Line of action: Open Government approach in the design and implementation of public policies
With the aim of deepening the adoption of the open government approach in the formulation of public policies, and of moving forward towards an institutional culture that incorporates it in a cross-cutting manner in the State, various initiatives will be promoted aiming at consolidating policies based on citizen participation, collaboration and accountability:
Institutional strengthening for the development of Public Policies on Disability and Accessibility.
National Plan on Aging and Old Age.
Gender Policy in Agriculture: Governance and transparency as a projection of the sector.
Strengthening the community broadcasting sector.
National Postal Policy Board.
Strengthening access to information and promoting the participation of Uruguayans abroad (Uruguayan diaspora).
National Plan for Reading, Writing and Orality.
Second National Plan for Education in Human Rights 2026-2029.
Process of building the Second National Human Rights Action Plan 2027-2030.
Quality of participatory processes and strengthening of citizen participation.
The development of public policies on disability and accessibility will be boosted through institutional prioritization, the implementation of participatory processes, and the incorporation of transparency and accountability tools.
Likewise, the effective and influential participation of older people and their representative organizations will be promoted in the development and implementation of the Third National Plan on Aging and Old Age, conceived as a guiding, coordinating and recording instrument for public policies aimed at this population.
In the agricultural sector, a policy will be promoted that is projected as a State policy, with medium-term lines of action to build an equitable agricultural sector. Within the framework of the Sectoral Gender Policy for Agriculture of 2040, mechanisms and tools will be created for the follow-up, monitoring, accountability, and transparency of its implementation during the five-year period 2025–2029.
In the field of community broadcasting, a roadmap will be designed and implemented from a participatory approach, promoting diversity, pluralism and equal opportunities, involving various actors from the community sector in the construction and monitoring of this public policy.
The National Postal Policy Roundtable will be established as a forum for dialogue and debate with key actors in the postal sector, with the aim of gathering input and monitoring the sector's needs. Based on this process, actions will be defined to address the identified demands and challenges, in coordination with other interested parties.
For the Uruguayan diaspora, a centralized online access point will be developed through the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This will facilitate access to information and enable mechanisms for participation in the design of public policies related to Uruguayan citizens residing abroad. This tool will enable the identification of specific needs and promote their active involvement in national affairs.
The first National Plan for Reading, Writing, and Oral Communication will be developed in collaboration with actors in this field as a long-term public policy, comprehensively coordinated and evaluated, with mechanisms for monitoring and accountability in its implementation. The objective is to create a long-term public policy that recognizes reading, writing, and oral communication as fundamental rights, essential tools for human development, and means to strengthen critical citizenship and participatory democracy.
Human rights education will be boosted through a participatory process involving actors from formal and non-formal education, from the public and private sectors, in order to promote and strengthen a culture of human rights through inclusive, participatory and inter-institutional educational policies.
Within this framework, the Second National Human Rights Education Plan 2026–2029 will be developed through a participatory process that will include actors from various sectors. Its implementation will be supported by monitoring, follow-up, and accountability mechanisms and tools.
Furthermore, the Second National Action Plan on Human Rights 2027–2030 will be developed in a participatory manner, with the purpose of establishing institutional commitments to public policy at a national and subnational level, subject to a process of public monitoring. Efforts will be made to institutionalize the human rights approach and adopt regulations that guarantee the sustainability of the cyclical mechanism of development.
Finally, the management of processes and spaces for participation promoted by the State will be reinforced through the evaluation of existing mechanisms, the adoption of quality criteria, training and consolidation of the technical teams that make up the community of managers of participatory sectors, the publication of good practices and the implementation of a plan for the adoption of the digital platform for the participation of citizens.