Panama

National Coordination Council for Development

The National Coordination Council for Development (Span. CCND) is a consultative body for all sectors of Panamanian society. It is responsible for verifying the progress and compliance of the agreements and goals of the "National Agreement for Development" dialogue process, which set out long-term strategic objectives to transform Panama into a more democratic, equitable and prosperous society, within the context of the widening of the Panama Canal. The following are members of the council: the National Councils of Workers, Private Enterprise, Lawyers and other professionals, organizations promoting social development, democracy and human rights, Indigenous People, Black People, universities, churches, and local governments, among others.

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
both 
Type of participants
citizens 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

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