Armenia Action Plan Review 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... Review for Armenia’s fifth action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform a stronger implementation process.

In Armenia, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

Armenia’s fifth action plan features promising commitments around data management, public communications, participatory budgeting, transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More of gifts received by public officials, and public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t.... Implementation will benefit from measures to ensure sustainability of results and more intensive public engagement.

The report is available in English and in Armenian. The public comment period ended 8 June 2023.