“Government for Informed Citizens” Ernesto Saboia, President, State of Accounts, Northern Brazil Nandala Mafabi Nathan, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Parliament of Uganda Tindamanyire Kabondo Gaudioso, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Uganda Vivek Ramkumar, Manager, International Budget Partnership, Open Budget Initiative In this session, participants will hear from different country specialists on what they are doing to make government more transparent and to help citizens become more actively involved in understanding the actions of government. How do we keep citizens informed and restore their confidence? How do we help citizens to understand the financial commitments, the consequences and how they and their community will benefit overall? What new media may be employed to promote citizen communications?

1. Court of Accounts of the Municipalities of the State of Ceará - CAM CAM – CITIZEN COMMITMENT PROJECTS 2007 - 2009 Fortaleza, May 19, 2009 Councilman Ernesto Sabóia President of the Court of Accounts of the Municipalities of the State of Ceará

2. CEARÁ IN THE WORLD

3. CEARÁ REGION: NORTHEAST AREA: 57,461.9 sq. mi. POPULATION: 8,217,085 (2006) Share of National GDP: 1.9% (2004) NO. OF MUNICIP. : 184 CAPITAL – FORTALEZA POPULATION: 2,416,920 (2006).

6. MISSION “ Contribute to excellence in public administration through direction and audit, for the purpose of promoting the development of the municipalities of Ceará” CAM – CITIZEN COMMITMENT