Planejamento EstratégicoPRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICASecretaria de Relações Institucionais
Secretariat for Institutional Secretariat for Institutional Affairs - SRIAffairs - SRI
Economic and Social Economic and Social Development Council – CDESDevelopment Council – CDES
Secretariat for the Economic and Social Secretariat for the Economic and Social Development Council - SEDESDevelopment Council - SEDES
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““Promotion and Achievement ofPromotion and Achievement ofMillennium Development Goals through Millennium Development Goals through
Education and Outreach”Education and Outreach”
Bangkok, Bangkok, March /08March /08
Ana Lucia SaboiaAna Lucia Saboia Jorge AbrhaãoJorge Abrhaão
Members of the Equity Observatory Members of the Equity Observatory Technical Committee Technical Committee
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the Observatory of Equity was created as a part of the Economic and Social Development Council which belongs to the Presidency of the Republic.
It aims to analyze the dimensions of reality democratizing information, providing tools for society to debate, propose, follow up and evaluate results of governmental and social actors actions
CDES: the Brazilian experience
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Goals of the Observatory Produce knowledge and information
about social reality Promote social mobilization of actors
directly involved, making possible actions of supervision and social control influencing the decision making process and drawing up public policies.
Connect institutions which deal with information
CDES: the Brazilian experience
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CDES: the Brazilian experience
The Economic and Social Development Council-CDES is a consultative committee of the Presidency of the Republic represented, in its majority, by the civil society.
Within CDES, entrepreneurs, social groups, and recognized leaders in their field of action are able to debate in the same level fundamental issues aiming Brazilian development.
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CDES: the Brazilian experience
Composition of the Council: Ninety Brazilian citizens of recognized
leadership and representation in different sectors of society all appointed by the President of the Republic for a two-year term, with the possibility of extending for another two years.
Thirteen State Ministers The President of the Republic is the
President of the Council. The Executive-Secretary is the Minister for Institutional Affairs.
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CDES: The Brazilian experienceCDES: The Brazilian experience
Characteristics: The diversity of its composition:
entrepreneurs, workers, social movements, academics, and other relevant social actors, distinguishes CDES from other ways of participation.
The focus on development themes: the diversity of the composition allows a wider concept of development
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The National Development Agenda
The National Development Agenda drafted by all counselors was approved by the Plenary Meeting in August 2005. It has been since the outlines for the Council and its initiatives enclosing other social actors, academics and international institutions.
It was designed pact for the sustainable growth with social inclusion, employment and income distribution.
CDES: The Brazilian experience
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CDES: The Brazilian experience
The Observatory of Equity The inequalities are pointed out as the
greatest and most complex problems to be tackled in the country within the proposals of the CDES.
CDES had adopted equity as the guiding
criteria for decisions on public policies and actions of other sectors of society.
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CDES: The Brazilian experience
The Observatory of Equity
As main goal the Observatory provides capacity
and tools to monitor the alleviation of inequities
in the Brazilian society;
The OE aims to increase knowledge and also
the capacity of society to debate, suggest
proposals, monitor and evaluate the results of
public policies and of actions from other actors
of society.
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CDES: The Brazilian experience
The Observatory of Equity The observed themes are based on the main
directives and consensus of the CDES. There is a technical committee composed by the
IPEA, IBGE, DIEESE and the CDES Secretariat. The Managing Council, responsible for the
Observatory’s oversight, is made up of 12 members of the CDES.
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CDES PlenaryApproves / names the Directing CouncilApproves the object of observationAnalyses, adjusts and approves the Observatory Opinion
Directing CouncilComprised of 12 CDES Council Members, respecting diversityOversees the Observatory management, approves the methodology and work planExamines the Observation Report and proposes Observation Opinion to the Plenary
Observation NetworkOrganizations and their specialistsPermanent participation in face-to-face and electronic meetingsContributes towards the Observation Report and monitoring reports
Technical CommitteeIPEA, IBGE, DIEESE, SEDESEvaluates the technical possibilities and orients the corresponding proceduresIndicates the members of the Technical Team and includes other external technical support, involving ministries, universities, research institutes, non-governmental institutions and others, according to the required capacity.Prepares the Biannual Monitoring ReportsPrepares the Annual Observation Report
Executive SecretariatSEDESArticulates the Observation NetworkOrganizes meetings and other eventsProvides operational and financial support of the Observatory’s activities
Functioning of the Equity Observatory
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The Observatory of Equity
As main methodology the Observatory binds technical
and political dimensions. Such interrelation is carried
out among the CDES Plenary, the Steering Council, the
Technical Committee and the Observation Network.
The process of analyses has 3 stages:
observation stage
proposition stage for the identified circumstances problems and political analyses of the observed
situation
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The Observatory of Equity
Observation Report – the report aides the debate in the
Steering Council on the recommendations on public
policies. The systematic follow up of the observed
situation results in periodic up dates on the Report
whenever new information comes from the sources and
data surveyed.
Observatory Report is submitted to CDES Plenary for
approval and send to the President of the Republic of
Brazil and its society.
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Brazilian level of schooling is low and unequal Brazil: 7 years
Northeast: 5,6 years (Southeast: 7,7 years)
Rural area: 4,2 years (Urban area: 7,5 years)
Colored: 6 years (White: 7,8 years)
20% more poor: 4,8 years (20% more rich: 7,7 years)
Constant high level of illiterate, up keeping inequalities
Restrict access to quality pre school, specially infants between ages 0-3
Insufficient and unequal levels of performance and completion of basic schooling, with limited access for disabled children
Insufficient levels of access and continuity, performance and completion of medium schooling
Restrict and unequal access to tertiary levels
MACRO PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Initial Situation (2005) Indicator
Average of school years on population above 15 years of age
Insufficient quality offer and disarrangement of the technical and professional lasting schooling sub systems
Education Problems and Inequalities in BrazilEducation Problems and Inequalities in Brazil
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The results of the analyses of the Technical Committee is used as institutional feed back for perception of non identified problems, imprecise information, etc.
It also allows complementary efforts on searching new information and analyses tools.
The Observatory of Equity
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The Technical Committee relies on institutions which hold high level of information and analyses and a wide Observation Network. Such interaction favors the complex representation characteristic of the social observation process.
The Technical Committee relies on institutions which hold high level of information and analysis and a wide Observation Network. This interaction favors the complex work of the social observation process.
The Observatory of Equity
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As an inter-institutional unifier in producing information, the OE relates with the capacity of evoking the Presidency of the Republic to send for the debate on governmental institutions and organism, civil society and private initiative related to the theme.
For lining up actors, the OE relies on a wide social network available to CDES Counselors.
The Observatory of Equity
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The Observatory of Equity
The location of the Brazilian Council – at the Presidency of the Republic – facilitates the President’s and the Ministers acquaintance of the work but it does not always implies in the implementation of the Observatory suggestions.
The results coming from the OE are measured not only by the quality and repercussion of its diagnosis, denouncing inequalities and defending a development process which promotes equality, but also by the way it shapes the dialog network in its working procedure. Such network widens the representation arena for the Council, as well as the results of its actions and political influence.
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The Observatory of Equity
The main defy of the OE, during the second year of its implementation, is to define the conceptual trace for the observation exercise. There is an actual insight effort seeking to build criteria for perceiving reality described by new concepts and indicators which allows the understanding of inequalities/ equalities dynamics, to value its trends and perspectives.
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AICESIS Presidency
In July 2007, Beijing, by the General Assembly, Brazil was inaugurated as President for the next two years of the AICESIS (International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions)
CDES: International Actions
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AICESIS and ECOSOC
AICESIS holds the status of observer within ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) and in partnership with UN-NGO-IRENE, proposed the initiative of an “International MDGs Awards” to compensate institutions concerned in combating social exclusion in the national and international panorama.
CDES: International Actions