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Ronnie Downes

@RonDownes

Assistant Secretary, Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, Ireland - promoting value-for-money and positive outcomes in public spending and investment

Dublin City, Ireland Katılım Mart 2012
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Ronnie Downes
Ronnie Downes@RonDownes·
From Francine Toon's arresting article: "In December 2018 Twitter user @emrazz imagined a scenario where, without being harmed, men simply disappeared from the earth for 24 hours. She asked women what they would do in the time the…lnkd.in/gwp_qQQ lnkd.in/g2Pa5wu
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OECD Governance@OECDgov·
Today in Athens 🇬🇷 Launch of the OECD Budget Review of Greece After 10 years of financial reforms, #Greece now has tools in place for the next steps in economic & social reforms Read the report: oe.cd/bud-greece #OECDsbo #PublicFinances
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Interesting article from Prof. John FitzGerald about the history (and challenges) of bringing economic specialists into Ireland's #CivilService, which brings the story right up-to-date in recognising the role of the Irish Governmen…lnkd.in/gqFPvUG lnkd.in/gug3HsQ
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Delighted to welcome Juan Pablo Guerrero Amparan and @lorenardp of GIFT to Dublin to meet some of the team, and discuss international best practices in budget #transparency and citizen engagement. Lots of inspirational ideas to keep us busy. To see what i…lnkd.in/gKQ93ks
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Space exploration, official languages, climate change, traffic-calming measures for your local town - public consultation is now an important part of policy-making, both national and local, and now the Irish #government has put all…lnkd.in/gHNn2xa lnkd.in/g2YDU4q
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Just released at the G7 Symposium in Whistler, British Columbia: the OECD's report "Gender Equality in Canada: Mainstreaming, Governance and Budgeting" which includes recommendations on how to build on Canada's pioneering efforts i…lnkd.in/gkNGAGs lnkd.in/gggSBBW
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Mike Burnett@EIPAPubMan·
.A timely reminder in @RonDownes @OECDgov opinion on #IMF blog how transparency = better #publicbudgeting + builds trust in #Governance/belief that politics can address citizens key concerns. Fits with experience @eu_eipa and #epsa2017 @EPSAawards EIPA's European CEFG #Cities twitter.com/RonDownes/stat…
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My latest post on the OECD Budget Transparency Toolkit over at the IMF's blog: why, where and how to put open, transparent budgeting into practice. #OpenGovWeek #OECDsbo #OECDOG @OECDgov   lnkd.in/gNiTuvF lnkd.in/gXvXRJU

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Edwin Lau
Edwin Lau@ELaugov·
Critical role of civil society for strengthening budget transparency in Indonesia, Viet-Nam, Cambodia, in building awareness and capacity, government accountability and dialoguiste with citizens and media. #OpenGovWeek #OECDOG #OECDgov
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New study by veteran economist George Kopits on simplifying Europe's fiscal rules. His first suggestion, targeting the primary surplus, is essentially the same as an idea floated by Ireland's Department of Finance back in 2011.  lnkd.in/ewCKcDg lnkd.in/eyX64rM
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