Secretariat for Institutional Affairs - SRI Economic and Social Development Council – CDES

Planejamento EstratégicoPRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICASecretaria de Relações Institucionais

Secretariat for Institutional Secretariat for Institutional Affairs - SRIAffairs - SRI

Economic and Social Economic and Social Development Council – CDESDevelopment Council – CDES

Secretariat for the Economic and Social Secretariat for the Economic and Social Development Council - SEDESDevelopment Council - SEDES


““Promotion and Achievement ofPromotion and Achievement ofMillennium Development Goals through Millennium Development Goals through

Education and Outreach”Education and Outreach”

Bangkok, Bangkok, March /08March /08

Ana Lucia SaboiaAna Lucia Saboia Jorge AbrhaãoJorge Abrhaão

Members of the Equity Observatory Members of the Equity Observatory Technical Committee Technical Committee


the Observatory of Equity was created as a part of the Economic and Social Development Council which belongs to the Presidency of the Republic.

It aims to analyze the dimensions of reality democratizing information, providing tools for society to debate, propose, follow up and evaluate results of governmental and social actors actions

CDES: the Brazilian experience


Goals of the Observatory Produce knowledge and information

about social reality Promote social mobilization of actors

directly involved, making possible actions of supervision and social control influencing the decision making process and drawing up public policies.

Connect institutions which deal with information




The Economic and Social Development Council-CDES is a consultative committee of the Presidency of the Republic represented, in its majority, by the civil society.

Within CDES, entrepreneurs, social groups, and recognized leaders in their field of action are able to debate in the same level fundamental issues aiming Brazilian development.



Composition of the Council: Ninety Brazilian citizens of recognized

leadership and representation in different sectors of society all appointed by the President of the Republic for a two-year term, with the possibility of extending for another two years.

Thirteen State Ministers The President of the Republic is the

President of the Council. The Executive-Secretary is the Minister for Institutional Affairs.


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Characteristics: The diversity of its composition:

entrepreneurs, workers, social movements, academics, and other relevant social actors, distinguishes CDES from other ways of participation.

The focus on development themes: the diversity of the composition allows a wider concept of development


The National Development Agenda

The National Development Agenda drafted by all counselors was approved by the Plenary Meeting in August 2005. It has been since the outlines for the Council and its initiatives enclosing other social actors, academics and international institutions.

It was designed pact for the sustainable growth with social inclusion, employment and income distribution.

CDES: The Brazilian experience



The Observatory of Equity The inequalities are pointed out as the

greatest and most complex problems to be tackled in the country within the proposals of the CDES.

CDES had adopted equity as the guiding

criteria for decisions on public policies and actions of other sectors of society.



The Observatory of Equity

As main goal the Observatory provides capacity

and tools to monitor the alleviation of inequities

in the Brazilian society;

The OE aims to increase knowledge and also

the capacity of society to debate, suggest

proposals, monitor and evaluate the results of

public policies and of actions from other actors

of society.



The Observatory of Equity The observed themes are based on the main

directives and consensus of the CDES. There is a technical committee composed by the

IPEA, IBGE, DIEESE and the CDES Secretariat. The Managing Council, responsible for the

Observatory’s oversight, is made up of 12 members of the CDES.


CDES PlenaryApproves / names the Directing CouncilApproves the object of observationAnalyses, adjusts and approves the Observatory Opinion

Directing CouncilComprised of 12 CDES Council Members, respecting diversityOversees the Observatory management, approves the methodology and work planExamines the Observation Report and proposes Observation Opinion to the Plenary

Observation NetworkOrganizations and their specialistsPermanent participation in face-to-face and electronic meetingsContributes towards the Observation Report and monitoring reports

Technical CommitteeIPEA, IBGE, DIEESE, SEDESEvaluates the technical possibilities and orients the corresponding proceduresIndicates the members of the Technical Team and includes other external technical support, involving ministries, universities, research institutes, non-governmental institutions and others, according to the required capacity.Prepares the Biannual Monitoring ReportsPrepares the Annual Observation Report

Executive SecretariatSEDESArticulates the Observation NetworkOrganizes meetings and other eventsProvides operational and financial support of the Observatory’s activities

Functioning of the Equity Observatory



As main methodology the Observatory binds technical

and political dimensions. Such interrelation is carried

out among the CDES Plenary, the Steering Council, the

Technical Committee and the Observation Network.

The process of analyses has 3 stages:

observation stage

proposition stage for the identified circumstances problems and political analyses of the observed

situation



Observation Report – the report aides the debate in the

Steering Council on the recommendations on public

policies. The systematic follow up of the observed

situation results in periodic up dates on the Report

whenever new information comes from the sources and

data surveyed.

Observatory Report is submitted to CDES Plenary for

approval and send to the President of the Republic of

Brazil and its society.


Brazilian level of schooling is low and unequal Brazil: 7 years

Northeast: 5,6 years (Southeast: 7,7 years)

Rural area: 4,2 years (Urban area: 7,5 years)

Colored: 6 years (White: 7,8 years)

20% more poor: 4,8 years (20% more rich: 7,7 years)

Constant high level of illiterate, up keeping inequalities

Restrict access to quality pre school, specially infants between ages 0-3

Insufficient and unequal levels of performance and completion of basic schooling, with limited access for disabled children

Insufficient levels of access and continuity, performance and completion of medium schooling

Restrict and unequal access to tertiary levels

MACRO PROBLEM

PROBLEM

Initial Situation (2005) Indicator

Average of school years on population above 15 years of age

Insufficient quality offer and disarrangement of the technical and professional lasting schooling sub systems

Education Problems and Inequalities in BrazilEducation Problems and Inequalities in Brazil


The results of the analyses of the Technical Committee is used as institutional feed back for perception of non identified problems, imprecise information, etc.

It also allows complementary efforts on searching new information and analyses tools.



The Technical Committee relies on institutions which hold high level of information and analyses and a wide Observation Network. Such interaction favors the complex representation characteristic of the social observation process.

The Technical Committee relies on institutions which hold high level of information and analysis and a wide Observation Network. This interaction favors the complex work of the social observation process.



As an inter-institutional unifier in producing information, the OE relates with the capacity of evoking the Presidency of the Republic to send for the debate on governmental institutions and organism, civil society and private initiative related to the theme.

For lining up actors, the OE relies on a wide social network available to CDES Counselors.




The location of the Brazilian Council – at the Presidency of the Republic – facilitates the President’s and the Ministers acquaintance of the work but it does not always implies in the implementation of the Observatory suggestions.

The results coming from the OE are measured not only by the quality and repercussion of its diagnosis, denouncing inequalities and defending a development process which promotes equality, but also by the way it shapes the dialog network in its working procedure. Such network widens the representation arena for the Council, as well as the results of its actions and political influence.



The main defy of the OE, during the second year of its implementation, is to define the conceptual trace for the observation exercise. There is an actual insight effort seeking to build criteria for perceiving reality described by new concepts and indicators which allows the understanding of inequalities/ equalities dynamics, to value its trends and perspectives.


AICESIS Presidency

In July 2007, Beijing, by the General Assembly, Brazil was inaugurated as President for the next two years of the AICESIS (International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions)

CDES: International Actions


AICESIS and ECOSOC

AICESIS holds the status of observer within ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) and in partnership with UN-NGO-IRENE, proposed the initiative of an “International MDGs Awards” to compensate institutions concerned in combating social exclusion in the national and international panorama.

CDES: International Actions

Documents

Secretariat for Institutional Affairs - SRI Economic and Social Development Council – CDES