The Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, led by Martin Forst, Head of Division in the OECD Directorate of Public Governance (GOV) headed by Elsa Pilichowski, OECD Director for Public Governance, prepared this review. It was drafted under the strategic direction of Sara Fyson, Head of the OECD Public Governance Reviews Unit and Adam Ostry, former Head of the OECD Public Governance Reviews Unit. The review process was co-ordinated by Iván Stola and Johannes Klein, Policy Analysts in the OECD Public Governance Reviews Unit.
The review was developed by a team of authors within the Public Governance Directorate. Johannes Klein wrote Chapter 1 on centre of government-led functions and co-ordination capacity with contributions from Rodrigo de Casas on government transition management. Emma Phillips developed Chapter 2 on strategic planning and prioritisation. Chapter 3 on budgetary governance was prepared by Andrew Blazey. Teresa Lazzaroni Andina drafted Chapter 4 on monitoring and evaluating priorities from the centre. Karine Badr, Craig Matasick, and Paulina Lopez Ramos wrote Chapter 5 on public communication for better policies and a more open government. Iván Stola ensured consistency through the entire report. Eleonore Morena provided editorial support. Ciara Muller prepared the manuscript for publication. Patricia Marcelino, Meghan Hennessy, and Gabriella Scaduto-Mendola provided administrative support. Claire Salama and Axel Mathot provided comments.
The OECD Secretariat wishes to express its gratitude to all those who made this Centre of Government Review possible. Throughout the process, the Government of Brazil has shown great dedication and commitment to this project. In particular, the OECD would like to thank the team of the Special Secretariat of External Relations in the Casa Civil, headed by Felipe Hees, as well as his predecessors André Odenbreit, Mario Fernandes, and Marcelo Barros Gomes. The OECD would also like to acknowledge the continuous support of Daniel de Oliveira Lopes, Danielle Ayres Delduque, Livia Farias Ferreira de Oliveira, Pedro de Abreu e Lima Florencio, Paula Roberta de Moraes Baratella, Osvaldo Pinheiro, Sonia Christina Brant Wolff and Sergio Queiroz.
The review also reflects the contributions and insights of several stakeholders from across the Brazilian government during the data gathering, drafting, and fact-checking phases of this project. The analysis and recommendations contained in this review are the product of this iterative and collaborative process. Overall, 12 ministries and institutions submitted detailed answers to a tailor-made questionnaire. Over the course of three fact-finding missions, the OECD conducted over 30 meetings with key stakeholders. These in-depth interviews were instrumental in further improving the OECD team’s understanding of the Brazilian context and refining its analysis.
This review would not have been possible without the important contribution of peer reviewers and senior experts, who shared their extensive country-based knowledge and experience of public governance during the process:
Adam Baiz, Project Manager for the Evaluation of Public Policies, France Stratégie, France;
Dustin Brown, Deputy Assistant Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, United States of America;
Gabriel Farfán Mares, Senior Public Management and Public Finance Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank, and Mexican Community on Public Management for Results;
Åke Nordlander, Head of Budget Department, Ministry of Finance, Sweden;
Ray Shostak, International advisor in education, government performance and public service reform; former Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Director General Performance Management and member of the Board of Her Majesty’s Treasury (2007-2011), United Kingdom;
Stephen Young, Strategic Communications Manager, Prime Minister’s Office & Cabinet Office Communications, United Kingdom.