Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento

27 – Portal of Initiatives of the Integrated System of International Cooperation Uruguay with public and open access.

Brief description of the commitment: This commitment proposes enabling open public access to general data on initiatives registered in the Uruguay Integrated System of International Cooperation (SICI-Uy), which centralizes data on international cooperation received and offered by Uruguay through programs, projects, and development actions. The objective is to contribute to strengthening the National System of International Cooperation (SNCI), coordinated by the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI), by promoting transparency, access to information, and the strategic use of data. It also aims at facilitating access to national international cooperation data for other interested parties and the general public.

Organization leading the commitment: Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI).

Supporting institutions/organizations: Presidency of the Republic - Electronic Government Management Division.

Person responsible for the commitment: Martin Clavijo, Director of the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation. Contact: martin.clavijo@auci.gub.uy.

Technical contact: María Belén Coyto Peña, Head of Information and Research. Contact : maria.coyto@auci.gub.uy

Actors

1. Government: national and subnational government bodies.

2. Civil Society: civil society and private sector organizations.

3. Other actors: Academia, private sector, researchers, students and teachers, and the general population.

Implementation period: September 2025 – June 2029.

Problem definition

What problem does the commitment intend to address?

From its creation in 2016, the SICI-Uy system has housed the different programs, projects and actions in the Initiatives module, strengthening the national registry of international cooperation, created by Law No. 19,149, of October 2013. There, information on international cooperation granted and received by Uruguay is systematized.

So far, access to the module is directed to cooperation links and technical teams of the various institutions of the SNCI.

The problem that this commitment seeks to address is the absence of an open tool that allows direct access to information on international cooperation initiatives without the need for credentials.

What are the causes of the problem?

The SICI-Uy is not an open system and operates using credentials provided by AUCI to all institutions that are part of the National System of International Cooperation (Autonomous Entities, Departmental Governments, Organizations with Functional Autonomy, Ministries, the Presidency, Decentralized Services, Governments of other countries, International Organizations, and Private Educational Institutions). In this context, individuals interested in the data who are not part of the system cannot have access to it by submitting a direct request via email to AUCI or through a public information access request (Law No. 18,381 of October 2008).

Description of the commitment

What has been done so far to solve the problem?

The information contained in SICI-Uy is published periodically through reports and fact sheets available on the AUCI website. In addition, specific requests are answered by sending materials, reports, or spreadsheets, depending on the information needs that may arise.

What solution does it propose?

The progressive opening of general data (name of the initiative, modality, objectives, SDGs, main products, primary and secondary sectors, status, actual and possible start dates, actual and possible end dates, national and departmental impact areas; foreign and national institutions; and amount) for SICI-Uy initiatives will be implemented. Therefore, a portal with publicly accessible and open data on international cooperation initiatives will be developed, allowing its use and download, thus promoting its availability, dissemination, and appropriation. This commitment is part of a broader objective related to the process of data systematization and processing that AUCI has been promoting to strengthen and continuously improve the system. The aim is to make structured, updated, and continuously accessible information available, fulfilling national and international commitments regarding proactive transparency in international cooperation.

What results do we want to achieve by implementing this commitment?

Transparency: to publish and guarantee up-to-date data on international cooperation.

Accountability:  to enable public monitoring of international cooperation initiatives, beneficiaries, and outcomes. Facilitate data access for citizens, academia, and civil society organizations.

Institutional capacities: to strengthen the skills of AUCI and co-executing bodies to maintain open data flows.

Sustainability: to approve formal data publication protocols; institutionalize openness within the SICI-Uy system.

Commitment analysis

How will the commitment promote transparency?

Commitment promotes proactive transparency. Citizens will be able to learn which international cooperation projects involve Uruguay, according to the records of national institutions, by granting access to the information exactly as it was reported.

How will the commitment help foster accountability?

By facilitating access to the general public, strengthening an active role of actors such as civil society, academia, media, among others.

How will the commitment improve citizen participation in defining, implementing, and monitoring solutions?

The data will be published together with a user manual that will include methodological definitions, in order to simplify the use of the portal and facilitate its understanding.