Panama

National Council for Traffic and Road Safety

City/State/Region
Begin – End: 2006 – ongoing
Name of organization in charge: Autoridad del Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre
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: partial
Fulfillment of Democratic Innovation’s aim: unknown
Output: -
Policy Outcome: -

The National Council for Traffic and Road Safety (CONTSEVI) was created in 2006 by Executive Decree 640. Its purpose is to be an advisory body for the Transit and Land Transportation Authority. The Council proposes plans and programs on road safety to this institution, and develops seminars and activities focused on the prevention of traffic accidents. The Council is made up of 17 members, representatives of the public, private and civil society sectors. Among the latter are, for example: a representative of the press, a representative of the Panamanian association of insurers, a representative of the College of Psychology of the University of Panama, a representative of the Panamanian Association of Company Executives, a representative of the Panamanian society of Engineers and Architects and a representative of the users. Two years after its creation, the Council had not approved its internal regulations, therefore, it did not enjoy budget allocations. In 2018, the Council was assigned the task of supervising driving schools. The IDB identified CONTSEVI as one of the two main institutions responsible for road safety in Panama.

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: only backed by a governmental program or policy
Frequency: regular
Mode of selection of participants: restricted
Type of participants: citizens civil society private stakeholders
Decisiveness: democratic innovation yields a non-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