The Organization of American States (OAS) announces Winners and Special Recognitions of the XIII Edition of the "Inter-American Award on Innovation in Effective Public Management 2025," which aims to recognize, identify, and promote innovations in public management that are being implemented within the region to contribute to the strengthening of transparency, citizen participation, effectiveness, and inclusion in public institutions.
During this XIII Edition, 111 Innovative Experiences were received from 12 OAS Member States: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, United States of America and Uruguay.
The Final Results are as follows (see Final Results 2025>.)
Category: Open Government
Winner:
• Innovative Experience Agua a la Vereda
Public entity: Gobernación de Cundinamarca -Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca S.A. E.S.P.
Special Recognition
• Innovative Experience: Asambleas Ciudadanas Deliberativas
Public entity: Secretaría Distrital de Planeación de Bogotá
Category: Smart Government
Winner:
• Innovative Experience: San Miguel Seguro 360
Public entity: Municipalidad Distrital de San Miguel
Special Recognition
• Innovative Experience: Cali Co-Creada: Soluciones basadas en tecnologías emergentes para necesidades de Gobierno Digital.
Public entity: Alcaldía del Distrito Especial, Deportivo, Cultural, Turístico, Empresarial y de Servicios de Santiago de Cali.
Category: Use of Evidence from the Behavioral Sciences
Special Recognition
• Innovative Experience: Observatorio de Seguridad y Convivencia de Cundinamarca
Public entity: Gobernación de Cundinamarca- Secretaría de Gobierno y Seguridad Ciudadana
Category: Promoting a Gender Equality, Diversity, and Human Rights Approach
Special Recognition:
• Innovative Experience: Por Ti Mujer: Estrategia de Atención Integral del Cáncer de Cuello Uterino con Enfoque de Igualdad de Género
Public entity: Red de Salud del Centro ESE
Category: Social Inclusion
Winner:
• Innovative Experience: Artistic and Musical Training Process within the Framework of Cultura para la Libertad
• Public entity: Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Traditional Knowledge, Colombia
The special Jury was composed by:
- Wesley Matheus De Oliveira, National Secretary for the Evaluation of Public Policies, Ministry of Budget and Planning, Brazil.
- Angélica Vega Hernández, Director of the School of Public Administration, University of Costa Rica.
- Gisella Silvana Aragón Peñaloza, Head of the Public Policy Observatory, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru.
- Samuel Bonilla Bogaert, Professor, Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC), Dominican Republic.
- Claudia Gonzalez, Chief of the Migration and Forced Displacement Section, Department of Social Inclusion, OAS
Reference: E-052/25
