About OSCIPAgenda PúblicaOSCIP_b8dcf69c-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d4253Agenda Pública is a Civil Society Organization for the Public Interest (OSCIP, in its Portuguese acronym) that works to improve public management and democratic governance and to encourage social participation throughout Brazil.BrazilSchool of Public PolicyThe School of Public Policy works as one of Agenda Pública's institutional partners in the creation of methodologies and programs to strengthen capacities, prepare, qualify and value agents and civil servants through contextualized training experiences, focusing on intersectoral and joint resolution of public problems.In total, we have already reached more than 5,000 people in 225 Brazilian municipalities with diversely configured projects – from mentoring programs for youths and managers, to exchange programs, courses and training programs and flexible programs.To be a reference organization that thinks, encourages and supports innovative, integrated and quality public management. To be recognized for our nationwide performance, sound partnerships and committed and accomplished professionals._b8dcf8a4-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d4253To contribute to the improvement of public management and the expansion of social participation through capacity building that results in democratic and quality public policies._b8dcf980-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d4253Public ServicesTo improve the supply, the access and the quality of public services._b8dcfa34-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d4253Our main goal is to improve the supply, the access and the quality of public services in the country through democratic, integrated and participatory territorial development. For this, we rely on the development of an articulate state capable of leading the coproduction process and the implementation of more democratic and quality public policies.Therefore, we promote cooperation between different segments of society in order to solve public problems, thus generating effective, permanent and sustainable transformation in the practices of the public administration. In this way, we seek to improve the capabilities of local governments in order to strengthen coordination mechanisms within the administration developing teams with a broad capacity to solve complex problems; such is the case of public problems.How we transform public management -- Agenda Pública is committed to the following results:Planning, Governance & ProcessesImprove planning, governance and processes_b8dcfb06-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42531Children & AdolescentsAssure the rights of children and adolescents_b8dcfbce-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42531.1ChildrenAdolescentsItaitubaBarcarenaStrengthening the System to Assure the Rights of Children and Adolescents -- Itaituba (BA) | Bacarena (BA) -- The Brazilian municipalities affected by large enterprises, especially those located in the North have faced a high rate of human rights violations, making the qualification of municipal policies urgent. To this end, Agenda Pública established a partnership with the Bunge Foundation and, in 2016, initiated a process that aims at strengthening the systems to assure the rights of children and adolescents in the municipalities of Itaituba and Barcarena in the state of Pará. The initiative is centered on structuring local arrangements capable of contributing to the reduction of social vulnerability and to consolidating public policies to protect children and adolescents in the region.TrainingTrain civil servants and public managers to solve public problems_b8dcfc82-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42532Civil ServantsPublic ManagersCoordination & ManagementIncrease the technical coordination and management capacity_b8dcfd5e-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42532.1State of ParáManagement Consortium for the Office of Projects of the Education Department of the Government of the State of Pará --Estado do Pará -- Based on the FIP methodology, the program is being implemented through a consortium with Leme Engenharia and Herkenhoff & Prates. Its main objective is to increase the technical coordination and management capacity of the Projects Office of the Program for Quality Improvement and Increasing Coverage of Basic Education in the State of Pará. In addition to the Management Consortium members, the School of Public Policies also participates in the project providing the Mentoring Program for Public Managers and the Technical Advisory Platform. The project’s implementation period is two years (2017 and 2018) and it is being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank.Participation & OpenessDevelop strong participation systems and a strong open Government_b8dcfe26-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42533Management & ControlsImprove democratic controls and the management of public policies_b8dcfeee-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42533.1Public Integrity System -- São Sebastião (SP) -- A recent theme in municipal management, open government seeks to integrate actions of participation and collaboration, transparency and integrity to improve democratic controls and the management of public policies. In order to support processes of government opening, Agenda Pública has developed this pioneering project, which aims to promote public ethics, strengthen internal and social control and improve public transparency, thus, contributing simultaneously to the development of the institutional capacities of the municipality and to the empowerment of citizens for ensuring the rights that are implicit to the issues related to open government.Elaboration, Execution & ParticipationImprove the elaboration and execution of public policies and the strengthen social participation_b8dcffc0-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42533.2Strong Councils, Assured Rights -- São José dos Campos (SP) | Jacareí (SP) -- Based on Human Rights and on the challenges faced by public security forces, the Strong Councils, Assured Rights Project fosters practices and actions to promote improvements in the elaboration and execution of public policies and the strengthening of social participation through Security Councils (Conseg). The methodological approach takes into account the reality and the experience of participants proposing exercises and reflections based on problem situations.Economic DevelopmentFoster governance and capacity to promote a strong local economic development_b8dd0092-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42534Policies, Agents, Investment & CoordinationStrengthening the municipality's institutional capacity to build policies, organize economic agents, attract investment and locally coordinate development actions._b8dd015a-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42534.1Economic Development Program -- Barro Alto (GO) | Niquelândia (GO) -- Based on Agenda Pública's vast experience in areas affected by large enterprises and on the recognition of municipal government's important role in promoting economic development, the Program aims at strengthening the municipality's institutional capacity to build policies, organize economic agents, attract investment and locally coordinate development actions.StrategyConstruct a strategy for sustainable territorial development_b8dd0240-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42534.2OriximináFaroTerra SantaSustainable Territories Program -- Oriximiná (PA) | Faro (PA) | Terra Santa (PA) -- The Sustainable Territories Program aims to contribute to the construction of a strategy for sustainable territorial development in Oriximiná, Faro and Terra Santa, municipalities located in the western region of the state of Pará. Started in 2015, the program has a horizon of 15 Years, and is structured on four pillars: public management, social capital, economic development, environmental management.The Sustainable Territories Program is carried out by Agenda Pública in partnership with two other Civil Society Organizations of Public Interest:Sustainable DevelopmentFacilitate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals_b8dd0326-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42534.3SDGlabODSlab/SDGlab is an original initiative aimed at achieving intersectoral cooperation and facilitating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Created by Agenda Pública in partnership with Estratégia ODS (SDG Strategy), the laboratory is dedicated to solving complex public problems. Based on real situations, SDGlab allows for the creation of multi-player arrangements, creating a space for leaders and representatives of different sectors of society to cooperate and work together for the production of solutions, alternatives and partnerships to overcome the great challenges that characterize the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Brazil and throughout the World. It is a project that arises with the objective of focusing on concrete situations and providing the construction of coordinated responses and is, therefore, more effective for local problems. In this sense, it builds ways to face the problems that make it difficult to obtain better results in the implementation of SDGs in the country's most diverse contexts.FundingIncrease management capacity to fund public policies_b8dd04f2-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42535Management & CoordinationStrengthen municipal management and coordination_b8dd05e2-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42535.1MunicipalitiesProgram for the Institutional Strengthening of Municipalities -- Serra do Salitre (MG) | Campo Alegre de Lourdes (BA) | Barro Alto (GO) | Niquelândia (GO) -- It is essential to strengthen municipal management and coordination in order to address public problems of a complex nature in an intersectoral and participatory manner. The program for the institutional strengthening of municipalities arises to promote the improvement of local public management and the qualification of society’s participation in public matters in a structuring and lasting way. Always considering the crucial role of companies in this context, mainly in the regions where they have business units, it is necessary to reconcile their strategies with local visions of development in an effort to generate shared value.Revenues & SpendingIdentify opportunities to increase and diversify revenues and qualifying public spending_b8dd06be-43c8-11e7-ab68-1103b72d42535.2Financial Management Excellence Program -- Oriximiná (PA) | Faro (PA) | Terra Santa (PA) -- Faced with the current scenario of economic crisis and the fall in revenues, most governments - mainly municipal governments - find themselves dwelling in a delicate situation when addressing citizens' demands. In this context, Agenda Pública presents the Program of Excellence in Municipal Financial Management, which aims at identifying opportunities to increase and diversify revenues and qualifying public spending so that resources are invested in a planned and efficient manner, allowing municipalities to restore fiscal balance and improve services to the population.2017-05-28https://www.agendapublica.org.br/home-en/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net