1. Online Public Consultations that Helped Identify Users
Lorena Rivero del Paso
General Director of Performance Monitoring and Information Analysis
Performance Evaluation Unit
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

2. Does supply generate its own demand?
I do not intend here to debate Say’s Law…

3. Data is only valuable in the measure it is used.
I do not intend here to debate Say’s Law…

4. Focalization
The
Expert
The Not so Expert
The Tourist

5. The Expert Finding the expert Who are our experts? Academia
Budget specialized organizations
The
Expert
Needs
Detailed data
Open Data
Detailed viz (never underestimate the power of a good visualization)
Statistics
How to detect the demand
Information requests
Participation in forums, data expeditions
Specialized online consultations
Research papers

6. Engaging the expert
Open Performance Evaluation System: Open public consultation on performance indicators

7. The Not so Expert Focalization
Who are our not so experts or “enthusiasts”?
Journalists
Civil Society Organizations
Students of related topics (higher level education)
Data scientists (not Budget experts)
The Not so Expert
Needs
Visualizations
Analysis
Explanations on interpretation of the data
Open Data
How to detect the demand
Information requests
Participation in forums, data expeditions (OGP plans)
Specialized Online consultations
Google news alerts

8. It is not just the request, but what it implies
Engaging the Enthusiast... Transparency is not the news
Information requests.
It is not just the request, but what it implies
What to look for:
What they ask for
Is it yet published or not?
If it is published, is it easy to find? Is it understandable? Is it in a useful format?
If not, Is it a recurrent request? Is there a impediment to publish?
The way they ask for it
…Errors in the way they ask for it

9. Engaging the Enthusiast... Transparency is not the news
News about the fiscal transparency portal vs news USING its information

10. The Tourist Focalization Who are our the Tourists? General population
How not to scare them…
Throwing numbers vs using visualizations
Explanations on what is being displayed
Quick guides
The Tourist
How to detect the demand
Google analytics
Online and in-person surveys
Social media engagement

11. Google analytics

12. Google analytics

13. Google analytics
1st iteration
2nd iteration
3rd iteration

14. Social media Engagement: Facebook

15. Social media Engagement: Twitter

16. Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation
The question:
Is the citizen Budget really fulfilling its purpose of aproaching the people?

17. Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation
Open online survey:
1,145 participants
Also, outside of hospitals, schools and public spaces

18. Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation

19. Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation

20. Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation
Be creative open responses:
Facebook
SMS

21. Childish illustration
Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation
Citizen Budget Then
Comic strip, no data
Too much text
Childish illustration
Too institutional

22. Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation
Citizen Budget Now
Goodbye “Citizen Budget”,
Hello “Quick guide”
Less text, more information
Focus on interests

23. Timeliness of information
Online public consultations: Citizen Budget Public Consultation
Citizen Budget Now
…and
Timeliness of information
Executive Budget proposal
Approved budget
Year-end report
Quarter reports
Monthly newsletter
Specials, for example important budget reforms or budget cuts

24. www.transparenciapresupuestaria.gob.mx TransparenciaPresupuestaria
@TPresupuestaria