Local Solidary Governance The Experience of Porto Alegre

Local Solidary Governance The Experience of Porto Alegre, Brazil Cézar Busatto

Porto Alegre: Network-City Millennium Goals for 2015 / UN

SYSTEMIC VISION OF GOVERNANCE SOCIETY Local Solidary Governance Area Local Government Management Committee Municipal Councils, Participatory Budget, Civil Society ENVIRONMENTAL AXIS MAYOR SOCIAL AXIS DEPUTY MAYOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES Participatory Budget ECONOMIC AXIS Strategic Axis

Participato ry Budget Local Solidary Governance City Hall Management by Programs

Vision Resuls for Society To be reference in quality of life, creating a sustainable and participative environment, assuring the plurality, by means of Local Solidary Governance Promote environmental sustainability Promote social inclusion STRATEGIC MAP Financial responsibility Develop and strengthen the economy, promoting the generation of jobs Guarantee the balance of public accounts PROGRAMS Environmental Planejar e viabilizar a “cidade futura” e o seu crescimento Revitalizar e preservar áreas da cidade Garantir a relação harmônica entre os cidadãos, o serviço público e o meio ambiente Social “To govern for who needs more ” Promote the Melhorar o acesso e attention and qualidade dos protection of serviços de saúde children, teenagers and youth Melhorar a segurança da população Foco de Atuação Econômico Promover a autosustentabilidade e emancipação dos cidadãos 14 ACTIONS Program: • Oportunidades de “Children's place investimento e Negócios FASC, SMED, is where Desenvolver uma Financeiro • Melhoria na logística cidade family and school are. ” EPTC, SMJ, SMGL, • Cultura empreendedora • Arranjos produtivos locais SME Criar uma ambiência favorável aos negócios FORGET-ME-NOT Fomentar e fortalecer atividades com potencial competitivo 18 Aumentar a efetividade da arrecadação ACTIONS SMS, SMED, FASC, SMJ, SDHSU Buscar formas • Alta tecnologia; • Construção civil; • Turismo alternativas de financiamento 14 ACTIONS LITTLE CITIZENS Modernização da gestão pública Transparência Promover a cultura de responsabilidade social e fiscal Descentralizar o planejamento e a execução das ações Garantir uma comunicação eficaz com a sociedade Motivar colaboradores e atrair pessoas capacitadas • Informação • Diálogo SMJ, SMED, FASC, SMIC, SME, SMC Governança Solidária Local Buscar excelência dos Fomentar a processos administrativos e 5 ACTIONS intersetorialidade PORTO ALEGRE operacionais OF WOMEN Capacitar os colaboradores do serviço municipal SMS, SMED, FASC, Modernizar e SMIC as integrar tecnologias de informação

Management and Budget by Programs Work transversely, not by sectors Focus on objectives and goals Promote functional inclusion of civil servants Extend dialogue with society in regions and neighborhoods

21 Government Programs SOCIAL AXIS CHILDREN'S PLACE IS WHERE FAMILY AND SCHOOL ARE FORGET-ME-NOT ENVIRONMENTAL AXIS PORT OF THE FUTURE INTEGRATED CITY LITTLE CITIZENS LONG LIFE TO DOWNTOWN THE RECIPE IS HEALTH GREEN PORT AFFECTION IS AGELESS CITY ENTRANCE PORT OF INCLUSION CITY DEVELOPMENT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL PORTO ALEGRE OF WOMEN ACCESSIBLE CITY ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AXIS GROW PORTO ALEGRE MORE FUNDS, MORE SERVICES TOTAL MANAGEMENT LOCAL SOLIDARY GOVERNANCE PARTICIPATORY BUDGET

Children's place is where family and school are. Indicators and Goals Responsible Agency: SMED Justification: full attendance of Child and Teenager Statute – CTS, mainly when they are in a vulnerability situation, that is, children in the street, with weak familiar bond and psychoactive substance users. Objective: the program aims at to remove children and teenagers from the streets by reducing vulnerability variables, that are: attractiveness, quality and access to education, familiar structuralizing and approach with the origin community. Indicators Goal (2008) % of children 7 -14 years old illiterates Recent Indicators 5, 70% 2% Number of children and teenagers living on the streets 637 63 % of children 7 -14 years old that are in school 97, 10% 98, 5%

Participatory Budget Cycle FEBRUARY Recess MARCH / APRIL Preparatory meetings Meetings of joint and preparation in the regions, micro regions, thematic, etc. Guideline: Rendering of accounts / Presentation of the Plan of Investments / Presentation of the Internal Regulation / General and Technical Criteria / Quarrel of Thematic Priorities / Criteria for Choice of Council members / Suggestion of priorities APRIL / MAY Regional and Thematic Assemblies Guideline: Election of the Council members / Definition of the number of Commission agents / written and audiovisual Rendering of accounts DECEMBER / JANUARY Quarrel and voting of IR General and Technical Criteria PARTICIPATORY BUDGET FIRST FORTNIGHT OF JULY Municipal Assembly Guideline: To setting up of the new Council members / Delivery of the hierarquyzation of the constructions and services / Quarrel of subjets of general character NOVEMBER / DECEMBER Quarrel in regional thematic fóruns of the alterations to Internal Regulation (IR) / General and Technicial Criteria / Presentation of the PI and the regional and thematic voting in fóruns and in the PBC (Participative Budget Council) and appreciation of appeals. OCTOBER / NOVEMBER Detailing of the Plan of Investments and Services Presentation and voting of the proposal of PI (financial and technique analysis of the demands of constructions and services) in fóruns of regional and thematic commission agents, with the presence of similar government agencies, previous guiding of the related proposal to fóruns MAY / JUNE / JULY Regional and Thematic Assemblies Guideline: Election of Commission agents / Hierarquyzation of the constructions and services / Deliberation of the demands (fórum of commission agents) / Before the hierarchy visits of the commission agents the requested demands for knowledge. JULY / /SEPTEMBER / AUGUST Analysis of the demands and of the Government matrix: Financial and technique analysis of the demands / Assembly of the Budgetary Matrix AUGUST / SEPTEMBER Voting of the Matrix Quarrel and voting of the Budgetary Matrix and the distribution of resources for thematic regions in the PBC (Participative Budget Council)

PARTICIPATORY BUDGET 17 Regional Assemblies and Forums ISLANDS HUMAITÁNORTH NAVEGANTES NORTHEAST CENTRAL CITY CRUZEIRO EIXO BALTAZAR NORTHWEST EAST PARTENON GLORIA CRISTAL CENTER-SOUTH LOMBA DO PINHEIRO SOUTH RESTINGA EXTREME-SOUTH

PARTICIPATORY BUDGET 6 Thematic Assemblies and Forums q Circulation, Transport and Urban Mobility q Culture q Economic Development, Taxation and Tourism q Education, Sport and Leisure q Organization of the City, Urban and Environmental Development q Health and Social Assistance

Local Solidary Governance Creating Project and Initiative Communities based on Cooperation

Objectives Offer Universal Public Policies Deliver Qualified Services and Meet Population’s Demands Foster Local Development

Local Solidary Governance Foster Local Development Public Sector Create a Favorable Environment Invest in Social Capital Civil Society Private Sector

Concept Why Local Solidary Governance? Local Solidary Governance LOCAL: LSG has a net-oriented perspective that encompass different sectors and abilities. It is based on the territoriality formed by regions and neighborhoods. SOLIDARY: LSG has as its main line in the cooperation and mutual help between governmental and non-governmental institutions and people that voluntarily decide to take part in this initiative, aiming the accomplishment of common goals. GOVERNANCE: LSG is based on the partnership between government and society. It stimulates social participation, initiative and entrepreneurship of citizens and also induces its coresponsibility in city development.

What do we seek through LSG? Government, civil society and private sector working together to accomplish a development agenda connected with the Millennium Goals of UN in the 17 regions and 82 neighborhoods of Porto Alegre Public Sector Civil Society Private Sector

Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Presentati on Capacity Building of agents Creation of the articulation group Vision of the Future Forum Step 5 Potencialities and diagnosis Step 6 Participative plan and goals Step 7 Priority agendas Step 8 Confirmation of LSG agreement Starting agendas accomplishm Presentation of the Program and creation of Local Government Local Committee Coordinators LSG Program Implementatio n Articulators Local Government Management Committee Programs Managers Regions net articulation Step 3 Network capacitating Approving in the Solidary Governance net Participation and diffusion in the net Net mobilization for agendas accomplishmen t Minimmum agenda Another agenda itens

The New Budget of LSG The articulation of government and community resources generates a new budget to foster local development and social inclusion. City Budget Mobilization of the existing resources of society Community Budget Local Solidary Governance Government Budget Participatory Budget Definition of government resources destination

City Observatory www. observapoa. com. br Project of the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy, Net 3 -Democracy in the City-of URB-AL. The Observa. Poa is the result of a partnership among the City Hall, Federal University of the Estate of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Catholic University (PUC), Dieese, Economics and Statistics Foundation (FEE) and Participatory Budget Council. Portal of information distributed on maps for neighborhoods, regions and for the city as a whole. Objective s q. Democratize the access to information ACCESSIBILITY q Offer easy understanding information LEGIBILITY q. Extend knowledge and strengthen local identity EQUITY Enable Manager-Citizens Qualify social nets and instances of participatory democracy Empowering local communities

Regional and Neighborhood Information Percentage of born children from mothers with less than 8 years of study and health care centers Center-South Region q. In the city, we have about 32% of born children from mothers with less than 8 years of study q In the region, this percentage is a little inferior, 28, 9% q The neighborhoods Campo Novo, Teresópolis and Vila Nova present higher percentages: 35%, 32% and 30, 5%, respectively % born children from mothers with less than 8 years of study Health care centers Source: SMS-SINASC 2005

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 1 – Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 2 – Achieve universal primary education

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 3 – Promote gender equality and empower women

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 5 – Improve maternal health

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

Folow the Fulfilment of the Milennium Goals Porto Alegre perspectives Research Made by UFRGS – Economic School Goal 7 – Ensure environmental sustainability

Local Solidary Governance The Experience of Porto Alegre, Brazil Montevideo Square, 10 Porto Alegre - RS 90010 -140 Phone: (51) 3289. 3766 www. portoalegre. rs. go v. br