MECIGEP-OAS mission report highlights country's progress in Institutional Performance Evaluation

Santo Domingo. - The Minister of Public Administration, Sigmund Freund, received from the Organization of American States (OAS) the results of the report of the mission "Inter-American Cooperation Mechanism for Effective Public Management (MECIGEP OAS - MAP 2025)" which establishes the country's progress in terms of Institutional Performance Evaluation (EDI) and its commitment to strengthening democracy. The report was delivered by the director of the Department for Effective Public Management of the OAS, María Fernanda Trigo, who highlighted the technical knowledge and governance of the Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) as the articulating entity of strategic projects, as well as the relationships of trust and collaboration that have been built with institutions in the field of EDI.

The head of the MAP highlighted that “this report is a sample of how little by little we continue to advance as a country towards a culture of continuous improvement, managing to become a benchmark in the region in terms of performance evaluation and the improvement of public services, strengthening administrative efficiency, transparency and accountability through robust and effective evaluation systems”.

The report demonstrates a commitment to strengthening democracy, leveraging existing systems, and consolidating initiatives aimed at citizen satisfaction and the generation of public value. It also highlights the capacity of the MAP and its Vice Ministry of Institutional Performance Evaluation to articulate and coordinate multiple governing bodies for the adoption of improvement plans based on the measurement of their indicators. Furthermore, it recognizes the Government's effort to achieve an institutional performance evaluation model "mature and appropriate to the Dominican reality, based on relevant international references (CAF Model) and that respects the level of organization and maturity of the national public administration." Cabinet meeting In the fifty-second meeting of the Council of Ministers, the head of the MAP presented the progress recorded in the Institutional Performance Evaluation (EDI), highlighting that the country is steadily moving towards a more efficient, modern, and results-oriented public management model. During his intervention, Freund pointed out that a solid base of strategic planning has been consolidated in the prioritized institutions, accompanied by a process of inter-institutional articulation involving the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of the Presidency and the MAP itself, with the purpose of ensuring that the strategic goals translate into verifiable results for the citizenry. The official emphasized that the Institutional Performance Evaluation has become a key tool to boost the quality of public management, linking institutional incentives to the achievement of objectives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and consolidating transparency and accountability in the public sector.