Registration is Open for the CIDE Award: Creating Public Value
Call for papers on government audit, transparency, and citizen participation is open until April 30, 2027. Prizes of up to US$ 5,000 will be awarded.
By Secom / Serint
An initiative of the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), through the Serzedello Corrêa Institute for Capacity Building (ISC), in partnership with the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), the CIDE Award: Creating Public Value is accepting applications until April 30, 2027. Papers may be presented in Spanish or Portuguese.
The CIDE Award seeks to connect institutions, researchers, professionals, and citizens to share evidence, lessons learned, and solutions that strengthen transparency, accountability, citizen participation, and trust in public institutions.
The award was established as an initiative of the Court, during its Presidency of OLACEFS, to give visibility to knowledge, experiences, and innovative proposals that demonstrate how Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) can generate public value and contribute to improving public management.
Access the call for applications
The award includes two categories:
- Inspiring case reports: focused on completed or ongoing initiatives that present concrete results or significant potential for positive impact on the work of SAIs and the services provided to society.
- Technical-scientific production: intended for original scientific articles or theoretical essays that contribute with evidence, analyses and proposals applicable to strengthening government audit and generating public value.
Awards
The winners of each category will receive cash prizes and certificates of participation.
- 1st Place: US$ 5,000
- 2nd Place: US$ 2,500
- 3rd Place: US$ 1,500
About CIDE
The Center for Innovation and Strategic Development (CIDE) is an OLACEFS articulation and cooperation space dedicated to promoting production, exchange, and dissemination of applied knowledge in the field of public oversight.
Its purpose is to connect SAIs, academia, research centers, and other strategic stakeholders to foster innovative solutions, strengthen institutional capacities, and generate evidence that contributes to improving public governance across the region.