The United Nations chose the National District Mayor’s Office as a model of transparency for implementing a pilot program at the regional level to facilitate dialogue between the city and the city council. Inka Mattila, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) representative in the Dominican Republic, made the announcement during a ceremony held at the Fray Antonio de Montesinos Monument in Santo Domingo.
Mattila said the selection recognizes “the proven political will and commitment to transparency demonstrated in a general manner from 2016 to date”, through the implementation of the Santo Domingo Transparent and Inclusive Project.
She thanked National District Mayor David Collado for having fulfilled all the commitments he had assumed. She explained that the pilot test is part of UNDP efforts to establish a worldwide network on development innovation. One of the 60 laboratories that will be installed will be set up in the National District.
“That is the vision that we have on how policy should be made, on how the state’s assets should be managed. That is why we asked UNDP: How do we make this sustainable in time?” She said UNDP contract guarantees the sustainability of the transparency processes that have been established so far at the Santo Domingo town hall.
National District Mayor David Collado stressed that having been chosen as a model for transparency processes in the region is evidence that the efforts and sacrifices have been worth it.
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Z101 Digital
19 September 2019