiscal Year 2015. For anyone, a budget is a plan of action for a given expenditure from the income in the anticipate period. Similarly, Brief Description of the government spent on schools, hospitals, highways and roads, as well as wages, salaries and fringe benefits, to Milestone calculate the total expenditure for the year, based on the income you expect to have and also consider goals to achieve, based on the results of development to achieve. "The Citizens Budget is a nontechnical presentation of the government's budget that is intended to enable the public - including those who are not familiar with government finance understands the government's plans." Transparency and Access to information Public. With this document it contributes to the right of the people to know the General Budget of the Republic by a non-technical format. With the Citizens Budget understanding of Relevance government plans and the allocation of financial and nonfinancial resources to various programs and projects is possible. Civic Participation . Firstly, the construction of a Citizens Budget 2015 was achieved by the interaction of inputs from

105 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT representatives of academia, civil society organizations, journalists, private companies and other government actors. Second, the Citizens Budget with easy access, in plain language and through three publishing media is empowering a greater percentage of the population. This will give an extra step to the oversight, openness and accountability in the allocation and use of public resources as well as visualize the goals and expected results and achieved. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Result . 2015 Citizens Budget posted for access by the general public with versions published in three modes. Activities

 With the approval and publication of the Budget 2015, from January 2015 they proceeded to organize a series of consultation workshops with broad participation of civil society to define the structure of the Citizen Budget and using mass media.

 Where three workshops attended by representatives of civil society, private sector, academia and Other Actors Involved generated prior invitations to the workshop was conducted a consultation process.

 In the workshops the objectives of the Citizens Budget in accordance with the best international practices were presented and discussions were generated. Description of results  Comments and / or observations to be incorporated in the document arose.

 Sieving of comments to be incorporated into the Citizens Budget 2015 version was made.

 Complete version on the Web site SEFIN, illustrated version and bundles: In conclusion, an improved structure and content of the PC and its publication in three versions appropriate means and remembered.

 Finalizing the Citizens Budget 2015. The Complete version climbed to the Web in late March 2015 and issue published in the newspaper La Tribuna in June 2015. In this way it is ensured to get to the resident concerned and to eventually.

End date March 27, 2015 2015, MOF has completed the commitment. For future versions offers submitted by the participants to the Next steps consultation workshops to establish strategic alliances for more active dissemination of the PC will be restarted. People have a m ore reported on government plans, allocation and use of public resources in order to contribute to its Ambition improvement and, by that means, to democratic governance. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) For 2015, the commitment is completed. For subsequent years, the PC should reflect the evolution to observe the general budget. To the extent that the current PC document becomes general reference may arise suggestions for further changes. Strategic alliances delegate outreach to civil society is an option to explore.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 6. Citizen Empowerment on the budget. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Finance Ministry Lic. Wilfredo Cerrato, Secretary of State for Finance Holder / Technical Liaison Lic. Carlos Borjas, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance Lic. Ivonne Ramirez, Director of Transparency SEFIN

106 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 22-389560 Other Government IAIP, DPTME Actors Civil Scoiety, A booklet in La Tribuna with support fromUNICEF Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Empower the citizenry facing opportunities for participation in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of the Main goal budget. 6.3 The launch, in March 2015, of the Citizens Budget, developed in a participatory way.Provide a tool of massive scope to achieve encompass the widest possible audience to know the document called Citizens Budget 2015 and take Brief Description of advantage of public spaces for dissemination physically mainly in forums that take place under the theme of Open Milestone Government, not only in the capital but in the regions of lifting the query such as Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and Choluteca for which physical documents available for distribution. Transparency. Through a user-friendly understanding for the citizens of what the General Budget of the Republic and available in the (newspaper La Tribuna) electronic media (website) and physical Access to Public Information: With the construction of this document Citizenry, people will have the information at their disposal, also creating a friendlier version, for which it will be easier to empower the citizens Citizens Budget. Technology and innovation: This instrument will be built once published on the website of the institution and the Relevance population can access by this mean. Civic participation. The Citizens Budget with its easy access, in plain language and through three publishing media is empowering a greater percentage of the population. This will give an extra step to the oversight, openness and accountability in the allocation and use of public resources as well as visualize the goals and expected results and achieved. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Published Citizen Budget Activities:

 Elaboration of a matrix to incorporate the observations of civil society

 Incorporation or the observations of civil society to the final document

Description of results  Document or publication on the website

 Impression or delivery of documents

 Document or presentation on Open Government Forum

 Publication or citizen budget supplement in La Tribuna the newspaper

End date March 27, 2015 on the website and physical material distributed and 08 June in the newspaper La Tribuna Next steps Publication of the Citizens Budget document for future fiscal years The ambition is that the citizen's budget document serves as a reference tool for social oversight in monitoring the Ambition general budget of the Republic. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Empower the citizenry through training, as part of tracking and monitoring the launch of Citizens Budget. Empower people at the regional level decisively.

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COMMITMENT 7: ACCOUNTABILITY ON PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT The OGP challenge in which it is contained is the more efficient and effective management of public resources .This commitment entails accountability on the outcome of the assessment of the situation in which the public financial management system of Central government is, specifically public spending -in the period programmed into the heathen, based on the PEFA methodology. It contains as OGP principles, Transparency and Accountability. It is understood that all information related to the PEFA assessment, will be available to citizens; PEFA mechanism itself implies accountability, and allowing this information to be used by citizens to participate in public debates on the budget and its implementation. Upon completion of the milestones included in this commitment, the expected result is that the public is informed about the results of the 2014 PEFA assessment. The landmarks that make this commitment are 2, by which it seeks to Completefill this commitment. The progress of Milestone 1 , based on the realization, in June 2015 of a local, mapping of regional and national stakeholders, to which they must report the results of PEFA report; it is substantial progress, because although there is a lag in the time provided for compliance, to this moment, there has been made an initial mapping of representatives of government and civil society that can provide information on aspects of PEFA and which they can provide them that information, even performing PEFA pilot evaluation with the actors identified in the aforementioned mapping. That makes us believe that the end of this Action Plan, this milestone will be successCompletey achieved, reaching proposed to be developed and included in the target II PAGAH. Regarding the level of progress of Milestone 2, the same is without beginning, without presenting any degree of progress, rather than identifying the part of the party responsible for compliance, in some actions to achieve compliance with this institution milestone, anticipating consequently making the PEFA assessment, and then proceed to establish the outreach strategy with two objectives: the general information and, most importantly, to guide

108 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT those responsible for the management of public finances to define plans for improvement of their management processes of public finances.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 7. Accountability for Public Expenditure Managemnt Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Finance / Secretariat of Human Rights, Justice, Interior and Decentralization Ministry Presidential Directorate of Management for Results Lic. Wilfredo Cerrato, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance / Lic. Carlos Borjas, Responsible Person / Lic. Ivonne Ramirez / PhD Jorge Navarro / Atty.Rigoberto Chang Castillo, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Human Technical Liaison Rights and Justice/ Lic. Wendy Mejia / Lic. Nela Canas / Atty.Luis Suazo, Presidential Director of Management for Results Post Secretary of State for Finance [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 22-389560 Government IAIP, DPTME, TSC, National Congress Civil Scoiety, COHEP, FOSDEH, Civil Society Group, FOPRIDEH Other Private Sector, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Reporting and accountability to most of the Honduran population regarding the PEFA results Brief Description of 7.1 The realization on, June 2015, of a mapping of local, regional and national involved actors, which is due to Milestone report results of PEFA Report. Transparency: Having information on the management of public finances with clarity, confidence, frequency, timeliness and relevance. Access to Public Information: It strengthens citizen empowerment on the assessment that it is in a given system of public financial management of the Central Government time. Relevance Civic Participation . Private Enterprise and Civil Society agents query to build the report and presentation. Technology and Innovation: Being able to settle the reports on the websites of the institutions that form part of the Compliance of this commitment, citizenry through technology bodies can see the reports of public expenditure and accountability that shall be generated from evaluations made. Be open to government formulation and decision making of policies and measures through a communication strategy Ambition that allows accountability to citizens on the issue of the management of public finances Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X

109 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Result . It has an initial mapping of representatives of government and civil society that can provide information on PEFA aspects and also PEFA pilot evaluation of actors identified in the mapping that was performed. Activities

 To have a pilot mapping and report that proceeded to an external consultancy process and therefor to these sub-activities:

Identification, negotiation and definition of the source for funding the consultancy. Making the terms of reference for hiring the consultant Contract consultants

 Realization of the consultant ay for which were conducted as follows: Description of Results Building the team counterparty Presentation and approval of the Work Schedule Develop the consultancy

 Among the products and by-products are the following:

Making social and governmental actors mapping of which inputs and information which they may submit results of the pilot PEFA evaluation is obtained Gathering information with government, private sector and civil society Report on Development of compliance indicators Incorporation of comments on the document Finalizing the evaluation document as a first approach Presentation of an action plan and methodologies used in view of the PEFA assessment End Date March 24, 2015 Next Steps Identification of socialactors involved in the scope and results of a PEFA evaluation Additional Information(Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Perform the PEFA study whose decision will depend on Economic Cabinet based, among others, on the response you get from the PEFA Secretariat. Also, the actions envisaged in the action plan submitted must be executed in the short and medium term; the short term must be agreed and implemented and monitoring its implementation.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 7. Accountability for Public Expenditure Management Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Finance / Secretariat of Human Rights, Justice, Interior and Decentralization Ministry Presidential Directorate of Management for Results Lic. Wilfredo Cerrato, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Finance / Lic. Carlos Borjas, Name Responsible Lic. Ivonne Ramirez / PhD Jorge Navarro / Atty.Rigoberto Chang Castillo, Secretary of State in the Person / Link Technical Ministry of Human Rights and Justice/ Lic. Wendy Mejia / Lic. Nela Canas / Atty.Luis Suazo, Presidential Director of Managemente for Results. Post Secretary of State for Finance [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 22-389560 Government IAIP, DPTME, TSC, National Congress Other Civil COHEP, FOSDEH, Civil Society Group, FOPRIDEH Actors Scoiety, Involved Private

110 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Reporting and accountability to most of the Honduran population regarding the 2014 PEFA results Brief Description of 7.2 Implementation, to December 2015, of a permanent communication strategy to enable Milestone accountability to the public on the management of public finances according to the PEFA standards. Transparency: Report on public spending and management of public finances with clarity, confidence, frequency, timeliness and relevance. Access to Public Information: It strengthens citizen empowerment on the assessment that it is in a given system of public financial management of the Central Government time. Relevance Civic participation in the general population is listed as suppliers of accountability through the PEFA reports. Technology and Innovation: Being able to settle the reports on the websites of the institutions that form part of the Compliance of this commitment, citizenry through technology bodies can see the reports of public expenditure and accountability that should be generated from evaluations made. The strategy is intended to use a scheme of greater understanding information to the public. Also, Ambition processes and controls will strengthen management to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of public finances. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of Results No actions have been made to advance compliance with this milestone. End Date December 2015 Next Steps Realization on of the PEFA assessment Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Having lifted the survey and received the report proceed to establish the outreach strategy with two objectives: the general information and, most importantly, to guide those responsible for the management of public finances to define plans improvement of management processes of public finances.

COMMITMENT 8: PLANNING, EFFICIENCY, TRANSPARENCY IN PROCUREMENT It is within the OGP challenge, more efficient and effective management of public resources that this commitment is referred to planning measures in procurement and contracting. The principles it contains are: Transparency, relating it to information on the subject of procurement and contracting of the government, it is referred to the opening in all procurement processes and contracts, open to anyone interested in bidding participation or meet them; It ensures thereby also strengthening the right to information. The other principle that it is present in this commitment is the Accountability, to ensure we can count with permanent mechanisms to monitor procurement and contracting, these being the main reasons for this commitment.

111 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The expected result with this commitment, is to improve the planning of purchases by state institutions and thereby improve and increase efficiency in these processes, institutionalizing mechanisms that allow, with the active participation of citizens in all these processes and mechanisms. Milestone 1, entitled: The application, to December 2014, of 1 manual with its training modules on recruitment procedures, directed and adapted to national and local public authorities, and the Milestone 3 , called: The penalty and application, to January 2015, 1 of "Law for Efficiency and Transparency through Electronic Media Shopping" and its Regulations; its status is completed . The Milestone 1 , the manual with their respective modules, was fulfilled on August 18th , 2015. The milestone 3 , was Completefilled on August 5th , 2014 when published and came into force on that date, the Law on efficient and transparent electronic shopping, and on October 28th of that same year the relevant regulations of this law were published. The milestones 2, 4, and 6, are in a state of substantial progress . Milestone 2 , presented as substantial progress in designing functionally an Annual Planning Module for Procurement and Contracting (PACC), and the rest of the modules that would shape a new platform for public procurement in the country, a consultant was hired. As a result the buyers need where identified regarding a national procurement system and regarding the procurement planning and procurement processes itself. Likewise, the State Procurement Law and other regulations related to public procurement, so that a document with the functionality of the entire system, including module developed PACC. As a technical matter, meetings were held with the conceptual consultant of the new SIAFI-Ges and UdeM, from which a consultant's document emerged, which defines the scope of interoperability between the IFMS-Ges and Planning module of HonduCompras. Concerning the milestone 4 in relation to his advances, the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State by the Regulations of the Procurement Office of State (ONCAE), Enforcement of Efficient and Transparent Purchasing through electronic means,has conducted on August 5th , a National Competitive Bidding processes scheduled for 2015, basing this process in four phases: I. Publication of a Market Study which consists of analyzing the supply and demand of the items identified for inclusion in the Electronic Catalog, ii.- the feasibility report, which is the instrument which determines whether or not the conduct of the

112 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT process leading to the Referral DPTME report iii.- approval by the DPTME, and iv.- Enabling Circular, this Circular enables Electronic Catalogs is the instrument that regulates the procedures given to the mandatory use of the catalog that leads to the Contracts and Vendor Selection resolutions and ending with the product Catalogs Administration, Enforcement of Administration and monitoring activities. To date the use of electronic catalog is operating effectively and efficiently and is expected to be enabled by the end of October a series of food and beverage catalgos, ink and tonner and wheels catalogs, respectively. The bidding processes carried out has been successful, and have had a minimum of 12 bids for participation processes, which demonstrates the interest that has been generated in participating in the process implemented with this new modality of purchase, this good range of providers results from the selection of good quality products with competitive prices that will generate good savings for the state. Bidding processes for Electronic Catalogs has promoted the participation of Micro enterprises, through a section in the contract documents where the participation rate is promoted. Bidding processes performed has been identified that about 50% of the suppliers are in the category of micro enterprises, and all have the same opportunities for sales to the State. The milestone 6 presented as progress, the implementation of an action plan in which actions that encourage a change in the culture of those involved in the recruitment process with the State, joining forces with the Association for a More Just Society raised as a representative of Transparency International in Honduras (ASJ / TI) to intervene in the same process as an observer, notwithstanding that it has failed to be implemented Completey. With limited progress appears the milestone 5, referring to the extension to December 2015, of at least 2 electronic catalogs and framework agreements, fulfilling the 30% share of Micro enterprises. It is met with respect to the existence of electronic catalogs, but limits their compliance in terms of the requirements of the landmark, and is referred to terminology inability to qualify as a micro enterprise, making it very difficult to fill that percentage to

113 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT them, coupled with this, is the issue of competition, where there is little participation of this sector in the state bid.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 8. Planning, Efficiency and Transparency in Procurement. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of General Government Coordination Ministry Name of person PhD. Jorge Ramón Hernández Alcerro, Secretary of State for General Coordinator of Government / responsible / Link Atty.Renan Sagastume Fernandez DPTMRE / Atty.Hector Cerrato, ONCAE / Atty Yolanda Montes, Technical ONCAE Post Secretary of General Governement Coordiantion E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 22,224,496.22387961 Government State’s Procurement Procurement (ONCAE), MOF, DPTMRE, IAIP Civil Scoiety, Other Private Actors Sector, ASJ, CNA Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Planning improve purchases by linking the national budget at all levels of the government apparatus Main goal and increase efficiency in procurement and contracting by institutionalizing proven mechanisms and through citizen participation in monitoring public procurement processes. Brief Description of 8.1 The application on, December 2014, of a manual with their training modules on recruitment Milestone procedures, directed and adapted to national and local public authorities . Transparency: The handbook will become a tool and guide and quick reference for staff, minimizing the risk for omissions or making unilateral decisions remote to legal criteria as defined in the development process. Access to Public Information: Strengthen knowledge and ensures that it meets each of the requirements of legal order to allow greater transparency, efficiency, competition and advertising in Relevance the execution of the same Civic Participation: The development of a procurement manual will allow through standardization of procurement procedures and criteria. Technology and Innovation: Tools available to citizens in the instances of public information ONCAE and through the website Honducrompras. It is expected that the manual can be used by different public administration officials in the performance of the procurement processes so their dissemination through the training sessions is Ambition essential and that it can provide basic guidelines to achieve greater transparency and efficiency in public procurement. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance x The elaboration manuals were made of the current regulations relating to procurement and existing Description of results manuals in that sense we tried to adapt the content identifying the legal basis of the procurement process is reviewed. End date July 2015 Next steps Reproduction and dissemination of manuals in training sessions.

114 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)  Provide training to more municipalities and authorities.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 8. Planning, Efficiency and Transparency in Procurement Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of General Coordination of Governement Ministry Name of person PhD. Jorge Ramón Hernandez Alcerro, Secretary of State in the Ministry of General responsible / Technical Government Coordinator / Atty.Renan Sagastume Fernandez DPTMRE / Atty.Hector Liaison Cerrato, Director ONCAE / Orlando Montes, ONCAE Post Secretary of State in the Secretariat of General Coordinator of Government E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2230-7000 Project Management Unit of the Ministry of Finance, Project Management Unit of SAG, Government Administrative Management of Central Bank SESAL Central Administrative Management, Administrative Management of CONATEL and the Court of Accounts. Other Civil ASJ and EROC, private enterprise AHPROCAFE, Honduras College of Engineers and Actors Scoiety, Chamber of Commerce of Honduras. Involved Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Planning improvement of purchases by linking the national budget at all levels of the government apparatus and increase efficiency in procurement and contracting by Main goal institutionalizing proven mechanisms and through citizen participation in monitoring public procurement processes. 8.2 The design to June 2016,of a planning module and linked to the SIAFI Brief Description of procurement contracts, including quarterly reports analyzing implementation of the Milestone PACC by institution . Transparency: The design of an electronic module for procurement planning is the first step to support the efficiency of procurement, a procurement planning that is linked to the budget of the purchasing institutions. The design of this module proposes the systematization of the planning process, from the budgetary availability of each procuring unit within different institutions. Access to Public Information: purchases of goods, works and services to objects that affect spending within budget will be linked. Once the plan is approved, the system automatically publish the plan in acquiring units, making publicly available all Relevance information relating to the object of planned purchases, which is the tentative date for the start of each of the processes purchase and the estimated amount of the purchase.This means that; with this potential bidders in the country and outside it, they will have the relevant information to the processes that may be interested and the dates on which it expects to hire. Civic participation: the instrument strengthens citizen participation in the construction process included in the process of socialization and verification. Technology: The implementation of the new procurement platform (HonduCompras 2.0) placed at the disposal of this module access Annual Planning Procurement and

115 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Contracting (PACC).

It is expected with this module, the purchasing state institutions have systematized the programming of your purchases, according to the demand for goods, works and services of each execution unit, consistent with the assigned budget and the immediate publication of the Acquisitions Plan, once it is approved by the highest authority, thus, all the information on what is going to buy the State and the dates of the processes, would be available to anyone interested in the subject. Similarly, the purchasing institutions can make the changes required, with due justification and, with the system running as expected, you can also make only those purchases that are included in the PACC of each Ambition institution. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X To develop the design of this module Annual Planning Procurement and Contracting (PACC), a consultant was hired to develop a functional design, both this module and the other modules that will make up a new platform for public procurement (HonduCompras 2.0). In developing this consultancy socialization meetings and check on the contents of the processes to be included in the new shopping platform, including the module Annual Procurement Plan and Procurement (PACC), the Management Unit for Projects of the Ministry of Finance, Project Management Unit of SAG, Administrative Management of Central Bank SESAL Central Administrative Management, Administrative Management of CONATEL and the Court of Accounts, through which the needs of the buyers were Description of results identified in relation a national procurement system, in terms of procurement planning . and procurement processes itself. Likewise, the State Procurement Law and other regulations related to public procurement, so that a document with the functionality of the entire system, including module was developed PACC analyzed. Similarly conceptual consultant meetings with the new IFMS-Ges and UdeM, of which a document, the consultant, which defines the scope of interoperability between the IFMS-Ges and Planning module HonduCompras emerged were made. Also a briefing to the Multisectoral Group CoST Honduras, which consists of members of the Civil Society (ASJ and EROC) and private enterprise AHPROCAFE, Association of Engineers of Honduras and Honduran Chamber of Construction Industry was held. End date June 2016 Socialization designs more buyers State authorities so that it can expand or confirm the extent of the module designed. Coordination with the UdeM for defining the final model interoperability Planning module HonduCompras purchases. This will not be possible to define until we have a definition of what functionalities IFMS-Ges have, so that the design can not be implemented before the development and implementation of the system is completed, so that communication is stable between the two systems. We understand that the tentative time for such completion is one year and a half after the Next steps start of development. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) It is important to note that the optimum and complete application of the developed module depends on the implementation of a new system of public procurement and interoperability between it and the IFMS-Ges. It also depends on the Secretariat of Finance and the actions taken to operate . Both are major challenges for the institution since the implementation of a new public procurement platform (HonduCompras 2.0) involves obtaining the budget and the respective contracting either an OTS system or developed in-house and interoperability it depends on 50% of the Secretariat of Finance actions.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 8. Planning , Efficency and Transparency of Procurement

116 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat General Coordination ed Government Ministry Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat General Coordination ed Government Ministry PhD Jorge Ram ng Alcerro Hernández, Secretary of State General Coordinator of Government / Name of person responsible Atty.Renan SOGPstume Fernandez DPTMRE / Atty.Hector Cerrato, Director ONCAE / Orlando / Link Technical Montes, ONCAE Post Minister General Coordinator of Government E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2230-7000 Government State Procurement Office (ONCAE), MOF, DPTMRE, IAIP Other Civil Scoiety, ASJ, CNA Actors Private Sector, Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Planning improve purchases by linking the national budget at all levels of the government Main goal apparatus and increase efficiency in procurement and contracting by institutionalizing proven mechanisms and through citizen participation in monitoring public procurement processes. Brief Description of 8.3 Application in January 2015 of "Law on Efficient and Transparent Procurement through Milestone Electronic Media" and its Regulations. The Law on Efficient and TransparentProcurement through Electronic Media is applicable to the modalities of the framework agreement, joint purchasing, reverse auction and regulations. Transparency: the procurement processes undertaken by the State are carried out in an efficient and transparent way, achieving considerable savings rates, in order to fight corruption and avoid Relevance cost overruns that occur in public procurement processes. Access to Information: Access to current regulations. Civic participation: Ensures the modernization of public procurement. Technology: using different technological platforms for the recruitment process being Honducrompras the state’s procurement tool. Ambition It is expected to achieve considerable savings percentages obtained for the state to fight corruption and avoid cost overruns that occur in public procurement processes. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance x The Law on Efficient and Transparent Procurement through Electronic Media was established by Decree No. 36-2013, published in the Official Journal La Gaceta number 33497 on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Therefore during the year 2014 it was made the previous activities relating to the implementation of new types of contracts; In 2015 the corresponding bidding process to select suppliers to be Description of results incorporated into the electronic catalog were made. Since June 24, 2015 the electronic catalog of office supplies is available, and today the institutions are already making purchases through it. Evidence of it can be seen through Honducompras System ( www.honducompras.gob.hn ) in the electronic catalog module window citizenry. End date August 5, 2014 ONCAE continue performing the functions established in Article 6 of the Law on Efficient and Next steps Transparent Procurement through electronic means, in order to continue complying with it. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) It hopes to make the relevant processes for the implementation of other types of contracts is: Joint reverse auction and shopping.

117 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 8. Planning, Efficiency and Transparency in Procurement Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government Ministry PhD. Jorge Ramon Hernández Alcerro, Secretary of State for General Government Coordination/ Name of person responsible Atty.Renan Sagastume Fernandez DPTMRE / Atty.Hector Cerrato, Director of ONCAE / Orlando / Link Technical Montes, ONCAE Post Minister for the General Coordinator of Government E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2230-7000 Government State’s Procurement Office (ONCAE), MOF, DPTMRE, IAIP Civil Scoiety, ASJ, CNA Other Private Sector, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Planning improve purchases by linking the national budget at all levels of the government apparatus Main goal and increase efficiency in procurement and contracting by institutionalizing proven mechanisms and through citizen participation in monitoring public procurement processes.. 8.4 The institutionalization on, December 2015, of 5 framework purchase agreements between Brief Description of various public institutions through electronic catalogs, ensuring participation of Micro Milestone enterprises in at least 30% of purchases. Transparency: promoting competition and encouraging all prospective suppliers of goods and services involved in the processes of Tenders Electronic Catalog.

Access to Information: When publishing processes Honducompras system, if not on social networks, chambers of commerce, associations of micro, among others, and make personalized invitations for each tender referring to all prospective suppliers tender documents, also providing technical assistance for the correct filling of vacancies and get as many qualified bidders. Relevance Civic Participation: The DPTME through ONCAE provided through the training sessions and socializing with suppliers and support of civil society (ASJ) as suppliers in procurement processes and training of the state.

Technology: the use of the official website of state purchases and contractions and the use of different communication spaces and social networks.

Based on the specific legal framework, develop successfully and implement new contracting Ambition mechanisms giving faster effects, transparent and efficient purchases, with the special legal security of online transactions and electronic tools necessary for nature management. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Actions taken:

Description of results 1. The Presidential Directorate of Transparency and modernization of the State through the State’s Procurement Office (ONCAE), in respect with the enforcement of the Law for Efficient and Transparent Procurement through Electronic Media or mechanics,

118 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT has made 5 to 8 public licitation processes.

2. The process performed is based on four main stages: I. Publication on Market Study which is to an analysis of the supply and demand of the items identified for inclusion in the Electronic Catalog the ii.- Feasibility Report which is the instrument which determines whether or not the realization of the process that leads to remission of the DPTMRE report iii.- the approval by the DPTMRE iv.- Starting of the electronico catalog or mechanics, is the instrument by which regulates the procedures start is given to the mandatory use of the catalog which leads to the Bids and Resolutions Selection of suppliers and products.

3. To date, the electronic catalog for office supplies is operating effectively and for the ends of October it is expected that the catalog for food and beverages, inks and wheels, will be available

4. There have been several days of socialization for the new arrangements with suppliers, enhancing the transparency of tender processes or n, posting not only Honducompras system, if not in social networks, and different involved actors.

5. It has provided training in the use of logos or electronic catalogs for acquiring entities (Units Purchase) and others involved in the purchasing institutions and publicizing the benefits to represent these issues of transparency, and efficiency the procurement.

6. The bidding processes carried out have been successful and have had a minimum of participation in 12 processes , demonstrating the interest that has been generated in participating in the process implemented new modalities of purchases, this good range participating provider results in the selection of good quality products with competitive prices that will generate a good savings for the state.

7. With the selection of products and suppliers to be incorporated into the electronic catalogs for efficiency and transparency in government procurement is promoted, and this economy becomes feneficial to the state.

8. Bidding processes to electronic catalogs or has promoted the participation of micro enterprises in a section contained in the terms of reference,that promotes the range of participation of the microentreprenuers.

9. Bidding processes performed has been identified that about 50% of the suppliers are in the category Microenterprises, and all have the same opportunities for sales to the State.

End date December 2015 1. The operation for the electronic catalogs for Food and Beverages, ink and tonners and wheels respectively. Next steps Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Compliance with efficient and transparent application of the Law

Commitment Compliance Template

119 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Number and Name of 8. Planning, Efficiency and Transparency in Procurement. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government Ministry Name of person responsible PhD. Jorge Ramon Hernández Alcerro, Secretary of State of the General Coordinator of Government / Atty.Renan / Link Technical Sagastume Fernandez DPTMRE / Atty.Hector Cerrato, ONCAE Director / Orlando Montes, ONCAE Post Minister of General Coordinator of Government E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2230-7000 Government State’s Procurement Office (ONCAE), MOF, DPTMRE, IAIP Civil Scoiety, ASJ, CNA Other Private Sector, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Planning improve purchases by linking the national budget at all levels of the government apparatus and increase Main goal efficiency in procurement and contracting by institutionalizing proven mechanisms and through citizen participation in monitoring public procurement processes.. Brief Description of 8.5 The enhancement on, June 2016, of at least two electronic catalogs and framework agreements, fulfilling the Milestone 30% share of microenterprises. Transparency: promoting competition and encouraging all prospective suppliers of goods and services involved in the processes of Electronic Catalog.

Access to Information: When publishing processes in Honducompras system, if not on social networks, chambers of commerce, associations of microenterprises, among others, and make personalized invitations for each tender referring to all prospective suppliers’ documents, also providing technical assistance for the correct filling of Relevance vacancies and get as many qualified bidders.

Civic Participation: The DPTME through ONCAE provided through the training sessions and socializing with suppliers and support of civil society (ASJ) as suppliers in procurement processes and training of the state.

Technology: the use of the official website of state purchases and contractions and the use of different communication spaces and social networks.

Based on the specific legal framework, develop successfully and implement new contracting mechanisms giving Ambition faster effects, transparent and efficient purchases, with the special legal security of online transactions and electronic tools necessary for nature management. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Actions taken:

To date the use of electronic catalog is operating effectively and efficiently and for the end of October it is expected to enable another system catalogs for food and beverage, ink and tonners, and wheels respectively. Description of results Bidding processes for Electronic Catalogs has promoted the participation of Microenterprises, through a section in the contract documents where the participation rate is promoted microentrepreneurs. Bidding processes performed has been identified that about 50% of the suppliers are in the category Micro, and all have the same opportunities for sales to the State. End date June 2016 Next steps The operation of the catalogs of Food and Beverage, ink and tonner and wheels respectively.

120 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Compliance with the Act and efficient and transparent application of the same

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 8. Planning , Efficiency and Transparency on Procurement Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariatof State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government Ministry Name of person PhD. Jorge Ramon Hernández Alcerro, Secretary of State for the General Coordination of responsible / Link Government / Atty.Renan Sagastume Fernandez DPTMRE / Atty.Hector Cerrato, ONCAE Director / Technical Orlando Montes, ONCAE Post Minister of General Coordinator of Government E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2230-7000 Government State’s Procurement Office (ONACE), MOF, DPTMRE, IAIP ASJ, CNA Other Civil Scoiety, Actors Private Sector, Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Planning improve purchases by linking the national budget at all levels of the government apparatus Main goal and increase efficiency in procurement and contracting by institutionalizing proven mechanisms and through citizen participation in monitoring public procurement processes.. Brief Description of 8.6 The participation on of the citizens and other non-state organizations in monitoring Milestone government procurement actions. Transparency: ONCAE with ASJ / TI is developing an action plan for this year which is developing strategies for citizens to have participation in the monitoring of state purchases. Access to Public Information: Facilitate and provide access to information that is executing and implementing procurement processes and contracting to different citizen oversight bodies to draw up the respective reports. Relevance Civic Participation: ONCAE has held meetings with ASJ / TI (Transparency International) which is the entity with which Honduras signed a collaboration agreement in good faith to promote transparency, fighting corruption and strengthening integrity systems, that through this agreement more transparency is achieved and this provides protection to the people and that the first target corruption fight. Technology: The use of the web pages of the institution and the ASJ as communication tools. Ambition Achieving transparency in the monitoring of state purchases providing transparency and confidence to Hondurans. At the same time disclosing that Honduras is changing and that establishes a direct fight against corruption and with a simple goal to obtain peace and tranquility Honduras. Also to accountability for acts performed and tackle corruption in all state institutions. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X The actions taken by ONCAE are using an action plan in which the change of culture, avoiding all corruption costs and restore peace and tranquility of the Honduran people . ASJ forces / TI joined to Description of results serve as an intermediary in carrying the message to the outside of the changes that are taking place within the country to get the best result expected by acts with absolute determination by the authorities. End date December 2015

121 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Next steps Development of a new action plan that meets the demands of the Honduran people. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Establish an annual action plan in which it meets the requirements of citizenry. COMMITMENT 9: MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTABILITY Since this commitment is within the OGP challenge, more efficient and effective management of public resources, actions are implemented to ensure the proper management of public resources of the municipalities, through mechanisms that ensure proper use of them, through disincentives, as is accountability. The principles that apply are: Transparency, Accountability and Public Participation. In this commitment, transparency is achieved when all the information on the municipal budget is published, strengthening the right to information of the citizenry; Accountability is ensured by the existence of simple mechanisms which, through them, realizes citizens spending of public funds by the local or municipal government; and, Public Participation in this commitment is oriented to the citizen to participate actively-through mechanisms that ensure a true accountability to the society, the public oversight of them, and active participation of citizens that will even be heard and that their assessments are integrated into decision-making by the local authority. The expected result is to improve the confidence of citizens to their local governments in implementing these standardized mechanisms of accountability. Commitment 9 has 3 milestones, of which their level of progress in the milestone 2 , called: The use, in January 2015 and 2016, 4 quarterly reports and one annual settlement generated by the GL module for SAMI is fulfilled , then, as a result, the quarterly assessments by municipalities, which earned them for municipal transfers ,were authorized . The milestones 1 and 3 , have substantial progress . In the Milestone 1 , on the grounds that in the period from October 2014 to February 2015, a methodology called Protocol for the Accountability of Municipal Accounts was designed, it will serve as a tool for municipalities to conduct open forums for accountability and the inclusion of citizenry (CCT and media). This instruction has already been approved by the General Directorate of Local

122 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Governance and Territorial Planning. For July -September it is scheduled the conducting of 7 workshops for socialization of this protocol, same as at the national level will be directed to the Municipal authorities -Commissions Citizen -Media Transparency and Civil Society. This whole process is with the intention that it can be implemented by 2016 as stipulated in art. 59 of the Law of Municipalities. In order to achieve the milestone 3 , it has managed by external cooperation, technical support to define its viability as it involves several steps for its realization and implementation, which is subject to its costly financing. As alternative measures to achieve the goal is to have one index for Municipal Transparency based on monitoring the implementation of the Municipal Accountability Protocol, in compliance with the Transparency Law and other aspects covered by the Law of Municipalities related with this subject.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and name of 9. Municipal Accountability commitment Secretary / Responsible Secretariat for Human Rights, Justice, Interior and Decentralization. Ministry Name Responsible Person / Atty.Rigoberto Chang Castillo / Rosa Margarita Nolasco Aceituno Technical Liaison Post Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice Human Rights, Interior and Decentralization. Email [email protected]/ rosanolasco_aceituno @ yahoo. Is Phone 9959-3636 Government Municipalities - SEFIN –DPTMRE Civil Scoiety, Citizen Commissions for Transparency CST. Other Private Sector, Media and local and national media. Actors Working Association of Municipalities of Honduras (AMHON) Involved Groups and Multilaterals Improve public trust in their local governments by implementing approved accountability Main goal mechanisms. 9.1 For the month of February of this year 2015, the aim is to have 1 Protocol Design for Standardized Open Councils Accountability. Brief Description of For the months of July to September 2015 socialization workshops of this protocol and in January Milestone 2016 started with the implementation of standardized protocol of Open Councils Accountability, ensuring the participation of citizen commissions and national media.

123 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Transparency: To provide the public with information related to their management, which will enable civil society to know the public administration and investment. Access to Public Information: Compliance with Art, 59. Of the Law of Municipalities by municipal authorities, also they will announce the liquidation report of the previous year and the approved Relevance budget for that fiscal year municipal budget. Citizenry: That the citizens as informed and as part of this process to perform monitoring of the implementation of the budget in relation to investment. Technology and Innovation: to ensure the participation of the media also ensures the use of technological bodies that allow the accessibility of information by all. As an immediate result will be to achieve local governments to provide a tool that allows them to respond to the demand for information requested by the public, in turn account for its management in a more successful way. Ambition Thus achieving the effective participation of citizens. The inclusion of the media in this process will allow accountability to reach higher levels of audience that will give way to more involvement of citizens in issues of social oversight and performance of their duties as citizens. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In the period October 2014-February 2015, a methodology called Protocol for the Accountability of Municipal Accounts serve as an instrument that was designed for municipalities to conduct open forums of accountability and the inclusion of citizenry (CCT and media communication. This instruction has already been approved by the General Directorate of Local Governance and Territorial Planning. Verification means: Manual standardized methodology for conducting open meetings accountability called "PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MUNICIPALITIES" Description of results Friendly version is called "HOW TO MAKE ACCOUNTABILITY" For the period July -September 2015 it’s scheduled conducting 7 socialization workshops for the Protocol for the Accountability of Municipal Accounts, national authorities led to the Municipal Citizen -Commissions -Media Transparency and Civil Society. So that it can be implemented by 2016 as stipulated in art. D. 59 of the Law of Municipalities which states that the second half of January should be done the same. Verification means: Schedule workshops. End date February 28, 2015 For the period October-December 2015 GIZ has managed to carry out 8 regional workshops for the socialization of the Protocol for the Accountability of Municipal Accounts nationally, led to the municipal authorities, Transparency Citizens Committees, the Media and Civil Society . So that it can be implemented by 2016 as stipulated in art. 59 D which states that it should be done by the second half of January. Verification means:

Next steps  Project Presented to "German Cooperation Reformation Fund " It has managed the realization of a mapping and diagnosis of CCT nationwide with the aim of achieving its incorporation in the process of realization of the open forums of accountability. Design a mechanism that will monitor the implementation of the protocol for the Accountability of Municipal Accounts. Means of verification: Presented to Project "German Cooperation Reformation Fund " Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The final challenge is to implement this accountability protocol of municipal accounts in the realization of the council of accountability, which is binding on the part of local governments, but not the implementation of this methodology, that is where It

124 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT becomes important that it be socialized with the largest number of civil society organizations and the media so that they in turn affect their governments in the implementation. Obtaining external funds for socialization of it.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 9.Municipal Accountability Commitment Secretariat of Human Rights, Justice, Interior and Secretariat / Responsible Decentralization(SDHJGD) Ministry High Court of Auditors(TSC) Atty.Rigoberto Chang Castillo, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Responsible Person / Human Rights , Justice , Interior and Descentralization Technical Liaison Lic. Rebecca Calix Guarantor-DGFM / SDHJGD Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice Human Rights , Interior and Post Decentralization. [email protected] / [email protected] E-mail /[email protected] Telephone 2232-7800 ext. 1110 / 9951-7301 Government Municipalities, SEFIN , DPTMRE Civil Scoiety, CCT ,Local and national media, Association of Municipalities of Other Private Honduras (AMHON) Actors Sector, Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Improve public trust in their local governments by the application of Main goal approved accountability mechanisms. 9.2 The use to January 2015 and 2016, of 4 quarterly reports and one Brief Description of annual settlement generated by the GL module SAMI for Milestone accountability. Transparency: Allows transparent financial resources used by local governments, for a healthy, efficient and effective administration. Access to Public Information: Allows citizens to inform the allocation of resources, in order to benefit the municipality achieving the development. Relevance Citizenry: Empowerment on issues of budget settlement, and also become part of the recipient accountability is strengthened. Technology and Innovation: These reports are presented in technology in the High Court of Auditors in the context of transparency and accountability for oversight of the population. The results can be defined in several respects: Ambition  Informed citizenry.

125 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  Efficiency and effectiveness of public resources.

 Public confidence in their municipal authorities.

Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X The process comprises as follows:

1. Enabling Municipal Financial Management: involves developing workshop for strengthening the technical capacity through learning by doing methodology on the following topics: (1) Tax Administration (2) budget formulation, (3) Budget Execution, (4) GL Accountability and (6) Municipal legislation.

2. Advisory on Municipal Assistance techniques (in situ or central): Is to provide timely support to municipalities in weaknesses, consultations and doubts that arise for the preparation of financial documents.

Description of results 3. Reception of Municipal quarterly financial documentation:

I quarter: Accountability of accumulated GL Accounts (14) forms, Physical Progress Report and Financial Projects and expenditure executed IV quarter last year, the Annual Budget of Revenues and Expenditures: Investment plan, payroll and wages and Plan Means. II, III and III Quarter: GL Accountability Report and Quarterly Progress Report and Financial Projects ,Physical and quarterly expenditure executed

4. Issuing of Final Opinion: It consists in preparing opinion notes that the municipality has remedied the findings in the analysis and opinion under Article 155 of the DGPR, and then proceed to the authorization of the transfer municipal.-

End Date April 2014 and 2015 Quarterly / Annual June 2015 Training for Accountants or Municipal Budget Enforcement in developing Accountability; Conclude the creation and implementation of a computerized accounting system that automatically integrates the Accountability Next Steps Report; Implementation of the Recommendations of the Audit Reports aimed at improving the municipal management (SISERA, which is on the website of the TSC) The results can be defined in several respects:

 Informed citizenry. Ambition

126 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  Efficiency and effectiveness of public resources.

 Public confidence in their municipal authorities.

Additional Information(Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The presentation on of the municipal financial records by local authorities, according to Article 154 of the DGPR.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and name of 9.Municipal Accouuntability commitment Secretary / Responsible Secretariat for Human Rights, Justice, Interior and Decentralization (SDHJGD). Ministry Name Responsible Person / Atty.Rigoberto Chang Castillo / Rosa Margarita Nolasco Aceituno Technical Liaison Post Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice Human Rights Interior and Decentralization. Email [email protected]/ rosanolasco_aceituno @ yahoo. Is Phone 9959-3636 Government Municipalities - SEFIN –DPTMRE Civil Scoiety, Citizen Commissions Transparency CST. Other Private Sector, Local and national media. Actors Working Association of Municipalities of Honduras (AMHON) Involved Groups and Multilaterals Improve public trust in their local governments by implementing approved accountability Main goal mechanisms. 9.3 Disclosure to June 2016,of 1 Municipal Transparency Index generated by the independent Brief Description of monitoring, taking into account, at least the standardized protocol designed by the SDHJGD. Milestone Transparency: With the launch of 1 Transparency Index will be provided to the public credibility of these processes. Access to Public Information: Strengthening democracy and citizen participation as co-authors of this process. They being facilitators of information for the operation of the Centre. Relevance Civic Participation: Accountability and the actions of local governments, taking into account citizen participation. Technology and Innovation: accountability which mentions the standardized protocol, uses technological levels, allowing the dissemination of information and that it is available to everyone. It is intended to inform the public of 1 Municipal Transparency Index as a basis for its impact on decision-making in governance and empowerment in monitoring the investment made in the local. Promoting active citizen participation and purposeful exercising their right of access to public Ambition information. In turn among local governments promote a culture of transparency where accountability is a mechanism for getting closer to its people the credibility of its action that supports local governance. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X

127 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT It has managed to support technical cooperation to define its viability as it involves several steps for its realization and commissioning which is subject to external financing. Activities:

1. In the period of 2014 it was carried out a process to define the feasibility of the implementation of a Municipal Transparency Observatory as a mechanism for accuntability and citizen participation. An exploratory mission by UNDP support will take place, being in charge the Associate Expert Marleny Ospina, to determine the feasibility of implementation of Transparency in the Municipal Observatory. 2. In 2015 efforts were made to UNDP in order to receive technical assistance for the design of the Observatory of Municipal Transparency. This assistance will begin on August 1, 2015, where he will receive technical support from a national expert and an international expert to work in coordination with a technical team made up of central government bodies and civil society.

As of February 24, 2015 the office of the 18 departmental governors, to apply to the Municipal Corporations its jurisdiction were referred with the following information:

a. Abstract pattern of sessions held regularly on 2014 and 2015 with date of completion. b. Consolidated regularly attending meetings for each of the members of the Municipal n CORPORATION 2014-2015 reporting period. c. Summary table sessions open meetings made the lis 2014, defining the date of completion Description of results or n type of council (informative, consultative, approval or n). d. On Point Certification Act of realization of the Accountability Day of municipalities in the 2015 Town Meeting. e. Calendar of sessions of Municipal Corporations in 2015.Verification means:

 18 letters sent to the departmental governments.  Table consolidated the information received until June 2015. As of February 3, 2015, an interagency agreement for strengthening cooperation and transparency is signed by managing Accountability at municipal level between AMHON-IAIP - SEFIN-SDHJGD in order to ensure that the parties act in a coordinated manner complementary to that in the framework of its powers and functions to support the country's municipalities, Means of Verification

 Signed agreement. It has been managed with the German technical cooperation and financial assistance for the development of measures to support the process of gathering information and the strengthening of citizenry such as:

a. Realization of a mapping and Diagnostic of the CCT with the aim of achieving its incorporation or n in the process of realization of the open accountability council and monitoring implementation of the Protocol b. Design a mechanism that allow the application to monitor a protocol for municipal accounts. End date June 2016 Next steps Design Municipal Transparency Observatory from August 2015. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) The next step is to achieve the implementation of the Observatory of Municipal Transparency 2016 and the definition of Municipal Transparency Index. The challenge to overcome is raising funds for the installation and operation of the Centre and development of Transparency

128 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Index.However, under the proposal made by the Secretary of State on "Partnership for Prosperity" this activity is contemplated.

COMMITMENT 10: EITI KNOWING AND ITS RESULTS The OGP challenge facing this commitment is the most efficient and effective management of public resources, where it is possible to know the information regarding transparency and accountability in payments that companies in the extractive industries mining and hydrocarbon made to the government and the income they receive from these companies, and thus move towards a process by which citizens can demand that the governments (central and local) practice the correct use of public funds as an important driving force that contributes to sustainable development and poverty reduction. The principles inherent to this initiative are Transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. Transparency, typical of the EITIH, to let know to the general public interested in the subject; the EITIH, action plan, and overall benefits for the country involves joining this initiative, and, difussion of the report on this initiative on Honduras. It assumes that this report, a mechanism by which the country meets an obligation to country-level EITI as an international organization, reporting what Honduras makes and is committed to do in the context of extractive industries and resources that come from that area, for the benefit of communities and their citizens. The dissemination to the public, of the benefits of belonging to the EITI, progress and results of the action plan is the expected as a result to be fulfilled in this commitment. Commitment 10, which make up four milestones, of which 3 and 4, have condition of fulfilled ; in the case of milestones 1 and 2, the result is limited progress . The Milestone 3 , which requires The presentation, in December 2014,of the first country report of the implementation process and the EITI Validation at local and national levels, was achieved on May 22nd, 2015, to be presented this report to the EITI International Secretariat, and the milestone 4 , called the diffusion, to July 2015, of the first country report of the EITI, which was fulfilled, distributed, at the Regional EITI Conference, held in Lima, Peru, from June 22nd to 24th , 2015; nationally in the First International Conference on

129 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Mining in Honduras in July 2015, and finally and permanently, this report is available on the website of the International EITI Secretariat. Limited in the milestone 1 and 2 are referred to progress actions by them in order to achieve compliance with the milestone requirements within these developments is the realization of an event that involved the three sectors that joined the initiative in June 2014; similarly, the participation of an information booth at the Open Government Fair in April 2015, and visits to mining companies and the municipalities of Las Vegas (Santa Barbara), La Union (Copan), Puerto Cortes (Cortes ), Juticalpa (Olancho) and Corpus (Choluteca) under the process of preparing the reconciliation report. The following steps which plans and executes actions by the responsible entity for ts compliance, is hiring a consulting firm to take care of the implementation of a mass media campaign on EITI, and the hiring of an independent validator to evaluate the process of implementing the EITI in Honduras for consideration as Standard 2013 Compliant Country.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 10. Knowing the EITI and its results Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government Ministry PhD Jorge Ramon Hernández Alcerro, Secretary of General Coordination of Name responsible person Government / Link Technical PhD Carlos Lopez Contreras, EITI High Commissioner Honduras Lic. Carlos Salinas, Technical Secretary of the EITI Honduras Post EITI High Commissioner Honduras E-mail [email protected] /[email protected] Telephone 22 36 -03 00 Secretariat of General Coordination of Government / Strategic Investments of Honduras, Government INVEST-H Other Civil Scoiety, National Council of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Actors Private CARITAS, FOPRIDEH Involved Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Spread between citizenry the benefits of belonging to the EITI, progress and results of Main goal the action plan. Brief Description of 10.1 Implement to December 2015, a mass media campaign on EITI, within three Milestone sectors that comprise it.

130 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Transparency: Collaborate on increasing transparency through the dissemination of the initiative regarding payments made by mining companies and income received for this concept in government entities. Access to Public Information : sectors of Honduran society, at central and local level and know the scope of the EITI and the major aspects mentioned in the First Report of EITI Reconciliation of-Honduras 2012-2013, such as: Background information Extractive industries in Honduras (metal mining and hydrocarbons), payments made by mining Relevance companies adhere to the EITI-Honduras and income received by the government in the local exchange level (Executive Revenue Directorate) and (Municipalities). Civic participation: the involvement of communities where mining is done to demand accountability on revenues from extractive industries undertaken by mining companies. Technology and Innovation: The website of the EITI Honduras is in the process of redesign, but the collaboration of technological instance Open Government Partnership Honduras has been a valuable support as a platform for the dissemination of the activities of the EITI. Transparency in acts and contracts concluded by the State of Honduras and mining, gas and hydrocarbon to reveal the licenses granted by concept exploration and exploitation (mining and oil) companies. It is also disclosed payments made by mining companies and revenues received by the government (central and local) and other aspects of the sector-level jobs in the Extractive Industries, contribution to the national economy, Ambition importance, among others. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In relation to the spreading EITI have carried out activities and events is detailed below:

 Or was carried out in an event that became involved or the 3 sectors that make up the initiative in June 2014 (Tegucigalpa).

 First International Congress of Miner ay in Honduras in July 2015 (Tegucigalpa): Developed jointly by the Polit University TECHNICALCO of Engineers ay (UPI), the Secretariat ay of energ y, Natural Resources, Environment (Serna) and Minas "My Environment".

 The participation in an information booth at the Day of socialization and Open Government Fair in April 2015 (Tegucigalpa), actions promoting transparency and advancing Open Government commitments Honduras. Also Description of results the participation of an EITI stand allowed the disseminationof the purpose and actions taken by the EITI.

 Visits made in situ to mining companies and the municipalities of Las Vegas (Santa Barbara), Union (Puerto Cort’es) Juticalpa (Olancho) and Corpus (Choluteca) under the process of elaboration of thereport.

 Or participation in the validation tour for the of Progress of the II Action Plan for Honduras Open Government 2014-2016 to present the progress made by the EITI in the cities of Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa from 24 August to 1 September 2015.

 The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Honduras in partnership with the Center of Resolution and Analysis of Conflicts of the Pontific Catholic University of Peru conducted the seminar "Value Chain

131 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Extractive Industries”, 9th and September 10th , 2015 (Tegucigalpa).

End date December 31, 2014 Next steps Company hiring specialist to perform awareness campaign. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Hiring consulting firm to take care of the implementation of a mass media campaign on EITI. Hiring Independent Validators to evaluate the process of implementing the EITI in Honduras for consideration as Standard 2013 Compliant Country.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 10.Conociendo EITI and results Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government Ministry PhD Jorge Ram ng Alcerro Hernández, Secretary General Coordinator of Government Responsible Person / Technical PhD Carlos Lopez Contreras, EITI High Commissioner Honduras Liaison Lic. Carlos Salinas, Technical Secretary of the EITI Honduras Post EITI High Commissioner Honduras E-mail [email protected] /[email protected] Telephone 22 36 -03 00 Secretariat of General Coordinator of Government , IHNGEOMIN, Secretariat of the Presidency, Ministry of Government Environment, Energy and Mines Other Civil Scoiety, Civil Society: Pastoral Social Caritas, Federation of Private Development Organizations of Honduras, José Actors Private Sector, Cecilio del Valle University, National Autonomous University of Honduras Involved Working Groups Private Initiative: National Association of Manufacturers, the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise, National and Multilaterals Association of Metal Mining Honduras, Federation of Chambers of Commerce . Spread between citizenry the benefits of belonging to the EITI, progress and results of Main goal the action plan. 10.2 The design, by June 2015, of 1 systematic strategy and ongoing dissemination of information regarding the EITI . Through the dissemination of activities of the Initiative is to increase awareness about EITI, raise public awareness, especially to communities where there is presence of extractive industries on the benefits Brief Description of Milestone of transparency between payments made by mining companies, and hydrocarbon gas companies and revenues received by the government (national and local) so that these resources coming in this way are used equitably and efficiently in the fight against poverty and sustainable economic development of peoples. Transparency: It helps to empower citizens and especially the residents of communities where there is activity by mining and hydrocarbons on income received by the government to demand accountability from local governments. Access to Information: Knowledge of the national EITI contributes to strengthening the Alliance for Open to make available public information and access to the public through the publication of the first country report Relevance to the EITI-International Government, payments made by the mining and hydrocarbons adhered to the Initiative and the revenues received by the government, general and municipal, from that path. Civic Participation: The awareness of citizens about the initiative to be suppliers of the conciliation process. Technology and Innovation: The website of the EITI Honduras is in the process of redesign, but the collaboration of technological instance Open Government Partnership Honduras has been a valuable support as a platform for the dissemination of the activities of the EITI. With the revelation on of the payments made by the mining and hydrocarbons adhered to the EITI-Honduras, is expected to strength the transparency policy conducted by the government of Honduras so as to generate Ambition confidence in the acts and contracts it runs in the extractive sector allowing a better atmosphere of trust that promotes sustainable and equitable economic development through investment and job creation for the

132 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT benefit of the Honduran population, especially in the care of disadvantaged groups.

Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In relation to systematic dissemination ng EITI they have carried out the activities detailed below: Conducting awareness campaign with support from the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) visiting five communities where mining activity metal (Sept-Nov. 2013) is recorded Relaunch of the EITI-Honduras (June 2014) Description of results Participation in diffusion day of OGP (April 2015) There is input from the EITI website ,Board meeting proposed by the Division of Transparency and Accountability, which has been approved by the Council and efforts to redesign and activation domain is currently underway. End date June 2015 Recruitment consultancy for the permanent and systematic campaign of awareness including: updating web Next steps site, television spots, radio spots, publication and dissemination of the State Report 2012-2013. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Hiring consulting firm to take care of systematic dissemination strategy for the EITI.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 10. Knowing the EITI and its results Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of General Coordination of Government Ministry PhD Jorge Ram ng Alcerro Hernández, Secretary General Coordinator of Government Name responsible PhD Carlos Lopez Contreras, EITI High Commissioner Honduras person / Technical Liaison Lic. Carlos Salinas, Technical Secretary of the EITI Honduras Post EITI High Commissioner of Honduras E-mail [email protected] /[email protected] Telephone 22 36 -03 00 Secretariat of General Coordination of Government Government Strategic Investments in Honduras, INVEST-H, INHGEOMIN Other Civil Scoiety, National Council of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Actors Private CARITAS, FOPRIDEH, Foundation Democracy Without Borders Involved Sector, José Cecilio del Valle University Working National Autonomous University of Honduras Groups and Multilaterals Spread between citizenry ed the benefits of belonging to the EITI, progress and results of Main goal the action plan. 10.3 The presentation to December 2015of the First Country Report in the implementation and validation process of the EITI at local and national Brief Description of level. This reveals payments for taxes and revenue declared by the central and local Milestone administration from 6 companies They represent, according to the materiality defined in the Conciliation Report 2012-2013, 90% of all mining extractive metal and includes mention of the hydrocarbon sector. Transparency: Acces to the initiative adds to the efforts to make transparent the Relevance income received by the government and the administration of these resources from payments by extractive industries.

133 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Access to public information: This report is a key to support transparency and accountability regarding accountability, adding to the efforts already deployed by the Government to facilitate access to public information made available to the population general factor. Civic participation: The process of gathering information in the context of the preparation of this report, 6 mining communities were visited in order to have the Technology and Innovation: The website of the EITI Honduras is in the process of redesign, but the collaboration of technological instance Open Government Partnership Honduras has been a valuable support as a platform for the dissemination of the activities of the EITI. It is declared Honduras as Standard Compliant Country EITI transparency on how the country governs its natural resources and the complete publication of the government's revenues ensures its extractive sector. When the validation process finds that a country has met all the EITI requirements, the international EITI Board awarded the Compliant Country status. Thereafter, the Ambition compliant countries should undertake the Validation process every three years. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In relation to the presentation ng May 22, 2015 the First Country Report and Implementation Process Validation Initiative for the Extractive Industries Transparency in Honduras before the International Secretariat of the initiative, the following activities were carried out: -Production Of 2012-2013 Scoping Study by the National Council of the EITI-Honduras with advice from outside experts. -Asimismo Templates were made for disclosure of mining companies adhered to the Initiative and Template Terms of Reference of the Independent Adjudicator. Description of results With the financial support of INVESTH it proceeded to the hiring of an independent consultant firm Ernst and Young to prepare the reconciliation report 2012-2013. -In The framework of the preparation of the report and gathering the necessary information to visit mining communities with the support of representatives of the DEI was made; INHGEOMIN, and the EITI Board. Then have a version of the report proceeded to the review and approval of the report by the Council. -Finally The presentation of the report to the EITI International Secretariat of the May 22, 2015. End date May 22, 2015 Next steps Company hiring specialist to perform awareness campaign. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Hiring Independent Validator to evaluate the process of implementing the EITI in Honduras for consideration as Standard 2013 Compliant Country.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 10. Knowing the EITI and its results Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of State in the Ministry of General Coordination of Government Ministry PhD Jorge Ram Hernandez Alcerro, Secretary General Coordinator of Government Name responsible person / PhD Carlos Lopez Contreras, EITI High Commissioner Honduras Technical Liaison Lic. Carlos Salinas, Technical Secretary of the EITI Honduras

134 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Post EITI High Commissioner Honduras [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Telephone 22 36 -03 00 Secretariat of General Coordination of Government Strategic Investments in Honduras, Executive Revenue, Central Bank of Honduras, Government Ministry of Finance, Honduran Institute of Geology and Mining Institute of Access to Public Information Other Actors Civil Society, National Council of Transparency Initiative Extractive Industries Involved Private CARITAS, FOPRIDEH, Democracy Without Borders Foundation, José Cecilio del Valle Sector, University Working National Autonomous University of Honduras Groups and Multilaterals Spread between citizenry the benefits of belonging to the EITI, progress and results of Main goal the action plan. Brief Description of 10.4 Diffusion, to July 2015,of the first country report of the EITI. Through friendly Milestone version for socialization in mining communities. Transparency : By posting the first country report is disclosed to the public through a useful and understandable background information on extractive industries. This information must include a summary description of the legal framework and fiscal regime together with a summary of the situation in the extractive industries, their contribution to the national economy, production, income and taxes and all applicable provisions regarding the mining activity. Access to public information: The relevance of the disclosure enhances understanding Relevance of company payments and government revenues allowing access for citizens to know of such payments and the management of these resources. Civic participation: it is intended to communicate to groups of Honduran population about the importance of transparency and practice of accountability from the principles, objectives, benefits and progress of the implementation of EITI-Honduras and Socialize broadly and easily benefits of participation of Honduras in the initiative Technology and innovation : For the release of this report has used the website of the International Secretariat, which is available Transparency in acts and contracts concluded by the State of Honduras and mining, gas and hydrocarbon to reveal the licenses granted by concept exploration and exploitation (mining and oil) companies. It is also disclosed payments made by mining companies and revenues received by the government (central and local) and other aspects of the sector-level jobs in the Extractive Industries, contribution to the national economy, Ambition importance, among others. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In relation to the disclosure ng the first country report on EITI they have carried out the activities detailed below:

 III Regional Latin American Conference on EITI held in Lima, PERU Description of results (June 2015): The regional conference, organized with the support of the German Agency for International Cooperation Partners(GIZ), the World Bank and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), it was an opportunity for the difussion of the report at a regional level with the American countries

135 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT present at the conference.

 First International Mine Country in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (July 2015): Developed jointly by the Politecnical University of Engeeniering (UPI), the Secretariat of Natural Resources, Environment and Minas (Serna) "My Environment".

 The report is also posted on the website of EITI International Secretariat.

End date July 2015 Next steps Company hiring specialist to perform awareness campaign. Additional Information Hiring Independent Validator to evaluate the process of implementing the EITI in Honduras for considerations as Standard 2013 Compliant Country.

COMMITMENT 11: TRANSPARENCY IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR The improvement of public services is the challenge that has this commitment under take effective measures to that end, in this case, public education.The OGP contains the same principles that are related to transparency, accountability and citizen participation. The post of teacher vacancies subject to contests and do public appeal to compete to qualify for them, publish results of that contest; post evaluations of teachers in active service is only open to make it accessible to citizens information and they can actively participate in the processes that ensure that educational hires are under the capacities of those who choose to compete, removing them political or arbitrary official spectrum, this is transparency and accountability as principles concurrent with the OGP. Citizen participation in the process, creating opportunities for themselves, opening forums for them to be suppliers of the processes involved in them, are informed and involved in decision-making. In this commitment, the expected result is to implement the Fundamental Education Law, being transparent in the selection processes, hiring, and evaluation of teachers. This commitment contains 4 milestones, of which 1 is fulfilled, 2, 3, and 4, have limited progress.

136 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The Milestone 1, called: Approval, publication and socialization, in September th 2014, of the 22 regulations to the Law, is fulfilled , since on September 17 , 2014, with the publication of the 22 Rules of the Fundamental Education Law in the Official Journal “La Gacet” . Subsequently there has beenworkshops for its socialization. In the milestones that have limited progress (2, 3, and 4), due to the expected result, major efforts were made, namely: Regarding the Milestone 2 in December 2014 statement issued by the Ministry of Education, and according to the Fundamental Education Law and its regulations, which states that the process should begin in the month of August, in Septmeber the techers vacancies were published, to be subject to competitive selection and between 20th and 30th of November 2015 the competition will be held; in relation to milestone 3, This depends on its compliance with the milestone 2 can not move forward if the above is not fulfilled. The Milestone 4, this presents a delay in its implementation and a degree of dependence on previous milestones, notwithstanding that in order to create the social spaces of oversight, have taken steps to gradually move to compliance, with specific cases, made in the departments of Comayagua, Intibuca and La Paz, where they have created instances of community participation on issues of transparency, in coordination with Project Global Village and EducAction.

Commitment Compliance Template

Number and Name of 11. Transparency in the Education Sector Commitment

Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Education Ministry

PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Office of Education Name responsible person Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC / MSc. Sandra Maribel Sánchez, Under Secretary of State, SEDUC / ING. Ariel Lopez. School / Link Technical Building, SEDUC / Lic. Manager Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks

Post Secretary of State in the Office of Education ng

E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] /[email protected]/[email protected]/ [email protected]

Telephone

Government IAIP, DPTMRE, Commission for the Third ng Presidential Education Reform

Civil ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), CNA, FONAC Scoiety, Other Private Actors Sector, Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals

Main goal Ensure implementation of the Fundamental Law of Education, further being transparent in the selection process, hiring and evaluation of

137 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT teachers.

Brief Description of 11.1 Approval and publication and socialization, in September 2014, of the 22 regulations to the Law. Milestone

Transparency and access information on-allows all teachers and the general public can know the regulations of the Fundamental Law of Education, which is the macro policy of the Secretary of State reflecting transparency in access to public information. Civic participation: the socialization allowed getting from the departmental directorates, teachers to parents in working hours throughout Relevance the country. Technology and innovation: all the technological means available, website secretary, Cd's were used. Accountability. Socialization planning was developed, involving budgets of the conference.

Ambition Transparency in the process, that citizens have access to public information and accountability.

Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X

 On March 2014 was carried out or a day of meetingswith the Departmental Directorates of Education ny or central level to jointly define the strategy of socialization or n or n Disclosure of friendly version or n of "Understanding the Fundamental Law of Education or n "directed to the Community Councils of Educational Development (COMDE) and SubDirectorates or decentralized level of 18 departmental directorates, which made their respective socialization or n in the 298 municipalities of family with parents and teachers which were conducted in April and May 2014.

 In April 2014 the Ministry of Education or by Medo n PAGE your web www.se.gob.hn puts disposition or n of different actors and the citizenry in general ay or n friendly version of the Basic Law of Understanding education or n. Description of results

 September 2014 Regulations of the Fundamental Law of Education or in the Official Gazette is published, so the AHDOC Commission for Education Reform and the Commission or to the Presidential Education for Quality or quality of n makes workshop socialization and enabling the 22 Rules of the Fundamental Law of Education or n, approved by the Council of Ministers in the city of Choluteca on August 22, 2014 in which participated t of all units of the Ministry of education or n.

Subsequent ADHOC Commission Regulations socializing with the central level in subsequent months install support tables for Education Reform in the 18 departments

End date September 2014

Next steps Implementing Regulations of the Fundamental Law of Education.

Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

Monitoring and follow up the implementation of Regulations 22 of the Basic Law of Education.

Commitment Compliance Template

Number and Name of 11. Transparency in the Education Sector

Commitment

Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Education

Ministry

PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education / Lic.Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC / Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential Commissioner Name responsible person / for the quality of education / MSc. Sandra Maribel Sánchez, Under Secretary of State SEDUC / Ing. Ariel Lopez, Director of School Construction. / Lic. Mario Andino, Link Technical Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks

Post Secretary of State in the Office of Education

[email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] .mx/[email protected] / [email protected] /[email protected] E-mail om

Telephone 2232-3363 / 2222-5747 / 22222216

Other Government IAIP, DPTMRE, Commission for the Third ng Presidential Education Reform

Actors Civil ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), CNA, FONAC Involved Scoiety,

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Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals

Main goal Ensure implementacition of the Fundamental Law of Education, further being transparent in the selection process, hiring and evaluation of teachers.

Brief Description of 11.2 The publication on January 2015, in the 264 school districts , the calls to contest to fill teaching positions and therefore the results of the preliminary and Milestone final, and the final list of hired, using standardized formats .

Transparency: By having recruitment and selection processes transparent strengthen the accessibility of public information allowing us to be accountable to the public effectively. Civic Participation: With the new methodology, applying the provisions of the Fundamental Education Law and its regulations will be achieved regain credibility in the public process, involving them in the same throughout the selection process and appointments, representatives of the various governmental, non-governmental and

Relevance civil society; Access to information: the innovation of this new methodology is the standardization of basic tests and the degree of driveability from the development,

implementation, revision until the publication of results in two days through the website of the Ministry of Education and media available, where data on a permanent basis, for future reference of any person or institution will be maintained. Technology and innovation: With this new process, technology available instances to publish the results of this process will be used.

Ambition Deploying the 2015 Contest selection process and recruitment of teachers transparently and with access to information by the public.

Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X

• January 2014 instructed by the Secretary of State for Education Ph.D. Marlon Escoto, the Installing departmental boards of the Departmental Selection, which were performed in accordance with Art. 64 of the Act and Art. 210 Regulation Honduran Teachers' Statute and reform under the Executive Decree No. 001-SE-2013 October 25 the same year.

• Legal advisors to the Minister's Office are working on a proposal to give you a viable solution to the problem of the call for tenders in 2015, as there is a contradiction in the dates established in the regulations of departmental selection of LFE with those already established in the Honduran Teachers. Description of results • With corresponding to the appointments of departmental heads the Directorate General of Civil Service, began to perform specific tasks to perform audits of positions, creating studies and job classification and everything related to the evaluation, selection and recruitment all staff, all in order to strengthen and streamline

the education system of the country, according to the Office DGSC-102-2014 of October 16, 2014. • December 2014 statement issued by the Ministry of Education, according to the Fundamental Education Law and its regulations, which states that the bidding process should begin in August, in September will be published teaching positions that will be subject to competitive selection and between 20 and 30 November 2015 the contest took place.

End date June 2015

Next steps Installation of departmental boards and municipal boards of selection in August to start the 2015 contest.

Ambition Deploying the 2015 Contest selection process and recruitment of teachers transparently and with access to information by the public.

Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

Implementation of the bidding process with new gaskets 2015 selection and inclusion of civil society representatives related to education, such as suppliers of the process, to ensure its transparency.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 11. Transparency in the Education Sector Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Education Ministry PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Office of Education Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC Name of person responsible / Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential Commissioner for the quality of education Link Technical MSc. Sandra Maribel Sánchez, Under Secretary of State SEDUC Ing. Ariel Lopez, Director of School Buildings. Lic. Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks Post Secretary of State in the Office of Education ng

139 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2232-3363 / 2222-5747 / 22222216 Government IAIP, DPTMRE, Commission for the Third ng Presidential Education Reform Civil Scoiety, ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), CNA, FONAC Other Private Sector, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Ensure implementation of the Fundamental Law of Education, further being transparent in the selection process, Main goal hiring and evaluation of teachers. 11.3 The publication to January 2015, in the 264 school districts, information on the results of the evaluations of Brief Description of teachers per municipality , to the evaluation process more transparent by publishing and promoting transparency Milestone in the education sector. Transparency: By having access to the results of the evaluations of teachers, transparency in the processes is reflected, as well as access to public information and accountability. Access to public information: Similarly to publish the results virtually, access to them, are provided with greater Relevance coverage to all citizens inside and outside the country, thus achieving a more transparent and credible process. Civic Engagement: When participating representatives of various civil society organizations and it breaks with the traditionally used scheme, which created in society a degree of disbelief in thinking that the process was rigged. Technology and innovation: technology available instances in order to publish the results of evaluation were used.

Ambition Improvement in the results of the evaluations applied to teachers maximize the mechanisms of access to assessment information by the public. Further credibility in the population in terms of the controls in the process of teacher selection by careful selection of members from lists of specialists and the standardization of testing skills and core competencies. Also, it is publishing the results in two days. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of results It will be obtained án results so far in that it begins with the process according to the LFE and regulations. End date January 2015 Next steps Implementation of 2015 assessments. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Conduct contests as established in the LFE and its 22 regulations.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 11. Transparency in the Education Sector Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Education ed Ministry PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Office of Education ng Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential Commissioner for the quality of education Holder / Technical Liaison MSc. Sandra Maribel Sánchez, Under Secretary of State SEDUC Ing. Ariel Lopez, Director School Buildings. Lic. Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] .mx E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2232-3363 / 2222-5747 / 22222216

140 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Government IAIP, DPTMRE, Commission for the Third ng Presidential Education Reform. Civil Scoiety, ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), CNA, FONAC. Other Private Sector, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Ensure implementaci on of the Fundamental Law of Education, further being transparent selection process, hiring Main goal and evaluation of teachers. Brief Description of 11.4 This at least 2 spaces of participation citizen oversight on for the processes of recruitment, hiring and Milestone evaluation of teachers at national and local level. Transparency: Reflects to transparency of the selection process, hiring and evaluation of teachers and access to public information. Access to Public Information: In this process access to information is guaranteed and that the process results will be published so that the general public can have access to such information. Citizen Participation: This milestone brings up opportunities for citizen participation and oversight in Relevance the selection process and recruitment of teachers, so transparent these processes to be carried out within the framework of the law. They are incorporated in the process of Teaching Contest according to the provisions of Article 28 of the Regulations of the Teaching Career of the Fundamental Education Law and its regulations, social providers who will attest to the transparency of the process. Increased participation of civil society and therefore greater transparency in the selection and recruitment processes. Ambition Publication of the results on the website of the Ministry of Education, which guarantees the coverage and transparency of information. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In the Departments of Comayagua, Intibuca, and La Paz, they have developed actions for community participation on issues of transparency, in coordination with Global Village and Education Project. To ensure transparency in the process of appointments should be incorporated in the bidding process Description of results for representatives of civil society as envisaged by the Regulations of the Teaching Profession. Contests with civil society accredited suppliers, community councils will be made. Etc. They form part of the representatives Boards of NGOs, parents, National Anti-Corruption Council, and Institute of transparency. End date February 2015 Next steps Implementation spaces for citizen oversight in the selection process, Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) On the issue of strengthening social oversight. COMMITMENT 12: TOWARDS A BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE IN SCHOOLS This commitment addresses the challenge of OGP, called Improving public services and, related to this compromise, steps are taken to provide quality service in education, both by improving the school network (it is a community comprising students, teachers, school administrators, technical liaisons and teachers, education authorities and parents, which communicate through a computer network linked to the Internet), and school infrastructure.

141 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Transparency, Accountability and Citizen Participation, are the OGP principles contained in this commitment. Transparency and Accountability inform the public about the strengthening and improvement of school networks, and the increase thereof; as well as the Master Plan of School Infrastructure (PMIE). Citizen Participation is embodied in this commitment by actively participating -the parents and students-and responsively proactive authority from school networks. The expected result in this commitment is to improve the quality of education through the expansion and creation of school networks and the strengthening of investment in school infrastructure. This commitment is made up of four milestones where Milestone 1 , based on "The increase, to December 2014 of at least 20% of school networks and strengthening the existing networks, with the participation of parents and communities." It is already fulfilled, and therefore understood that the Educational Network of Honduras (REDH) are one alternative educational management for decentralization and democratization of education, to November 2014, the Ministry of Education already has 267 new educational networks, 125% exceeding the target imposed by the predefined Milestone. Currently there are 639 educational networks made up of 4,989 educational centers nationwide. In the same condition of compliance is located milestone 2 , based on "The implementation, in December 2015, of 1 Master Plan of School Infrastructure (PMIE), in those schools that are part of the networks." it is already complied with the implementation of the Master Plan of School Infrastructure to 2014, it has its effects with 537 new educational centers and 465 repaired, making a total of 1002 schools in which has been invested in infrastructure, especially with the support of PROMINE-KFW project whereby are built and / or repaired classrooms, provision of workshops, laboratories, kitchens, sanitary units, administrative modules, multipurpose rooms and libraries are made. The milestones 3 and 4 , show a level of limited advance , in the case of Milestone 3 , the measurement indices are under construction, taking in

142 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT consideration that its compliance date is until June 2016, projecting that for that term , it will be Completey implemented. Milestone 4 in relation to the results reported on the operation of networks and execution of PMIE, has planned the upgrade process for next year, considering that it is within the terms for compliance until June 2016 .

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 12. Towards a better infrastructure in schools. Commitment Secretariat / Secretariat of Education Responsible Ministry PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education / Name responsible Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC / Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential person / Technical Commissioner for the quality of education / MSc. Sandra Maribel Sánchez, Liaison Under Secretary of State SEDUC / Ing. Ariel Lopez, Director School Buildings. / Ing .. Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks Post Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] /sandras E-mail [email protected]/[email protected]/ [email protected] Telephone 2232-3363 / 2222-5747 / 22222216 Ot Government Presidential Commission for Educational Quality, DPTMRE her ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), COMDE, FONAC. Ac tor Civil Scoiety, s Private Sector, In Working vol Groups and ve Multilaterals d Progress in improving educational quality by the enlargement and formation of Main goal school networks and strengthening investment in school infrastructure. 12.1 Increase, to December 2014, of at least 20% of school networks and Brief Description of strengthening existing networks, with the participation on of parents and Milestone communities. Transparency and Access: Improving the quality and equity in education, Civic Participation: Participation and Organization of parents throughout the process Technology and innovation: leveraging and reorganizing the material and human Relevance resources according to specialization, methodological strengths and work experience. Accountability: It is important to mention the participation of parents and mothers, civil society in the management of funds of the activities of each network. Achieving form networks across departments. Ambition Resource optimizations of educational networks that are reflected in the movement of indicators, which will help streamline transparency and

143 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT accountability. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In the year 2011 was revised throughout the Ministerial Agreement No. 15678- SE-11 published in the Official Gazette on December 5 of the same year (Publication No.: 32.686) educational networks Honduras (REDH) which they are an alternative educational management for decentralization and democratization of education. In the past only they considered the EC rural now the new provisions of the Ministry of Education is considering the EC Urban. Description of results • In November 2014, the Ministry of Education had 267 new educational networks which represents a 125% exceeding the milestone with this previously defined. Currently there are 639 educational networks made up of 4,989 educational centers nationwide. It is noteworthy that REDH model is implemented by the Ministry of Education since 2004, and through ministerial agreement No. 0250- SE-04. End date November 2014 Next steps Leveraging best practices in educational networks. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Ensure that educational networks to achieve a standard of infrastructure and sufficient to cover all tuition REDH equipment.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 12. Towards a better infrastructure in schools. Commitment Secretariat / Secretariat of Education Responsible Ministry PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC / Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential Responsible person / Commissioner for the quality of education / MSc. Sandra Maribel Sánchez, Technical Liaison Under Secretary of State SEDUC / Ing. Ariel Lopez, Director of School Construction. / Lic. Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks Post Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] /sandras E-mail [email protected]/[email protected]/ [email protected]

Telephone 2232-3363 / 2222-5747 / 22222216 Ot Government Presidential Commission for the Educational Quality, her ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), COMDE, FONAC. Ac tor Civil Scoiety, s Private Sector, In Working vol Groups and ve Multilaterals d Main goal Progress in improving educational quality by enlargement On and formation of

144 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT school networks and strengthening investment in school infrastructure. 12.2 Implementation, to December 2015, a Master Plan of School Infrastructure (PMIE), in those schools that are part of the networks. To meet the targets set in education is required to update and implement the Master Brief Description of Plan Educational Infrastructure as an instrument that favors the analysis, Milestone diagnosis, prediction and Financing for achieving the objectives and implementation of guidelines set out in the National Plan and Country Vision that the government and the Honduran society has defined its futurible horizon now and the next 25 years. Transparency: Maximizing the proper use of financial resources provided by international cooperation for the theme topic of school infrastructure will allow us to access more resources to help improve the infrastructure of education centers nationwide. Civic participation: the whole community involved in the process Relevance Technology and innovation: improving infrastructure in each school contributes to raising the quality of education as both workshops and technical computing activities are built. Accountability: the process is monitored by international cooperation agencies collaborating in this project and the direct participation of the community. Through the new and / or improved infrastructure it will help improve the Ambition environment at schools and advance educational quality. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X In relation ng the implementation of the Master Plan of School Infrastructure to 2014 we have 537 new schools and 465 repaired for a total of 1002 schools PROMINE-investment with the KFW project which includes the construction and Description of results / or repair of classrooms, provision of workshops , laboratories, kitchen, sanitary modules, management modules, multipurpose room and library. Means of verification: www.planmaestro.se.gob.hn End date February 2015 Next steps Continue to implement the Master Plan of school structure. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Education has a School Infrastructure Master Plan but the high cost is difficult to implement at national level.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 12. Towards a better infrastructure in schools. Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Education of Ministry PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC Name of person responsible / Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential Commissioner for the quality of education Link Technical Lic. Yesenia Martinez, Manager of Talent SEDUC Lic. Mario Rodríguez, Technical Educational Networks SEDUC Lic. Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks Post Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

145 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2222-0700 Government Presidential Commission for the Educational Quality, DPTME Civil Scoiety, ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), COMDE, FONAC Other Private Sector, Actors Working Involved Groups and Multilaterals Progress in improving educational quality by the enlargement and formation of school networks and strengthening investment in Main goal school infrastructure. Brief Description of 12. 3 Measurable Index associated to the improvement of the quality of education in schools attended by the initiative of Milestone Master Plan of School Infrastructure to measure progress and achieve results generated by this initiative. Transparency: This landmark promote transparency by having a measuring device, you can quantify the results of the improvement in the quality of education in schools part of the implementation of the master plan form. Access to public information: The result of the 4 measurement indices will be published so that the citizens know the results of the improvement of educational quality, management transparency and results. Relevance Civic participation: this milestone promotes civic engagement through educational networks that are made up of parents and communities as part of the process suppliers. Technology and innovation: the creation of indicators is an innovative measuring device also available technological platforms for the dissemination of these indicators were used.

Ambition Reaching measuring educational quality improvement in order to make comparisons and trends for decision making in order to optimize the management of the quality of education, and to monitor and if necessary the proposed changes have taken place to achieve the objectives. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of results The master plan is in the stage of implementation, in relation to the index of measurement that are under construction. End date June 2016 Next steps The construction of the indices associated with the improvement of educational quality. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

Commitment Compliance Template

Number and Name of 12. Towards a better infrastructure in schools. Commitment

Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Education Ministry

PhD Marlon Escoto Valerio, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education Lic. Selma Silva, Secretary of State SEDUC Name of person Atty.Marcial Solis, Presidential Commissioner for the quality of education responsible / Technical Lic. Yesenia Martinez, Manager of Talent SEDUC Liaison Lic. Mario Rodríguez, Technical Educational Networks SEDUC Lic. Mario Andino, Technical Coordinator SEDUC Educational Networks

Post Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education

E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] /[email protected] / [email protected] /[email protected]

Telephone 2222-0700

Other Government Presidential Commision for the Quality of Education, DPTME Actors Civil ASJ, Transformemos Honduras (TH), COMDE, FONAC Involved Scoiety,

146 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals

Main goal Progress in improving educational quality by the enlargement and formation of school networks and strengthening investment in school infrastructure.

Brief Description of 12.4 Difussion of the results of the report on the operation of networks and execution of the PMIE order to publicize the achievements and results Milestone obtained with the initiative, in order to improve educational quality in the country.

T ransparency: Precise Networks to betransparent, with an innovative model of education management and organization of rural schools as needed basis to meet the goals of education in the country. Access to public information: the public has access to information such as reports, listings, location and other information on the operation of networks and on the website PMIE http://planmaestro.se.gob.hn/. Relevance Civic participation: this milestone strengthens and encourages the active participation of parents and communities as educational agents and suppliers in the process of network operation and execution of PMIE. Technology and innovation: the SEDUC has made available a website where everything is available on the operation of networks and School Infrastructure Master Plan.

The effective and efficient operation of school networks and implementaci on of school Infrastructure Master Plan in order to improve the quality of the Ambition education service. It is expected that schools that are part of the networks to increase coverage, improve the quality of education and promote citizen participation.

Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X

The PMIE is in implementation, reports also are available on the websitehttp://planmaestro.se.gob.hn/ . In relation to the results report on the operation of Description of results networks and execution of the upgrade PMIE be held next year.

End date June 2016

Next steps Monitoring and updating of the report results.

Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

COMMITMENT 13: MONITORING MEDICINES AND SUPPLIES The challenge of the Open Government Partnership found in this commitment is the Improvement of Public Services, which in this case is specifically health, improving transparency and citizen participation in the distribution of medicines and supplies. The OGP principles that are contained in this compromise are: transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. Transparency, for their milestones and measures, including technological, which allow monitoring the path over which it follows in the distribution and use of medicines and supplies, which determines a inventory real-time. With this measure, to be accessible to citizens, it becomes a tool of accountability, even accessing and thereby evaluating it, as needed, to be proactive, to lodge complaints and claims regarding its use, ensuring their participation in decision-making in the life story of medicines and supplies, according to their needs.

147 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The expected result is to implement mechanisms for transparency and citizen participation, in order to verify the route, delivery and use of medicines and supplies in major hospital networks in the country.

There are three landmarks that are part of this commitment, of which, the Milestone 1 has referred to substantial progress , when the President of the Republic, by decree PCM-29-2015 published in the Official Journal “La Gaceta” on June 10th 2015, with the support of Transparency International, has implemented mechanisms to identify one or more logistics operators to allow access to the medicines by the patient and public hospitals.

The milestones 2 and 3 , have limited progress , considering that although there have been important steps the expected product has not achieved compliance.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 13. Monitoring the path of medicines and supplies Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Health Ministry Name of person responsible Dra. Yolani Batres, Secretary of State for Health / Link Technical Lic. José María Deras, Director of Logistics Unit Post Secretary of State for the Ministry of Health E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2238-5174- 9991-0407 Presidency of the Republic, Office of the First Lady, Secretariat of General Coordination of Government Governemnt, Secretariat of Finance Other Civil Scoiety, ASJ - Transparency International, Transformemos Honduras, Pan American Health Organization Actors Private Sector, (PAHO), United Nations Agency for Project Services (UNOPS), United Nations Population Fund Involved Working Groups (UNFPA), Catholic Church, Evangelical Fellowship. and Multilaterals Implement transparency initiatives and participation -oriented citizen and verify the route taken in Main goal delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies, allowing the monitoring of supply levels in major hospitals. Brief Description of 13.1 The launch, by June 2015, a technological platform that allows citizens to monitor the Milestone delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies in at least the top 5 hospitals. Transparency: The active involvement can strengthen institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health (SESAL) through the exchange of experiences and joint actions with the actors, thereby achieving recover the confidence and credibility of the process. Access to Information: The platform will allow the information is accessible to all citizens in Relevance general, with the possibility of verifying the route taken in delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies in major hospitals. Citizen Participation Through the Participation of Civil Society and Agencies of the United Nations system actively in each of the actors in participation processes Supply Chain involvement

148 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT is allowed from the national team, estimating, scheduling, acquisition, storage, distribution, dispensing, and rational use. Technology: The general public through the web can participate and learn everything that provides the platform from any technological device and anywhere you have access to an internet connection.

Ambition The result of ensuring medicines in the hands of patients, with an attention to quality service. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X The President of the Republic by decree PCM-29-2015 published in the Official Gazette on June 10th , 2015, has given a firm step to start the process through the agencies of the UN system, with accompanying Transparency International, to identify one or more logistics operators to Description of results allow access to the drug to the patient's hands in hospitals. All this as a result of a strategy to make transparent manner, ensuring the right price and quality products, well, the implementation of a model dispensation through pharmacies that allows both sustainable availability of Medicines in the establishment, as well as the traceability of the same. End date June 2015 Next steps Agencies of the United Nations system working in the construction of the Model Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) We are waiting for the definition of the model by the United Nations system that allows the component count Accountability in Drug Supply.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 13. Monitoring the path of medicines and supplies Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Health Ministry Name of person responsible Dra. Yolani Batres, Secretary of State for Health / Link Technical Lic. José María Deras, Director of Logistics Unit Post Secretary of State for Health E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2238-5174- 9991-0407 Presidency of the Republic, Office of the First Lady, Secretariat of State for General Coordination Government of Government, Minister of Finance Other Civil Scoiety, ASJ - Transparency International Transformemos Honduras, Pan American Health Organization Actors Private Sector, (PAHO), United Nations Agency for Project Services (UNOPS), United Nations Population Fund Involved Working (UNFPA), Catholic Church, Evangelical Fellowship. Groups and Multilaterals Implement transparency initiatives and participation –oriented for citizens to verify the route Main goal taken in delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies, allowing the monitoring of supply levels in major hospitals. 13.2 The availability as of June 2015, of a space platform to evaluate, from the perspective of Brief Description of users, the quality of virtual inventory put at the disposition, while ensuring the possibility of Milestone filing complaints and claims concerning the delivery , distribution and use of medicines and supplies in all hospitals and health centers in the country.

149 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Transparency: The active involvement can strengthen institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health (SESAL) through the exchange of experiences and joint actions with the actors, thereby achieving recover the confidence and credibility of the process. Access to Information: The platform will allow the information is accessible to all citizens in general, with the possibility of verifying the route taken in delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies in major hospitals. Relevance Citizen Participation: The Ministry of Health (SESAL) is completey incorporated to promote the use of the Line 193, where, using this platform is allowed to receive complaints and grievances of the population. Technology: Through the identification of one or more logistics operators will allow the incorporation of technology in virtual access to inventory and availability of medicines in warehouses and pharmacies Health Facilities. Ambition The result of ensuring Medicines in the hands of patients, with an attention to quality service. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X The President of the Republic by decree PCM-29-2015 published in the Official Journal “La Gaceta” on June 10, 2015 has given a firm step to start the process through the agencies of the UN system, with accompanying Transparency International, to identify one or more logistics operators to allow access to the drug to the patient's hands in hospitals. Description of results All this as a result of a strategy to make transparent manner, ensuring the right price and quality products, well, the implementation of a model dispensation through pharmacies that allows both sustainable availability of Medicines in the establishment, as well as the traceability of the same. Likewise, this will allow the operator to incorporate advanced technology in managing the traceability of medicines. End date June 2015 Next steps Agencies of the United Nations system working in the construction of the Model Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) We are waiting for the definition of the model by the United Nations system that allows the component count Accountability in Medicine Supply.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 13. Monitoring the path of medicines and supplies Commitment Secretariat / Responsible Secretariat of Health Ministry Name of person responsible Dra. Yolani Batres, Secretary of State for Health / Link Technical Lic. José María Deras, Director of Logistics Unit Post Secretary of State for Health E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone 2238-5174- 9991-0407 Presidency of the Republic, Office of the First Lady, Secretariat for General Coordiantion of Government Government, Minister of Finance Other Civil Scoiety, ASJ - Transparency International Transformemos Honduras, Pan American Health Organization Actors Private Sector, (PAHO), United Nations Agency for Project Services (UNOPS), United Nations Population Fund Involved Working (UNFPA), Catholic Church, Evangelical Fellowship. Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Implement transparency initiatives and participation -oriented to citizens to verify the route taken

150 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT in delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies, allowing the monitoring of supply levels in major hospitals. 13.3 Difussion by media, to December 2015, of an evaluation report on the operation of the Brief Description of platform and report on complaints and claims received and explain how they have been Milestone treated. Transparency: The active involvement can strengthen institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health (SESAL) through the exchange of experiences and joint actions with the actors, thereby achieving recover the confidence and credibility of the process. Access to Information: The platform will allow the information is accessible to all citizens in general, with the possibility of verifying the route taken in delivery, distribution and use of medicines and supplies in major hospitals. Relevance Citizen Participation Through the Participation of Civil Society and Agencies of the United Nations system active in each of the actors in participation processes Supply Chain involvement is allowed from the national team, estimating, scheduling, acquisition, storage, distribution, dispensing, and rational use. Technology: Also, through the identification of one or more logistics operators will allow the incorporation of technology in virtual access to inventory and availability of medicines in warehouses and pharmacies Health Facilities. Ambition Allow the Model Logistics Management accountability at the end of each fiscal year, both civil society and the government in general. Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of results End date N / D Next steps Agencies of the United Nations system working in the construction of the Model Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) We are waiting for the definition of the model by the United Nations system that allows the component count Accountability in Medicines Supply.

COMMITMENT 14. STRENGTHENING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SECURITY SYSTEM

This commitment contains the challenge of the Partnership, called, Improving Public Services, serving the public safety as a primary service in the current context.

The principles that addresses this commitment are Transparency, Accountability and Citizen Participation. This commitment is implemented to monitoring actions towards crime rate, but once the information is collected, the citizenry is regularly reported, and through this, be able to verify the veracity of it.

Its result is to make available to the public reliable and timely information on the security sector.

151 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT  The landmarks that are part of this commitment and by which it is sought compliance are 2, which the milestone 1 referred to "the installation for July 2015, of at least 5 municipal observatories in major cities with high crime index” is complete. On the other hand, milestone 2, the level of progress is limited, which through newsletters, have diffused the security policies, and date plan how to comply with the reporting and security under the compliance to the date scheduled for it.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 14. Strengthening citizen participation in the Public Security System Commitment Secretariat / Secretariat of Security Responsible Ministry Name of person General Julian Pacheco, Secretary of State for Security responsible / Technical Salvador Valeriano, Secretary of State for Security Liaison Lourdes Gomez Pinel, Alfonzo Nunez, Donald Sagasstume, Milton Guevara, Mayra Garcia Antunez Christhian. Post Secretary of State for Security [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] ,[email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] ,[email protected] , [email protected] . E-mail

Telephone No. 2234-2704 Ext. 101,103,104,105 Government Secretary of Security Polic Preventive ed, DNIC, Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Health, Traffic Police, National Registry of Persons, Public Ministry, FUSINA, Military Police, Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross Civil Scoiety, LGBTI, WMO ALDERSAR, ASONOC, UCENM, UNAH / IUDPAS, CIPRODEH, OCDIH, Churches Directorate ng Municipal Education, NGOs, Community Centers Coexistence, youth groups, women's Other Private networks, EROC. Actors Sector, Involved Working Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Increase participation in the ncitizen security sector through access to reliable and timely information. 14.1 The installation for July 2015, of at least 5 municipal observatories in major cities with higher crime rates. Brief Description of To date we are in the fourth phase of implementation of municipal observatories coexistence and security in which the data generated by the operating committee analyzed to proceed with actions to control and Milestone crime prevention within each of the five municipalities likewise a newsletter for the disclosure of all these measures is made.

Transparency: The installation of municipal observatories citizen security and contribute to strengthening the processes of citizen participation and improving the quality system using advanced technology that contributes to better accountability at the institutional level, promoting values transparency and best practices on the issue of governance. Access to Information : through newsletters that publish the results of the actions generated by the Municipal Observatory of Citizen Security. Citizen Participation: The installation of municipal observatories coexistence and security, strengthening the processes of citizen participation Relevance Technology: It is an innovative management tool for each of the participating municipalities.

Compliance Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete

152 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT X  Diagnosis for selection of the more violent municipalities

 Socialization of municipal observatories with citizen security councils and mayors.

 Conformationof the operating committee.

 Selection of coordinators of each municipal observatories.

 Socialization to develop the new methodology

Description of Results  Revision and Validation Process  Delivery of equipment for each office where the observatory was installed.

 Enabling an income of statistical information for the observatories’s municipal system of coexistence and citizen security.

 Validation in committee é o n s operational data entered the card.

 Entry of validated data to the web system.

 We are currently in the stage of conformation or n é s committee to an analysis of each municipality and the study of this information or n.

End Date September 2015.  Creating strategies, policies and laws Next Steps  Elaboration of the diffusion newsletter

Municipal Observatory of Citizen Security becomes a strategy on crime prevention on of which is who leads the local government together with the institutions that manage statistical information, this allows locally there is greater commitment and improved safety. Ambition Through Observatories municipal citizen security and municipalities will have a management tool for mayors as well as a personalized view of your municipality to respond, have greater accountability and openness to the population within the framework of that create strategies and policies based on reliable and timely information with the ambition to focus and enhance efforts to provide security to the population. Additional Information (Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.) Challenges we achieve is the sustainability of the Municipal Observatory of Coexistence and Citizen Security, as I myself improve the quality of information at the institutional level.

Commitment Compliance Template Number and Name of 14. Strengthening citizen participation in the Public Security System Commitment Secretariat / Secretariat of Security Responsible Ministry Name of person General Julián Pacheco, Secretary of State for Security responsible / Technical Valeriano Salvador, Secretary of State for Security Liaison Lourdes Gomez Pinel, Alfonzo Nunez, Donald SOGPstume, Milton Guevara, Mayra Garcia Antunez Christhian. Post Secretary of State for Security [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] ,[email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] ,[email protected] , [email protected] . E-mail

Telephone No. 2234-2704 Ext. 101,103,104,105 Other Government Secretary of Security Polic Preventive ed, DNIC, Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Health, Traffic Police, National Registry of Persons, Public Ministry, FUSINA, Military Police, Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross

153 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Actors Civil LGBTI, WMO ALDERSAR, ASONOC, UCENM, UNAH / IUDPAS, CIPRODEH, OCDIH, Churches Directorate ng Municipal Education, NGOs, Community Centers Coexistence, youth groups, women's Involved Scoiety, networks, EROC. Private Sector, Working Groups and Multilaterals Main goal Increase participation in the citizen security sector through access to reliable and timely information. Brief Description of 14.2 The accountability of the authorities through quarterly to local councils of public safety reports. Milestone (140 characters max.) Transparency: Access to Information : Relevance Citizen participation: Technology: Uninitiated Limited Substantial Complete Compliance X Description of Results  No elaboration or the NEWSLETTER of Disclosure or n pol í these policies. End Date June 2016.  No publication or the NEWSLETTER of Disclosure or n pol í these policies. Next Steps Ambition Additional Information(Description of what remains to be achieved and any challenges in implementation.)

CHAPTER VI PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS SOCIALIZATION AND VALIDATION OF PROGRESS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION OF II PAGAH

In the framework of accountability to the Secretariat of the OGP, the Technical Monitoring Committee of the Open Government Partnership Honduras (TCM / OGPH) through the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME) in its capacity of Technical Secretariat, conducted in the week of August 24th to September 1st , 2015, the "Socialization on Commitments Advances II PAGAH 2014-2016" ,

154 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT in the five regions where PAGAH has been consulted and socialized, calling in the host cities of each of these regions, which are: Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Choluteca; and Tegucigalpa. This call was made in order to expose and validate with citizens, progress to the first year of implementation of II PAGAH 2014-2016, describing the participants -through the representatives of the responsible institutions for compliance with the commitments enshrined in the Action Plan, referring to, the challenges they have faced in the process, while informing on the activities that have made possible the implementation of this international initiative. Taking advantage of that tour and the forums that it led, empowerment of citizens in these regions, on the initiative of the Open Government Partnership of Honduras (OGPH), reaffirmed the functions of the Technical Monitoring Committee and they presented and validated the progress in fulfilling the commitments set out in the Second Action Plan 2014-2016 Honduras Open Government. This space served especially, to present to the audience and the general public, through the media covering the event, the mid-term Self-Assessment Report of Open Government. The Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME) in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the Technical Committee for Monitoring the OGPH (CTMC / OGPH) conducted the plans made to develop the Socialization of the Progress on the II Action Plan 2014-2016 Honduras Open Government. This planning was to define the guest list for each city, taking as a reference the people who participated in the consultation and socialization tours, which were part of the process of formulating the II PAGAH, extending new actors of government, civil society and private enterprise . Within that plan, the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, developed the methodological script to follow, instruments of consultation and consistent perception in a survey and an official template, same as would be applied in the workshops; agenda to develop in each city, the press release that would be shared with the media, attendance lists, invitation cards, invitation letters, and also the logistics of

155 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT the meetings was developed. Also new information materials on the occasion of the tour were developed, one of them, detailing the great achievements and significant progress to date, consisting of a "Special Edition" informative magazine for the mid-term report of the first year of implementation of the second PAGAH 2014-2016 and a Progress Report of successCompletey complied milestones of the II PAGAH 2014-2016. Simultaneously with the aforementioned planning, technical liaison meetings with the responsible institutions for fulfilling the commitments of the plan in question were held, with the aim of validating the information provided in the technical sheets tha fed the Monitoring System for Open Government Honduras (SIMAGAH), while the meetings were of benefit to extend the invitation to participate in the tour of that Conference, in order that they could share with the public the results of the first year of 2014-2016 II PAGAH implementation and with reference to the formulation of Government Self- Assessment Midterm Report. The Secretariat of General of Government Coordination through the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State represented by the Attorney Renán Sagastume Fernández, through the Division of Transparency and Accountability, represented by Attorney Yudina Castillo, prepared the general methodology developed in each of the cities visited; consisting of: i) the development of logistics tools prior to the tour; ii) Delivery of information tools, and; iii) Use of special instruments.

Among these we can find the following:

1. Official Template for the Socialization Process , constituting a technical instrument applied in order to assess the knowledge level and also get suggestions from the participants needed to strengthen the commitments contained in the second PAGAH 2014 2016 and set the stage for a third action plan for 2016-2018; 2. A perception survey that was designed to give and applied to the end of each day in each different cities, with the aim of obtaining statistical information and in that way quantify the perception of the participants about the level of implementation of the II PAGAH. The Workshops were held following a guideline, starting with the registration of participants; continuing with welcoming words on behalf of the Attorney Yudina Castillo as Chief of the Division of Transparency and

156 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Accountability; then proceeded to make the overall presentation of the OGPH, and advances regarding the compliance of commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, by the Director of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State represented by Attorney Renán Sagastume, under the Ministry of General Coordination of Government. On each round, the presentation of the report of compliance by the responsible institutions was included, who achieved the milestones or commitments that were assigned to them in the second PAGAH ,consequently, being their presentation limited to only themilestones that were of their assignment. On the other hand, The National Consultant for the design of the Self- Assessment Mid-term Report representing the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Accountability, proceeded to make a referenced presentation to show the types of reports that are rendered in the context of the OGP, the objectives of the reports of Self-Assessment , its structure, besides detailing the activities of the process and timing of activities regarding our nation. Later, they settled and organized thematic workshops, which with the assistance of staff of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State, proceeded to work in discussing and filling the Official Template for Validation of the Progress regarding the First Year of implementation of the II PAGAH, and a perception survey. After the Performance of the work tables and the tools being collected, a plenary session was conducted with all participants to discuss the information gathered and worked in thematic working groups; once completed, the event was concluded by the Head of the Division of Transparency and Accountability of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and State Modernization. I. Description of Socialization of the Progress on the Commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, in the Five Principal Cities of the Country. A. Socialization Day on the Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan Department

157 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT It was attended by 61 people in total, including representatives from government, private enterprise, civil society and members of the media; who at the time of enrollment in the attendance, were provided with the information tools, being these the Report on Complied Commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, an informative magazine, press release, with the aim that participants could know, illustrated and to follow up on the various exhibitions that were presented. On the day for the socialization of progress of the commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016, in the city of Santa Rosa de Copan, attended the Public Ministry (MP) and the Initiative for Transparency in Extractive Industries in Honduras (EITI-HN ) as compliant institutions and at the same time prepared their presentations to expose the activities and products obtained, that demonstrate the commitments of the institutions they represent. B. Socialization Day on the Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department

On August 26th , 2015, in the Tikamaya Hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, the Socialization on the progess of the commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016 was held, in the city of San Pedro Sula, with the presence of 62 people representing different sectors of government, civil society, private enterprise and Media, among others, who-just as the other days - were provided with the information tools (Progress Report , informative magazine, press release), with the aim that participants could be illustrated and give a different opinions on the exhibitions that were presented. On the Day of the socialization of the progress of the commitments of the II PAGAH 2014 in the city of San Pedro Sula, the Public Ministry (MP) and the Initiative for Transparency in Extractive Industries in Honduras (EITI-HN) attended as compliant institutions and at the same time presented the activities and the products obtained by their own institutions under the PAGAH II, and which demonstrate compliance with the commitments. C. Socialization Day on the Progress of the commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of La Ceiba, Department of Atlántida

158 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT On August 27th , 2015, the Presidential Directorateof Transparency and Modernization of the State, through the Division of Transparency and Accountability, as scheduled and called, met with the media in the city of La Ceiba, with channels Teleceiba 7, Ceiba Vision, Channel 36, TV 45, among others, giving them the press release and extending the invitation to the general public through that route. On August 28th, 2015, at the Quinta Real hotel, Centurion lounge, was carried out the Day of Socialization of the II PAGAH 2014-2016 Advances, during 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., counting with the participation of representatives of the responsible institutions for compliance with the commitments contained in the aforementioned Action Plan. The event in this city was attended by 60 people in total, including representatives from government, private enterprise, civil society and members of the media. On the socialization day of the II PAGAH 2014-2016 commitments in the city of La Ceiba, representatives of the Public Ministry (MP) and the Secretariat of State in the Ministry of Security made their appearances as complying institutions, which spoke about the activities and the products obtained to date, within the framework of the commitments made by their represented institutions. D. Socialization Day on the Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH ,city of Choluteca, Choluteca Department In this city, the Day of socialization of the II PAGAH, was held on Monday, st August 31 , 2015, in hotel Gualiqueme from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. In total, 60 people attended the conference, being theses, representatives of the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society and members of the media. Upon enrollment in attendance, they were providedwith informative material like the progress report on the milestones, an informative magazine and press release, all related to the OGP and II PAGAH ,with the aim that participants could get illustrated and could follow up the II PAGAH, and exhibitions that were presented. In this day of Socialization of progress commitments of the II PAGAH 2014 in the city of Choluteca, representatives of the the Public Ministry (MP) and the Ministry of Security attended as compliant institutions and at the same time

159 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT exposed the activities carried out under the II PAGAH, and the products obtained to date. E. Socialization Day on Progress of the Commitments of the II PAGAH in the city of Tegucigalpa, Department of Francisco Morazan In Tegucigalpa, dated September 1st, 2015, at the Clarion Hotel, Vienna Room, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, was held the socialization day regarding the Progress of the commitments on the II PAGAH 2014 2016, with the presence of 76 people representing different sectors of government, civil society, private enterprise and media, among others. The main Table was integrated by people linked to the theme of OGP, and specifically to the II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government, Attorney Renan Sagastume Fernandez, Presidential Director of Transparency and Modernization of the State, Attorney Yudina Castillo, Chief of The Division of Transparency and Accountability ; both in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the TMC / OGPH, President of the High Court of Auditors AttorneyDaysi de Anchecta, Attorney Denis Alberto Gallegos, consultant of the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State; and the Attorney Milton Guevara, Representative of the Ministry of Security. On this day of socialization, representatives of the the High Court of Auditors (TSC), Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Public Ministry (MP), Secretariat of Security , Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Honduras (EITI-HN) and Secretariat of Justice ,Human Rights, Interior and Decentralization; all as compliant institutions spoke about the activities in their own institutions in the context of fulfilling the commitments made in the second PAGAH, and the products obtained to date because of it. II. Methodology used in the application of technical instruments and their results After the day of the expositions, technical instruments were applied, designed and made by the Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State through its operational technical unit, the Division of Transparency and Accountability, in order to quantify the level of perception and understanding of the Second Action Plan 2014-2016 Honduras Open Government and obtain suggestions that allow them to lay the foundations for formulating the 2016-2018 III PAGAH.

160 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT In that sense, work tables were set up, for which a person, member of the DPTME, could instruct about the content of the instruments and support its members in the event in case of doubt. Each table named a coordinator and a secretary, in order to obtain objective, accurate, consistent and coherent results . The overall results obtained according to each technical tool applied in the five major cities (Santa Rosa de Copan, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Choluteca and Tegucigalpa), were:

Perception Survey Socialization Day on the Progress of the II Action Plan of Honduras Open Government 2014-2016 Respondents in the five cities were 115, and the proposal made to the participants in the aforementioned survey, in the Days of Socialization of progress, saying: "Dear citizen, in the framework of the formulation of the Self-Assessment Midterm Reportwe appreciate your collaboration with the filling of this document, given that for the TMC-OGPH the citizen’s participation in the validation of the results obtained in the first year of implementation of the 2014-2016 II PAGAH, by the responsible institutions in fulfilling the commitments of the national action plan "; They answered, and from their answers, the following conclusions were obtained:

RESULTS AND ANALYSIS When listening to the degree of knowledge the participants have on the progress of the commitments contained in the second PAGAH 2014-2016, these agreed to express their knowledge on this subject was a level between medium and broad knowledge respectively. By asking participants , which of the principles governing the Open Government Partnership Initiative ,in the case of the Second Action Plan 2014-2016 Honduras Open Government should be strengthened, In view of the 115 surveys conducted, the result indicates that the principle to be further strengthened, is the principle of Citizen Participation, with the response of 45 people being this a 39.14% of the surveys. The principle of

161 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Accountability reflects the 33.05% of the polls with 38 marks and the principle of Transparency which is reflected in a 26.95% with 31marks. With these results, we conclude that the three principles are considered important by citizens in relation to the great similarity in the value assigned to each of them through surveys. On the occasion of the first year of implementation of the II Action Plan 2014-2016 of Honduras Open Government a Government Self-Assessment Report was prepared; where advances are described in relation to the implementation of commitments to date. Having exposed the progress in the Conferences for Socialization and Validation, it was assessed through the survey, the perception of the people who attended this day as to whether the information presented was accurate or not. 82% of respondents in the five cities said that they consider the information presented regarding the Self-Assessment Report Government is accurate. At the same time, many respondents commented on the question establishing that the rating was given in virtue of the given evidence in the expositions and the notorious interest in achieving the compliance of the commitments of the II PAGAH 2014 2016. In assessing what is the perception of the people who attended these socialization conferences of the progress on the II PAGAH 2014-2016, regarding the level of progress to date, the perception is that they perceive the level of progress of the commitments as "good" being reflected by a 45%, and a 19% of respondents assessed it as "very good". One of the survey questions (the fifth), was performed to assess the degree of satisfaction that people have regarding compliance with the commitments in the second PAGAH 2014 to 2016, and became the purpose of the government and the Technical Monitoring Committee, comprising Honduran citizen perception on the II PAGAH and whether the general public is satisfied with the actions undertaken in relation to the Compliance of commitments. The result to this question aimed to determine which citizens are mostly satisfied, and that 46% of respondents have rated their satisfaction on a "good" level. When the respondents were asked, in relation to identifying whether the general public believes that II PAGAH 2014-2016, has developed an open gap towards Open Government, 79% of those surveyed responded with a "yes",

162 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT adding as a cooment that through the implementation of commitments, there is more and better access to public information, and new ways to promote accountability and ethics in the public server have been set. In conclusion, this report followed a public consultation period, Socialization, and validation of the midterm report and its contents, especially referring to the same level of progress. This period started from August 25th , 2015, surpassing the 2 weeks that establishes the regulations of the Secretariat of the OGP. This process took place within the Technical Monitoring Committee, and the base of the organizations represented there, and finally, online, to be published on the website of Open Government Honduras.

CHAPTER VII PROGRESS IN RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The Government of Honduras, headed by President Porfirio Lobo Sosa (2010- 2014), voluntarily joined the Open Government Partnership on August 11, 2010, and demonstrated a clear commitment to the concept of open government, reflecting it to meet a set of key indicators to be admitted in the partnership; Five years later, the government of Honduras, under the administration of President Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, has continued to demonstrate his personal commitment, and of the Honduran government and State, with this initiative; and the further strengthening of Fiscal Transparency, Public Disclosure of politician’s and government official’s incomes and assets , access to public information and citizen participation in the control of public accounts, as key indicators that strengthens the OGP. The II PAGAH is a clear expression of the will, to include in their commitments, actions that strengthen these criteria, moving towards other actions regarding transparency, as initiated on October 6th , 2014, when the President of the Republic , as the highest authority, signed the "Partnership Agreement for the Promotion of Transparency, Fight Against Corruption and

163 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Strengthening Integrity Systems" signed between the Government of the Republic with Transparency International, represented by Mrs. Huguette Labelle, as President of the Board of the agency and the Chairman of the Board of the Association for a More Just Society, Mr. Carlos Alberto Hernandez, targeting the government's commitment to meet Honduran people purposes, goals and indicators of commitments regarding Tax Management, Health, Education, Security and Public Infrastructure, directly related to the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI) and the Ministries of Health, Education, Security, Infrastructure and Public Utilities, including Road Fund and Committee for Public-Private Partnerships (COALIANZA), taking into account cross-cutting of procurement and contracting and management of human resources in terms of transparency, accountability and public integrity, for which Transparency International held tracking and monitoring of progress and degree of compliance with those objectives and goals. This will was already evident and is consistent with the content of its Government Plan, proposed by the current President and that Complete implementation is where action has been taken to fight corruption, including investigation of allegations of corruption and to find irregularities, its judicial persecution, ongoing accountability on the part of officials, and even its previous patrimonial assessment - even before hiring. In Honduras it has become a requirement, the timely publication of the budget and its supporting documentation, even taking online training budget in order to educate people in their management requirements and consequences because of that knowledge. We have constitutional rules that guarantee the right to public information as well as a law on access to information which guarantees the right to information and access to governmental data points if a country has a constitutional provision guaranteeing access to the information. It is an obligation of the public institutions that provide their services to Public Officials, the publication of the income and assets of elected officials and high ranking on their website in obligation under the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information. The State of Honduras, in their actions and policies, has openness for participation and citizen involvement in policy making and governance, which includes basic protections for civil liberties, guaranteeing these in the

164 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Constitution of the Republic, and with procedures called Constitutional Guarantees, and the Justice and Constitutional Law in order to protect and ensure Complete respect for those rights.

CHAPTER VIII LEARNING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES

The Presidential Directorate of Transparency and Modernization of the State (DPTME), together with the Division of Transparency and Accountability, as a technical body from this Directorate, exchanged views and best practices, also attended consultations, especially with the Coordination of the Open Government Partnership in the scope of the Secretariat for Management of Technology of the Republic of Argentina. These exchanges of knowledge, experiences and best practices were the result of an initial approach in international forums where States have attended as part of the Open Government Partnership. The last one, in which attended in representation of Honduras, The Attorney Renan Sagastume Fernandez, Director of the Presidential Directorate of the Transparency and Modernization of the State; was held between June 17th and June 18th of this year 2015, in Asuncion, Paraguay; on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Regional Policy Dialogue for Open Government in Latin America and the Caribbean, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Social and Economic Development, Government the Republic of Paraguay, in which Honduras had the purpose to share knowledge and achieve cooperation between the senior officials responsible for Open Government policies in the 26 borrowing countries of the Bank, and with representatives of Argentina was strengthened this common interest of moving assertively in the formulation, and in this case, in implementing their Action Plans.

165 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The forum (DRP), allowed us to share experiences and knowledge on strategies and the implementation of their open government plans, as well as measurement and sustainability of initiatives to improve public services, and the use of technology, access to information, the potential of open data, and the promotion of innovation for improving the lives of citizens.

CHAPTER IX CONCURRENT INITIATIVES AND NEXT STEPS

I. CHALLENGES FACED AND LESSONS LEARNED

Like all human social entrepreneurship, the implementation of the Second Action Plan 2014-2016 of Honduras Open Government has generated some lessons that have been derived from the real surrounding context.

From an operational standpoint, we understand that good deeds were constituted and will continue implementing and refining, as follows:

a. Continue to be associated with organizations of civil society to ensure their participation in the subsequent processes;

b. Take advantage on technology to make them available for the Action Plan and the citizens to achieve a greater diffusion and citizen participation in the formulation and implementation processes.

c. Continue implementing and improving our mechanisms for monitoring and tracking all the processes of formulationand implementation of the Action Plans, present and future, in such way, to improve the use and performance of SIMAGAH.

d. We continue to strengthen the Council Committee on Transparency and T é é Monitoring technician, as an entity s auxiliary compliance and monitoring of the actions contained in the Plan of Action or n Open Government.

166 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT e. For the formulation of the Second Action Plan will extend its regional coverage as effect of sensitization, consultation, validation and socialization of the Third Action Plan , so that the it will turn to be more inclusive than it already is.

f. Will strengthen the formation sensitization or commitment to the Action Plan, of the technical liaison in order to Completey empower the subject and consequently generate a comprehensive commitment in order to advance in the obtainment of the results.

g. Achieving greater synergy of the media with the PAGAH, and its principles and challenges, and be made aware of the achievements that have been achieved nationally, for these to be projected more in diffusion processes and achievements.

h. Implementation of mechanisms involving an early warning as to the commitments and milestones that are displayed lately or run slowly or do not show progress.

i. In the formulation of the Third Action Plan of Honduras Open Government, it will be displayed - from the moment - the financial ability to achieve the expected results, as a prerequisite for its adoption, directly involving the Secretariat of Finance to visualize these actions to mainstreaming what others have.

j. Map and find other organizations that know of this initiative in order to achieve its accompaniment. II. OTHER INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY The government of Honduras has undertaken within their strategies to fight corruption, assertive and consistent actions and initiatives for this purpose, so that in the recent past, framed in guiding national targets and the Country Vision principles 2010- 2038 and the National Plan 2010-2022, and this government, in the Government Plan 2014-2018; all having a specific objective, provide a platform for local reformers committed to their governments accountable, more open and improve responsiveness to its citizens, it has launched several initiatives in this regard, which together manage that purpose.

167 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT Among these we are:

1. The signing of the "Agreement of collaboration in good faith to the promotion of Transparency, fighting against corruption and the Strengthening of Integrity Systems " , signed between the Government of Honduras and Transparency International.

The Agreement between Honduras Government with Transparency International (TI), Association for a More Just Society, ASJ; It was signed on October 6th , 2014, through a Letter of Intent signed by the President Hernandez on the first day of his management, with the main objective to promote and promote transparency, accountability and fight corruption in all State institutions. With this agreement will follow up the commitments of transparency, integrity and fight against corruption undertaken by the government of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, as head of the executive branch.

2. In order that the institutions involved in the investigation of crimes and the preservation of justice in the country , would act in a coordinated and complementary way, so as to allow these institutions to efficiently meet and effectively with its powers and functions for fighting corruption, it was signed on April 9th , 2015, a major cooperation agreement called "Interagency Agreement for the Fight Against Corruption" , in which the Anticorruption Interagency Committee ,called MIA , whose members are the liaison institutions designated to adopt policies aimed to the execution of the agreement. This Interagency Committee, from its recent creation, shall meet at least eight (8) times a year to hold regular meetings, shall be responsible for verifying and enforcing effective compliance with the agreement; coordinate, manage and promote the aspects of partnership and cooperation referred to in the document and provide the measures and conditions necessary for its compliance. The MIA has within its responsibilities, to submit projects and initiatives for consideration by the institutions on the development of

168 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT relations of cooperation and coordination between them and propose modifications or additions to the Agreement parties. As part of joint activities to develop the institutions that make the MIA, it is intended to develop a national strategy for combating, prevention, investigation and punishment of crimes linked to corruption and the people involved in them, and establish expeditious mechanisms and secure exchange of information, with a base of unified subscribers of information between all institutions of the agreement, which allows quickly and effectively access to data. The Agreement is signed by Jorge Alberto Rivera Avilés,representing the Judicial Branch as President of the Supreme Court; Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro, in his capacity as Secretary of State in the Minsitry of General Coordination of Government; Oscar Fernando Chinchilla, on his condition as The General Attorney; Ethel Deras Enamorado, as Chairperson of the National Commission of Banking and Insurance; Abraham Alvarenga Urbina condition Attorney General's Office; Daysi Yolany Oseguera Duron de Anchecta Presiding the High Court of Auditors and Miriam Estela Guzman Bonilla, on her condition as Minister Director of the Executive Directorate of Revenue.

3. The Secretariat aof Technical Planning and External Cooperation through the Directorate of General External Coperation, implements the Platform of External Cooperation Management, an electronic Governemnt tool that ensures the use of transparency, appropriation and mutual responsibility between the State and donors; It provides an instant to by sectors, areas, regions, among others; It helps the Government and Donors to improve distribution of the International Development Assistance, and provides foundations for the sectorial coordination and the division of the work to identify the participation of each donor in an specific sector.

4. Transparency in Construction Sector The Transparency Initiative in the construction sector or -CoST- has as its fundamental objective of promoting transparency in the recruitment and execution of infrastructure projects through the diffusion of the more relevant aspects of key information of the proyects and its verification in the

169 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT diferrent stages of its life cycle, in order to facilitate the citizens and they can demand accountability.

COST operates in Honduras since July 2014, being the thirteenth country worldwide to join CoST International, and does so through active and fair participation of the sectors of the Multisectoral Group. It is within the framework of this initiative, that President Juan Orlando Hernández, in the Council of Ministers , approved the Executive Decree PCM 02-2015 by which the Information System for Monitoring and Supervisoring Works Contracts (SISOCS ) as a tool through which it publishes and disseminates relevant information on the processes of construction, supervision and maintenance of the official road network in the country, managed by the General Directorate of Roads and the Road Fund. By SISOCS, physical and financial progress of the works, including a summary of basic information on project planning, procurement processes, contract management, photos, and geographical location of projects is displayed and can download public information related.

The SISOCS is easy to adhere to and it even counts with an operations manual that guides you step by step through the use of it, and it becomes a tool by which the proactive disclosure of all information required in Standard Data in Public Infrastructure Transparency Initiative in the Construction Sector (COST). The disclosure obligation applies to all institutions that are part of the Cabinet of productive infrastructure, which will adhere as agreed by the GMS in the framework of implementation of Honduras COST.

The Executive Decree also authorizes the GMS of CoST to carry out monitoring on compliance with the obligation of information dissemination by assurance of the processes.

5. Honduras ratified the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, the May 25, 1998 , depositing its instrument of ratification on June 2nd of the same year; Also, Honduras subscribed or

170 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT the Declaration on the Mechanism for Monitorinf the Implementation of the Interamerican Convention Against Corruption (MESICIC) , on December 8th 2001, therefore, constantly subject to monitoring these mechanisms and implementation of the recommendations in a particular way that makes organism to Honduras. Related developments in the field of Transparency, Accountability,and Citizen Participation, and Fight Against Corruption not only attained by its approach, the momentum it generates, on one hand, the demand and complaint and, on the other hand, the political will of decision makers, in the case of Honduras, the decision makers at the highest level, from the President of the Republic, to its employees, committed to make all necessary efforts for the Complete satisfaction of the challenges and principles, not only being the numbered initiatives, significant efforts, but that the State of Honduras makes, are a complement to the functions and activities which the institutions already own. III. NEXT STEPS, CHALLENGES

Despite the progress in the issue of transparency and accountability within the framework of the Action Plans Honduras Open Government, in particular, the second Action Plan, and considering that it is the medium term implementation, concluding 2016; there is no doubt that to achieve Completey and positively implement it, because of the level of compliance, there are actions and operational activities to do to overcome the enormous obstacles that are also presented. So that lessons learned are planned as the next steps, the obstacles and challenges to meet are:

1. The presentation of the Self-Assesment Mid-term Report in September 2015.

2. Monitoring the recommendations of Independet Review Mechanism’s Report.

3. Make substantial progress with milestones to be completed in the upcoming months, within the terms adopted in the II PAGAH.

4. I dentify financing needs for compliance of the milestones.

171 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT 5. The management of technical assistance and financial assistance for the development of actions established by the institutions to comply with the commitments made.

6. The coordination of joint actions between institutions to fulfill every commitment.

7. Permanent Runds for tracking and monitoring the compliance of commitments of the II PAGAH 2014-2016.

8. Achieve effective synergy between all sectors that form, as the involvement of other actors and local and international strategic allies.

9. Achieve to maintain the successful function of the technical liaisons.

10. To strengthen the fluidity of communication and coordination between all stakeholders in the implementation process of thhe II PAGAH 2014-2016.

11. Application of new inputs and evidence of compliance, and elaboration of an Evidence Report.

12. Starting the planning for the elaboration of the III 2016-2018 PAGAH in November 2015.

13.Set short-term goals to strengthen integrity mechanisms, in participation or access to public information as part of the formulation of Honduras Open Government.

CONCLUSION

With this report, consistent with the challenges adopted, and the principles of the OGP, Honduras accounts, based on the II Action Plan 2014-2016 Open Government as a tool created with the primary competition of society, where it has the state raised their needs, and has highlighted the challenges to achieve it.

172 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT The government of Honduras recognizes that despite the progress that this II PAGAH has shown in this first year of implementation, still has a lot to be done, in order to generate a culture of transparency, accountability, and fighting all forms of public corruption, in the public servant; and in the citizens the certainty that there is the political will to advance to that way of life, but certainly, this instrument becomes a relevant and necessary to achieve. We understand that we can not move away from the theoretical and factual reality raised, and that in order to do so we must make a way and committ to this challenge as the State -as we have done-generating public policies that serve us as a guideline for Public Servants and a catalog for the just demands of the citizens in their quest -user that the actions of the state as a political entity centralizing decision fulfills its existential justification, to meet the needs of its population, providing quality services. In reviewing systematic, permanent and objectively the Action Plan, we conclude that this is the product of reliable information, guaranteed by the participation of citizens represented by organized civil society and the private sector can not ignore that it is being fulfilled through government actions that are reflected in a glass case that the technology has become, having achieved this evolution in the field, it is generating greater confidence in the population to participate actively and inclusively, first in its formulation and later, in their monitoring, it encourages us to continue to meet this, and scroll future actions towards corruption. Having media that allow us to monitor how the state resources are spent, with tools such as transparency portals, guaranteeing its operation with appropriate methodologies that’s adecuate to the citizen’s interests , such oversight coming from the central government to local governments, having access on the budget formulation, purchases being transparent, liquidating expenses and budgets, regulating the education system thereby ensuring the enjoyment of the right to education with the oversight on both educational authorities and teachers, through the improvement of infrastructure and educationa, but direct and present networks,, among other achievements. Undoubtedly we believe that we are achieving, this plan presents a compliance average of around forty per cent of the targets imposed, notwithstanding that many of them will have to be pending, because many of

173 SELF-ASSESMENT MID-TERM REPORT II ACTION PLAN 2014-2016 HONDURAS OPEN GOVERNMENT these actions depend on others that are about t be complied, and when achieved , they will allow that these are also fulfilled, all generating greater commitment to, increasingly empower the transparency, accountability, and fight against corruption and impunity, as government sectors, civil society organizations and the private sector, and thus consider new goals that will collect the following plan, which certainly we will provide more transparency, and public honesty. The II Action Plan yields a challenge, one that is a known way, which will make us more agile in this struggle and actions involved. Finally, we reiterate our sincere appreciation, from the government of the Republic and the Honduran people, to the international community to be supporting these processes in the framework of the Open Government Partnership in Honduras, especially Impacts Project from USAID, World Bank, and , European Union, along with national resources, that have been given on all these processes and projects.

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