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Democratic Formulation of Public Policy to Strengthen Bogotá's Local Government (Hacia La Formación Democrática De Una Política Pública Encaminada Al Fortalecimiento De Los Gobiernos Locales Urbanos)

Bogotá needs strong local governments that permit local authorities and citizens to participate actively in the construction of a more humane, modern and inclusive city. Unfortunately, city governments have been exclusively implementing a model of territorial decentralization, sidelining the needs of the city for a more complex model of local government. After recognizing the advances of what has been called "Bogotá's decentralization policy", this article proposes the need to construct a new public policy through a participatory process that strengthens local government and its identity. Constructing a policy in participatory manner implies constant interaction between central and local authorities together with citizens and other stakeholders in order to develop a common vision of what the local government should be. This approach also implies a permanent repetition and interaction between constant processes of agenda setting, formulation, implementation and evaluation.