ANDE: Recommendations and Results

The Government of Ecuador has found the advice of the ANDE/CIPE program to be extremely useful. The program has made recommendations in the first three of its six priority areas, and most of these recommendations were adopted by the Government of Ecuador as part of that nation's new Constitution. Some of these "recommendations and results" are profiled below.

Administration of Justice

Recommendations:

• Eliminate the susceptibility of the judicial system to outside influences
• Install a commission of distinguished jurists to codify standards and laws
• Amend subsidiary and procedural codes to eliminate double standards being used by public officials

Results:

• Establish an independent seven-member committee, appointed by a majority of deputies in the National Congress, that will codify and publish laws. The committee will also compile and systematically organize Ecuador's 53,000 laws to eliminate duplication and contradictions and lessen the discretionary authority of public officials.
  

Public Procurement and Contracting

Recommendations:

• Promulgate a new law to regulate contractual arrangements between the public sector and private contractors
• Increase the powers of such regulatory bodies as the Office of the Comptroller, the Attorney General, and the Inspector General of the Nation

Results:

• The National State Modernization Council (CONAM) has been assigned to draft a new Public Contracting Law, and the power of regulatory institutions will be increased.
  

Customs Process

Recommendations:

• Establish an Ecuadorian Customs Corporation
• Promulgate a new customs law in Ecuador
• Complete modernization of all customs operations in Ecuador

Results:

• Adopt a new customs law that will, among other things, govern the establishment of an Ecuadorian Customs Corporation. The new corporation's members are currently being selected.