NEED TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE FEDERALISM IN MEXICO
Now the next step is transparent accountability: Cárdenas Jiménez
New variables such as climate change, the balance between market and state, insecurity, economic growth and job creation to win the war against poverty, they need to review and update the Mexican federalism Sen. Jalisco said Mr. Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez, to participate in the panel "Challenges and Prospects of Federalism" held Tuesday in the city of Colima, Colima.
In the presence of the governor of this state, Anguiano Mario Moreno and former governors Veracruz Fidel Herrera Beltran, Ricardo Monreal of Zacatecas and Carlos de la Madrid of Colima, PAN legislator and former governor of Jalisco Mexico said that federalism is better now than 15 years since "now, states and municipalities have more budget than ever in its history, but what is lacking is transparency in accountability and quality of spending. "
The Cárdenas Jiménez, described federalism as a legal community organization comprised of several states and expanded on its roots in our country: "In 1823 Prisciliano Sanchez Mariano Otero and Ramos Arizpe built the idea that Congress voted to halt the centralized system that had resulted from the conquest. Thus were born as a federal state. In 1995 we reached the Jalisco state government was one of my flags from Jalisco Jalisco rule. From then to date, the transfer of financial, human, programs and major decisions are made by state and local governments. "
former Jalisco governor said the federation is a constantly evolving process. Federalism in one of its aspects has been the decision to the governors and municipal. Now decide on health institutions, schools, housing, transportation, and works among many other important items. The country has advanced the concept that remains is to put him as public spending. To give transparency to 100% in the year in all branches, he said
"With these new scenarios have to rethink many things in trying to rearrange PAN powers of the three branches of government. A fundamental principle subsidiarity. Let the guy do his job without the press at large, let the city do your homework and not the government to do all this is a basic principle. The future issues should be reviewed in depth are insecurity, poverty, creating wealth and jobs, the new balances between state and market, green growth and correct deviations from the Inland Revenue tax in the medium and long term, "he said.
The Forum panel on "Challenges and Prospects of Federalism" was played the audience "Luis Ramón Barreda Zedillo government administrative complex of Colima.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, FELIPE CALDERON, CHAIRED THE BEGINNING OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TEST LINK
The President, Felipe Calderon launched the implementation of the National Assessment of Academic Achievement in Schools, known as ENLACE test, a ceremony in which it endorsed the commitment of his government improve the quality of education through this evaluation process. At the ceremony, held at the Primary School President Miguel German Urban Center "of the nation's capital, Secretary of Public Education, Maestro Alonso Lujambio, said that for the sixth consecutive year and seamlessly apply this evaluation mechanism for parents, school and society at large aware of the status of the national education system. Lujambio Master said that from now until May 27th will be held this test to 16 million 251 thousand 478 students of primary and secondary schools throughout the country, which in addition assessment of subjects in English and Mathematics, this year the extra stuff is geography, which concludes the cycle of additional subjects.
also added that for the first time involves members of the Social Participation School Councils to monitor the transparency of the process. For his part, Executive Secretary General of the National Executive Committee of the National Union of Education Workers, Rafael Ochoa Guzmán said that raising the quality of education is an imperative, so that teachers and teachers to fully assume the their responsibility and if other active agents of change. Also present at this ceremony, the President of the Education Commission of the Senate, María Teresa Ortuño Gurza, the President of the National Union of Parents, Consuelo Mendoza, the President of the National Federation of Parents' Associations Family, Leopoldo García, the President of the Social Participation School Council, Carballido Audé Suarez, Coordinator of the Implementation of the ENLACE test, Rosa Ileana Cortés and the chief borough of Benito Juarez, Mario Alberto Palacios, among others.