Local and national governments in Latin America: the benefits conferred by Joomla! as free software

Jorge López-Bachiller Secretary Assistant OSM Board Member

Local and National governments in Latin America: the benefits conferred by Joomla! as free software

Born in Spain but live in Guatemala for 18 years

Solociologist

Advisor on Electronic Government in Patzún Municipality

Advisor on OEA on electronic government for local governments

OSM Board of Directors

Jorge López-Bachiller Local and National governments in Latin America: the benefits conferred by Joomla! as free software

Agenda

1. Concepts

2. Diagnostics public software in Latin America

3. MuNet eGovernment Program from OAS

4. Patzún case, Guatemala

5. Joomla!Gov website

6. Joomla! for public administrations


Concepts Public software “It’s 100% free software, but not only this: It is a free software created, provided, and acquired by the State”

Corinto Meffe, brazilian expert, first experience of free software in Latin America

“Those solutions developed by State entities that solve problems or common needs of administration public, allowing streamlined investment and leverage existing developments”

Johanna Pimiento, Director Gobierno en Línea, Colombia

“It’s main characteristic is assigning software the nature of public good”

The Organization of American States, OAS

Source: diagnostics of public software in Latin America


Concepts Electronic Government “It is the application of the ICT to the functioning of the public sector, with the aim of increasing the efficiency, transparency and citizen participation”.

The Organization of American States, OAS

" It consists in the use of information and knowledge technologies in the internal processes of Government, as well as in the delivery of the products and services of the State both citizens and industry”.

Wikipedia

Information– Interaction – Transaction

– Transformation - Democracy


Concepts Open Government “Recognizing that democracy is essential for the social, political and economic development of the peoples of the Americas, and that inequality and poverty are an obstacle to development, we intend (...) promoting Open Government and access to information as key tools to achieve greater transparency, better governance, citizen participation and social inclusion.”

VII Americas Summit, Panamá City, 2015

Transparency (open data) – Colaboration – Citizen Participation


Diagnostics of public software in Latin America

Research on the use of public software in Latin America with data from 18 countries for the Inter-American Development Bank IDB, Red GEALC (e-Government in Latin America and Caribbean) of OAS and Foundation Julio Rigaldoni, Uruguay. Mature model of public software:

1. Policy, strategy and public software model 2. Policy and legal framework 3. Governance model 4. Technical framework

Dra. Mila Gascó Hernández and Ing. Carlos E. Jiménez Gómez

Source: Diagnostics of public software in Latin America (Gascó and Jiménez, 2015)


Argentina

• There isn’t a public software strategy

• 2013, launched the Public Software Development (promote the local industry of software)

• 2015 is not a priority for the country

• Some provincial or local initiatives on free software

• Governance: Unit of Public Software in the Subsecretary of Technology Management (Secretary of Cabinet of the headquarters of the Cabinet of Ministers)



Brasil

• 1995 Asociación Brasileña de Entidades Estaduales de Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación (ABEP)

• 2014 Modelo de Software Público Brasileño

• Legal basis: Executive Committee of e-Government at 2,000

• Governance: Departamento de Gobernanza y Sistemas de Información de la Secretaría de Logística y Tecnología de la Inf. del Mº de Planeación, Presupuesto y Gestión, 2014

• Use of public or private software according to the project

• Repository: Brazilian Public Software Portal



Bolivia

• Government Program 2015-2020 President Evo Morales, july 2014

• Ley General de Telecomunicaciones, Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación, Ley 164 de 8 de agosto de 2011

• Governance: Dirección General de Gobierno Electrónico del Viceministerio de Planificación Estratégica del Estado del Ministerio de Planificación del Desarrollo.

• Agencia para el Desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información en Bolivia (ADSIB)

• There is a strong tendency to use proprietary software



Chile

• Lack of a strategy of public software in Chile

• Generic Public Software Licence 2012 y Resolución Exenta 0976 General Secretary of the Presidence, marzo 2014, licensing programs and property developments of the Mº Secretaría General de la Presidencia

• Governance: Modernization and Electronic Government unit of General Secretary of the Presidence Ministry

• Using public or proprietary software according to the characteristics of the project

• Repository SIMPLE (Sistema de Implementación de Procesos Ligeramente Estandarizados)



Colombia

• No strategy for public software

• Low level of priority given by the Colombian Government

• There is no specific laws on public software though, but will work in 2015

• Mayor of Bogotá has an Observatory of Free Software in the District Commission of Systems

• Governance: Dirección de Gobierno en Línea, MINTIC

• Public software is not used in the State, but it depends on the project



Ecuador

• There is a public software strategy since 2008, President Correa approves the 1,014 presidential decree, state using software policy in touching the institutions of the central Government

• It is matter of sovereignty

• Governance: Nacional Public Administratin Secretary SNAP, Subsecretary or Electronic Government y la Subsecretaría de Tecnologías de la Información



México

• There is not a strategy of public software, but it’s form part of another type of policies Mexico CIO signature contracts with Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and Google

• There is no specific legislation of public software, but there are different rules relating to aspects of public software

• Governance: Intersectorial Commision for Electronic Government development

• The country used public software or proprietary software according to the project



Uruguay

• Has their own Uruguayan Public Software Model

• National Public Software Strategy Ley 19.179, specifically regulates the free software and formats in the State and priority use

• Governance: Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información (AGESIC)

• Using public software or software depending on the characteristics of the project although it appears that there is a tendency to use proprietary software



State of adoption of public software

Initial Initial to middle Middle

Middle to

advance Advance

Argentina Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Paraguay

Chile México República Dominicana

Bolivia Ecuador Panamá Perú

Uruguay Venezuela Brasil



Advantages

• Reduction of the cost of licensing • Free access to data and programs • Greater ease and flexibility in the adoption of the software • Access to internal developers source code • Independence of providers • Re-use of applications • More innovation • Technological safety • Generation of employment (Ecuador) • Defense of the socialization of technological knowledge



Common on the region • There is no consensus on the definition of public software • Low political prioritization for the public software • Low institutionalization of the software public in most countries • Lack of operational guidelines on public software • Most countries public software is on electronic government offices • Actual use of public software is low, the trend is to use proprietary

software • No country has seen the generation of benefits • Low knowledge of the public software for public servants



Some examples

Mongolia Altansukh talks about his responsibility to move all mongolian government websites to Joomla!:

• Improve the transparency and communication between Government and citizens

• Low budget for licensing • Joomla! It’s free and open source, easy to learn • Provide quarterly training on Joomla! for Government webmaster

and managers

http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1210-mongolia.html





Some examples

Tailandia

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1000-sites-local-government-organizations-thailand-use-tamrareang


















Some examples

Brasil


Some examples

Brasil Rafael Berlanda (Mº de Educación) working group

Design of the Portal Padrao in Joomla!

Public Software Portal http://portalpadrao.joomlacalango.org/

Excelent!!!!


http://portalpadrao.joomlacalango.org/



MuNet eGovernment Program

Organization of the American States OAS

MuNet eGovernment (Transparent and Efficient Municipalities) electronic government for local government and now also open government

I fase: 22 municipalities in 11 countries (2006)

II fase: Panamá, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Paraguay y Bolivia (93 municipalities)

Institutions: Secretaries, ICT Agencies, Municipality Associations

Currently: Costa Rica (20 municipalities) and conversations with Jalisco (Mx.) an Salta (Ar.)

OAS choose Joomla! as CMS for all local government websites in Latin America


Fases:

• Workshop of e-Government for mayors and local authorities

• Creation of the Municipal MuNet Team consisting of 6 members and the Municipal MuNet Manager (Planification office, Advisor, public relations, other)

• E-Government online course

• 4 Diagnostics: transparency, efficiency, citizen participation and ICT

• Development of «Strategy of municipal e-Government»


MuNet eGobierno Program

ICT tools:

• MuniPortal: website in Joomla!, several contents, transparency and management

• MuniParticipa: Office of information, complaints and suggestions, and retransmission of local sessions live on the Internet

• MuniServi: municipal procedures online portal

• MuniCompra: municipal procurement

• MuniSegura: Security and emergencies



Municipal MuNet Teams

San Diego Huehuetenango



Open Government

Importance of furthering the Open Government in local governments in Latin America

Brazil is part of the OGP from 2011

2 open government action plans

Open Government Portal http://governoaberto.cgu.gov.br/

• Transparency: using public data, open data, accountability

• Citizen participation in decision-making through digital and face-to-face media

• Collaboration of companies, universities and organizations

Municipalities driving Open Government as a mandatory


http://governoaberto.cgu.gov.br/

Patzún case (Guatemala)

Patzún Municipality from the Guatemala highlands

55,000 habitants, 94% mayan indigenous from Kaqchikel ethnia

Economy: agriculture for export and handycrafts

Municipal budget for 2014: US$ 2 millions



Progress MuNet eGovernment Program since 2007

Political will of the authorities

Sustainability of the program: committees, minutes, participation

Actions:

• Modernization of the municipality: offices, training, internet

• Citizen accessibility: online library and reception for citizens

• Connectivity: wireless internet in the municipal park

• EUTIC2014, survey on ICT use in 1,300 households of Patzún



Progress • Digital Community Center: 35 computers, courses, conferences, calls

to inmigrants



Progress • Website on Joomla!: www.patzun.gob.gt

• 2,600 videos on YouTube

• 12,000 pictures on Google Fotos

• 3,300 fans on Facebook

• 12 boards on Pinterest

Next… electronic government strategy and

Open government acctions


http://www.patzun.gob.gt/

Joomla!Gov website

3,300 websites registered in Joomla!

Countries: Italia, España, Chile, USA, Mongolia

Brazil: 70 websites registered


Joomla! for public administrations

• It is free, it is open software • Simpler than Drupal and most complete WordPress (not needing a

technician) • Many extensions • Community support • Extensive documentation • Access control (hierarchies) • Used for: management of knowledge, intranet, forms on line, web

pages, working groups, chats, blogs and much more... • Translations into many languages • And because it’s...

2.8% of all internet uses Joomla! on their websites


Brasil believes in public software, You believes in public software too,

So………….. How can we convince public officials to use it? How can evangelize to other countries in the region to use?? What can you do to reach this??? What can make Joomla! to achieve this????

How to get involved??? Talk to us those days

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