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An Introduction to the Open Budget Initiative: New Researchers’ Meeting |
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The IBP held a meeting to
introduce new researchers to the Open Budget Initiative 2008 in Washington, DC
on May 29-30. The meeting introduced new researchers to public sector financial
management concepts, terminology and important assumptions used when completing
the Open Budget Questionnaire. It also allowed new researchers to meet
established researchers, and to exchange experiences on advocating for greater
public access to budget information and on opening closed, unaccountable
budgeting systems.
OBI 2008 Meeting Agenda
OBI 2008 Meeting Participant List
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Below are
some questions that came up during the meeting….
Having trouble identifying the seven key budget
documents in your country?
The OECD Best Practices for Budget Transparency has a useful list of each
document, its purpose, and what information each should contain.
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Not sure which agency or office in your country serves
as the nation's Supreme Audit Institution?
The website below may help. It is the UN organization of all Supreme Audit
Institutions around the world.
http://www.intosai.org/
Do the provisions in your country's constitution allow
for the Supreme Audit Institution to be independent of the executive?
Does the organic or other law establishing the SAI provide it with the mandate
and powers necessary for independence?
The Lima Declaration of Guidelines on Auditing Precepts are the internationally
recognized standards on the independence of the SAI, and other principles to
promote the effectiveness of its work. They are a useful tool for identifying
needed areas of improvement, and for crafting recommendations for improvement.
Are there budgeting terms or concepts for which you
would like definitions?
The IMF has recently extensively revised its Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency,
the Manual accompanying the Code, and it Resource Revenue Guide.
The expanded Manual is a useful document for quick reference, and can be found
here.
Please also check our
Useful Tools for Budget Transparency Research
page for other useful reference material.
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Meeting Presentations: |
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Welcome and Introduction to the Open
Budget Initiative 2008
Pamela Gomez, Project Leader, Open Budget Initiative |
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A Taste of Success:
Overview of Fundar’s Advocacy for Budget Transparency
Presenter:
Alberto Serdán, Fundar, Mexico
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Open Budget
Questionnaire, Section 2: The Executive’s Budget Proposal
Discussion Leader: Satyendra Timilsina, The Strategic Group,
Nepal
Estimates for the Budget Year (Questions 1-17) |
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Open Budget Questionnaire, Section 2,
cont.: The Executive’s Budget Proposal
Discussion Leader: Satyendra Timilsina, The Strategic Group,
Nepal
Estimates for Prior Years (Questions 18-34) |
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World Bank’s Public
Financial Management (PEFA) Indicators
Presenter: Franck Bessette, Public Sector Specialist, Public
Expenditure and Financial Accountability |
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Open Budget
Questionnaire, Section 2, cont. The Executive’s Budget Proposal & Section 3 The
Budget
Process
Discussion Leader: Daniel Lukwago, Uganda Debt Network, Uganda
Comprehensiveness (Questions 35-71) |
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Recent Governmental
Reforms in Latin America to Promote Budget Transparency and Accountability
Presenter: Carlos Scartascini, Senior Research Economist,
Inter-American Development Bank |
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Open Budget Questionnaire, Section 3: The
Budget Process
Discussion Leader: Nicholas Adamtey, Centre for
Budget Advocacy (CBA) of the
Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Ghana
Phase 2: Legislative Approval of the Budget (Questions 74-81) |
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Partnerships to Monitor the Budget Process
Presenter: Gabriel Filc, CIPPEC, Argentina |
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Open Budget Questionnaire, Section 3,
cont.: The Budget Process
Discussion Leader: Nicholas Adamtey, Centre for Budget
Advocacy (CBA) of the
Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Ghana
Phase 3: Executive’s Implementation of the Budget
(Questions 82-100) |
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The Role of the SAI in the Budget Process:
Reform of Poland’s Chamber of Control
Presenter: Adam Niedzielski, GSBE-HSICF, Poland |
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Open Budget Questionnaire, Section 3,
cont.: The Budget Process
Discussion Leader: Adam Niedzielski, GSBE-HSICF, Poland
Phase 4: Executive’s Year-End Report & the
Supreme Audit Institution (Questions 101-123) |