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CSC-UNDP Funded Projects
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| FOSTERING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME |
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| Year |
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2009 |
| Award Number |
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00041065 |
| Project Title |
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Fostering Democratic Governance Programme - Building Integrity in the System of Governance |
| Implementing Partner |
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Civil Service Commission |
| Programme Period |
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2009-2011 |
| Programme Component |
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Democratic Governance |
| Intervention Title |
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Integrity System in Governance |
| Budget Code |
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04000 |
| Duration |
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Three (3)years |
| Budget |
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USD 260,000 (Php 11,700,000) |
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Building Integrity in the System of Governance
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| | UNDAF Outcome |
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By 2009, good governance reforms
and practices are institutionalize by government, local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations and private sector at all levels to ensure that human rights of the poor especially of women are respected, protected and fulfilled. |
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| Expected CP Outcome |
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More responsive national, sub-national and local institutions
providing efficient social services delivery. |
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| Expected CP Output(s) |
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2.1 Enhanced capacities of oversight government bodies to rationalize government services, curb corrupt practices and promote ethical behavior in public service to make services more accessible.
2.2 MDG localization, globalization advocacy and anti-corruption campaigns in key provinces and cities. (Those that are linked
to the intervention and extracted from the CPAP) |
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Implementing Partner: |
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Civil Service Commission |
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| Other Partners |
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Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Government(CCAGG) , UP-National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), Transparency
International (TI), Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) among others. |
| Narrative |
Building the Integrity in the System of Governance Programme is directed towards a rationalized, efficient and effective government bureaucracy, effective use of ODA, corrupt-free practices
and ethical behavior at all levels. It strengthens the capacity of oversight government bodies to investigate,
prosecute and adjudicate cases while engaging civil society organizations and media to monitor government projects and
transcations promoting initiatives to build a human rights and gender-balanced culture and exact performance and
excellence in the public sector. Through these reforms, the access by the poor to quality and affordable social services shall be enhanced and
expanded. |
| In fighting corruption, support is extended to innovative efforts that contibute to greater transparency,
accountability, and ethical behavior in public service. It strives to support |
(i) | executive and legislative tracks
adopted by the national government to rationalize government functions, structures, and systems to make it more focused,
accountable, transparent, efficient and effective through policy and structural reforms; |
(ii) | institutional reforms initiated by local and national agencies and anti-corruption bodies and
mechanism such as the Solano Covenant and the Executive Anti Corruption Plans; |
(iii) | use of information and communications technology in government for more transparent, efficient and
accountable transaction and systems; |
(iv) | passage of anti-corruption bills such as strengthening the capacity of the Ombudsman to investigate
and prosecute, protection of whistle-blowers, and the ratification and localization of the United Nations Convention
Against Corruption (UNCAC); |
(v) | strengthening the career executive service system and implementation of an education and advocacy program to
include the values formation and codes of conduct among professional groups and government executives; and |
(vi) | institutional and collective efforts of civil society, media, academe, the private sector and unions to review and monitor government's performance
and advocate to a corruption-free and corruption-intolerant society. |
Further, the mechanism will enhance people's rights entitlement to exact from government the performance of its core trinity obligations to respect, protect and fulfill human rights. At the same time, the mechanism will provide oppurtunities for people to fulfill their responsibilities for attaining good governance.
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