Expanding social awareness: Public Window in Peru

Summary

Improving services delivered to the poor, promoting transparency in public management at local level (Municipalities) in 4 Peruvian cities throughout the use of ICTs.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Twenty municipalities in 4 Peruvian cities need to implement their information systems and web sites (Public Windows), in order to provide information to citizens about municipal budget and services. Trained personnel are also required. Beneficiaries: around 300,000 citizens in 4 cities (4 Provincial Municipalities and 16 District Municipalities).

Activities

Design of data base systems, both for Provincial and District Municipalities; Collecting and entering information into the systems; Training staff in 20 Municipalities to operate Public Windows; Launching the Public Windows in 20 Municipalities

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

20 Public Windows established and functioning; 400 Municipalities’ personnel trained in the use of ICT; 20 Municipalities raise funds for development project and programs.

Project Message

The Municipality of Nazca is willing to implement an information system with its web site in order to improve our services to the citizens, but we lack both the expertise and the resources.
- Flor Ordores, Manager of Nazca Municipality

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Carlos Wendorff,
Innovapucp Director
Av. Universitaria, cuadra 18
Lima, Lima 32
Peru
(51-1) 626-2506
Email:

Project Sponsor

World Bank Development Marketplace

Organization

Innovapucp Logo Innovapucp
Av. Universitaria, cuadra 18
Lima, Lima 32
Peru
(51-1) 626-2506
http://www.pucp.edu.pe/innovapucp

Learn more about Innovapucp and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Peru and can also be found under Democracy and Governance.

For more information about Peru, read the Human Development Report on Peru or the Wikipedia entry for Peru.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 01, 2005.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 18, 2004.