A Practical Community Monitoring System Application to Assess the Local and Regional Development Based on a Cooperation Among Co

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A practical community monitoring system application to assess the local and regional development based on a cooperation among communities, public and private institutions

Based on SIPLAN Methodology

LUIS FERNANDO LÓPEZ LÓPEZ Urban and Rural planner consultant - COLOMBIA IntegratedIntegrated information,information, planplan andand managementmanagement systemsystem forfor communitiescommunities

Overview • Components • Information • Planning • Management • Outputs • Objectives • Future actions •Outcomes •Q&A ALTOALTO SANSAN JORGEJORGE SubSub regionregion –– COLOMBIACOLOMBIA SouthSouth AmericaAmerica

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MUNICIPIO DE TARAZA MUNICIPIO DE MUNICIPIO DE TARAZA TARAZA

MUNICIPIO DE ITUANGO MUNICIPIO DE LA APARTADA MUNICIPIO DE MUNICIPIO DE ITUANGO MUNICIPIO DE MONTELÍBANO ITUANGO MUNICIPIO DE PUERTO LIBERTADOR LA APARTADA MONTELIBANO PUERTO LIBERTADOR CÓRDOBA ALTO SAN JORGE Municipality Municipality Municipality REGON IntegratedIntegrated information,information, planplan andand managementmanagement systemsystem forfor communitiescommunities

COMPONENTS

INFORMATION PLANNING MANAGMENT INFORMATIONINFORMATION

• Zone Cartography information

Administrative divisions of neighborhoods, zones, and rural areas. Maps of quality life indicators Information maps

• Quality life indicators by zone 12 Variables 30 Sub variables 190 indicators PLANNINGPLANNING

•DIVISION OF THE TERRITORY

•COMMUNITY PLANS BY ZONE MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Organization: The joint of the board of directors compose the Community Association Network of the San Jorge Region (ARJUZONAL in Spanish)

The joint of the board of directors

– Evolution process from group to legal entity. Five annual assemblies Integration of 250 neighbors and rural areas, 47 zones, three municipalities with one sub region MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Pact for local and sub regional development

Three mayor offices Network composed by 47 communities San Isidro Foundation 500 representatives from local organizations and institutions MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Community projects portfolio

Projects planning for 47 zones Implementation of projects in three municipalities Projects impact prioritization at the sub regional level OUTPUTSOUTPUTS Resultados • Basic quality life information • Plans by zones • Community and institutional center of information • Planning and execution of projects based on the signed pact of development • Increase of the quality life indicators ObjectivesObjectives

• Update, assess and analyze the system based on each variable change by zone. • Strengthen the plans by zone for 8 macro zones, 47 zones and 270 communities • Strengthen the links between current and previous public administrative staff. • Strengthen gathering spaces to increase the dialogue and negotiation power of the community using tools of the monitoring system. FUTUREFUTURE ACTIONSACTIONS

Provide assistance to write down government agendas for local candidates running to councils and mayors positions

Government Development plan Operative agenda elaboration plan of investment

Democratic election of Public budgets Public budget mayors elaboration report FUTUREFUTURE ACTIONSACTIONS

Implementation of continuing education programs in order to improve knowledge and skills. These skills will help the community to be more proactive in the public budget discussions with local authorities

Government Development plan Operative agenda elaboration plan of investment

Democratic Public budgets Public budget election of elaboration report mayors FUTUREFUTURE ACTIONSACTIONS

Strengthen gathering spaces to increase the dialogue and negotiation power between the community and local authorities about public budget allocation; using quality life indicators of the monitoring system.

Government Development plan Operative agenda elaboration plan of investment

Democratic election of Public budgets Public budget mayors elaboration report FUTUREFUTURE ACTIONSACTIONS

Assess the progress of the activities included in the signed development pact based on information extracted from the system. FUTUREFUTURE ACTIONSACTIONS

MUNICIPIO DE MUNICIPIO DE BUENAVISTA AYAPEL MUNICIPIO DE Mz Urbana PLANETA RICA La Apartada MUNICIPIO DE TIERRALTA 2,5 Macrozona Rural Set up municipal 2,5 Macrozona MUNICIPIO Rural Occidente Macrozona CAUCASIA 2,1 Rural Norte meetings and one 2,0 Macrozona Rural Oriente Mz Urbana Montelíbano major regional 2,4 3,2

Mz Urbana encounter, in Puerto Libertador 2,7 order to provide Macrozona Rural Sur

2,0 MUNICIPIO DE information about CACERES the progress of SUBREGION ALTO SAN JORGE RANGOS DE CALIDAD DE VIDA MUNICIPIO DE TARAZA 0.00-0.50 Muy Baja 2.51-3.00 Media projects 0.51-1.00 Muy Baja 3.01-3.50 Alta

1.01-1.50 Baja 3.51-4.00 Alta

1.51-2.00 Baja 4.01-4.50 Muy Alta MUNICIPIO DE ITUANGO 2.01-2.50 Media 4.51-5.00 Muy Alta ExpectedExpected outcomesoutcomes

• Community involvement in government agenda elaboration • 520 leaders trained • Update the monitoring system at local and sub regional levels. • Build a more participate discussion with local authorities about public budget allocation. • Set up a general assembly to introduce and assess projects with at least 500 participants from the community THANKTHANK YOUYOU VERYVERY MUCHMUCH