The framework document for the reform of the Public Administration receives 93 contributions and more than 300 people have asked to participate in the projects

The framework document ‘Consensus for an Open Administration’, published by the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service on 27 March, has received almost a hundred contributions from different areas of society. With the publication of this document, the roadmap for a reform of the Administration with innovative methodology was initiated.

During the month in which it has remained in public consultation, the document has received 93 proposals, which include from approaches in the personal capacity of civil society, from employees of state, regional and local administrations, professional associations and universities, to contributions from the private sector, especially consulting companies and the technological and digital fields.

The contributions received, which will be made public after receiving express consent and complying with the requirements set forth in the law, can be grouped in the following areas: Public Service, Administrative and Regulatory Reforms, Digitalization and Others. Regarding the specific content of these, proposals have been received related to the strategic planning of Human Resources, selective processes, mobility, recruitment and retention of talent, citizen attention, inclusion, diversity and disability. They have also made approaches to improve access to information, ethical management of Artificial Intelligence, use of open systems and free software, etc.

At the same time, the citizens have been offered the opportunity to participate in the working groups that are going to undertake the 18 projects contemplated in the document to reform the Administration. At the end of the deadline, a total of 334 people requested to participate, with a total of 799 expressions of interest in any of the projects.

From now on, the composition of the working groups that will develop the proposals will be decided and will be discussed in the different laboratories. According to the timetable set out in the framework document itself, the preparation phase has ended and now the ideation phase begins, during which the ‘Consensus for an Open Administration’ and its proposals will be discussed in the Public Innovation Laboratory (LIP); they will then move on to HazLab and GobTechLab.

In 2024, the four phases are expected to be deployed, corresponding to the natural quarters. During the third and fourth trimesters, the participation and prototyping phases will take place.

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