Brazil

National Conference of Brazilian Communities Abroad

City/State/Region
Begin – End: 2008 – 2016
Name of organization in charge: Presidencia da RepúblicaMinistério Relações Exteriores
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: yes

The National Conference of Brazilian Communities Abroad is a national conference conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the aim of strengthening the dialogueue between the Brazilian government and the communities of Brazilians abroad. Its first edition took place in 2008, and since then four other editions were organized - the latest, in 2016. The conference is open to all Brazilians living abroad, as well as any other person interested in participating, in accordance with the terms previously defined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The results of the conferences are recorded in their respective minutes, which should consolidate the demands of general interest proposed by the plenary and serve as a reference for the definition of programs and actions within government policies for Brazilian communities abroad. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other related bodies submit a summary of governmental actions implemented for Brazilian communities abroad using the minutes with the community?s demands.

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: sporadic
Mode of selection of participants: both
Type of participants: citizens civil society
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

Sources

http://www.brasileirosnomundo.itamaraty.gov.br/associativismo-e-politicas-para-as-comunidades/conferencias