Monitoring Public Budgets
Peru there are fairly reliable databases on various aspects of finance and public procurement projects, but they are not user friendly. We would like to develop tools to combine data on budget execution, public procurement and investment projects, etc., to make it easier for citizens to understand, or provide alerts to users about changes in relevant projects and companies (for example: the municipality, or the work being done in their neighbourhoods).
Context: Financial transparency has seen significant progress in Peru in the last decade, however, there are limits on the ability of users to frequently access and understand the information. Peru has recently signed the Alliance for Open Government, and there is a commitment to make information more accessible. We believe we can build on this commitment and achieve a technological solution in order to institutionalize the value respect.
Audience: Mainly members of the Proética Anti-corruption Network, which currently reaches more than 4,000 activists interested in all the regional capitals of the country. They are constantly demanding better tools to make the information available.
Additional information:
Aplicativo para la consulta amigable de la ejecución del gasto diario (Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas):
http://ofi.mef.gob.pe/transparencia/Navegador/default.aspx
Aplicativo para la consulta al banco de proyectos de inversión pública:
http://www.mef.gob.pe/contenidos/inv_publica/banco/consultapip.php
Aplicativo para el seguimiento a procesos de presupuestos participativos:
http://presupuesto-participativo.mef.gob.pe/app_pp/entrada.php
