Honduras

Council of the National Plan

City/State/Region
Begin – End: 2010 – ongoing
Name of organization in charge: Presidencia de la República
Type of organization in charge: government
Level: national

Impact

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Implementation: was the innovation effectively, partially or not put into practice at all?

Fulfillment of Aims: were the goals of the innovation completely, partially or not achieved at all?

Output: has the innovation generated recommendations, initiatives, decisions or policies?

Outcome: if there were a policy output, was it enacted or implemented?

Implementation: yes
Fulfillment of Democratic Innovation’s aim: partial
Output: yes
Policy Outcome: unknown

The Council of the National Plan, which is dependent on the Presidency of the Republic, is in charge of formulating the vision of the country and the national plan and to follow-up on the execution of this plan; as well as to develop periodic evaluations and recommendations on the operation of the regional development system that regulates the law. The Council can also make modifications, adaptations or strategy changes to the national plan, specifically regarding the sustainable development of the population; democracy, citizenship and governance; poverty reduction, asset building and equal opportunities; education and culture as a means of social emancipation; and health as a foundation for improving living conditions; among other considerations. The Council of the National Plan is presided by the President of the Republic, the secretary of state in the office of the President, a representative of each regional council, a representative of the different confederations of workers and all trade and business organizations.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization: embedded in the constitution/legislation
Frequency: regular
Mode of selection of participants: restricted
Type of participants: civil society private stakeholders
Decisiveness: democratic innovation yields a binding decision
Co-Governance: yes

Means

Deliberation
Direct Voting
E-Participation
Citizen Representation

Ends

Accountability
Responsiveness
Rule of Law
Political Inclusion
Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting

Formulation and decision-making

Implementation

Policy Evaluation