Implementing Summit Pledges through OGP
More than 40 OGP countries submitted written pledges at the first Summit for Democracy (S4D) in 2021. Since then, many countries have embedded S4D pledges in their OGP action plans. This page tracks these OGP commitments and the progress they have achieved.
SUMMIT PLEDGES ADVANCED VIA OGP
16
OGP Countries
43
OGP commitments
54
Summit pledges
OGP Commitments that Include a Summit Pledge
| Country | Commitment | Focus Area | Submitted | Assessment Tag(s)
See the Commitment Tracker Key below for more information.
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Summary: The United Kingdom committed to require all contracting authorities to implement the Open Contracting Data Standard and publish reports on government procurement spending.
Focus Area
Open Data
Submitted
2021
Ends
2023
Assessement
Ambitious
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Open Data
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2021
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Ambitious
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2023 |
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Summary: The United Kingdom committed to enhance transparency in anti-corruption and international illicit finance activity by working with governments, CSOs, and the private sector to implement beneficial ownership registers, holding meetings with the Anti-Corruption Coalition, and developing a successor to the UK’s Anti-Corruption strategy and Economic Crime Plan.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2021
Ends
2023
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2021
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None
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2023 |
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Slovak Republic
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Slovak Republic
Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to build capacities for education about open governance initiatives in the the city of Banská Bystrica.
Focus Area
Public Service Delivery
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Public Service Delivery
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Slovak Republic
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Slovak Republic
Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to identify transferable examples of support for the principles of open governance in the state administration.
Focus Area
Peer Exchange
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Peer Exchange
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Slovak Republic
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Slovak Republic
Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to analyze the possibilities for introducing a new system for verification of beneficial ownership data on the country’s business register to improve data quality.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
Ambitious
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
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2022
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Ambitious
|
2024 |
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Canada
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Canada
Summary: Canada committed to combat online disinformation by implementing initiatives that support research, journalism and other stakeholders as a way to promote information integrity in the country.
Focus Area
Civic Space and Enabling Environment
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Civic Space and Enabling Environment
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Canada
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Canada
Summary: Canada committed to begin implementing a publicly-accessible beneficial ownership registry covering corporations regulated by the federal government.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
Ambitious
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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Ambitious
|
2024 |
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Canada
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Canada
Summary: Canada committed to collect and share data that helps the country promote access to justice, such as by publishing results of the Canadian Legal Problems Survey and data from Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Focus Area
Justice
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Justice
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Romania
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Romania
Summary: Romania committed to conduct analysis on the participation of men and women in public administration decision-making processes, electoral processes, and the labor market.
Focus Area
Inclusion
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Inclusion
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Romania
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Romania
Summary: Romania committed to improve access to justice for victims of domestic and gender-based violence by implementing training opportunities for various public servants and developing a methodology on information and guidance for victims.
Focus Area
Justice
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Justice
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Montenegro
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Montenegro
Summary: Montenegro committed to adjust the structure and content of a central portal for the public to participate in policy-making procedures, which will improve monitoring and analysis of public discussions on the site.
Focus Area
Public Participation
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
Ambitious
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Public Participation
|
2022
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Ambitious
|
2024 |
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Montenegro
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Montenegro
Summary: Montenegro committed to encourage increased use of its open data portal by state administrations, such as by awarding distinguished use of the portal, mandating annual plans for publication, launching an open data hub, and hosting public consultations.
Focus Area
Open Data
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Open Data
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Montenegro
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Montenegro
Summary: Montenegro committed to empower local government units to improve their open data practices, such as by hosting workshops and public consultation.
Focus Area
Open Data
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Open Data
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
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United States
Summary: The United States committed to rechartering the Equitable Data Working Group, regularly engaging with various networks of data practitioners and journalists, and creating a government-wide community of practice to share best practices on equitable data procedures.
Focus Area
Inclusion
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
Ambitious
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Inclusion
|
2022
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Ambitious
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to work with international partners to further elevate practices against illicit finance, improve information sharing, and support CSOs, media and the private sector to use innovative methods to fight corruption.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
Ambitious
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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Ambitious
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to 1) continue implementing a Biden-Harris Presidential Memorandum establishing a Task Force on Scientific Integrity, which encourages agencies to commit to build evidence whenever possible, and 2) launch the Year of Evidence for Action to share leading practices from federal agencies to use research-backed knowledge for more equitable outcomes.
Focus Area
Digital Governance
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Digital Governance
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to supporting the effective implementation, transparency, and strong stewardship of funds related to financial assistance such as by advancing the Federal Program Inventory efforts.
Focus Area
Fiscal Openness
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Fiscal Openness
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to communicate and provide training about whistleblower rights and protections to supervisors and employees such as by emphasizing the requirement for agencies and supervisors to comply with whistleblower complaints.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
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United States
Summary: The United States committed to various transparency actions in the executive branch such as the disclosure of federal income and visitor logs by high level White House staff, including President Biden, as well as an executive order requiring Administration officials to take an ethics pledge to promote transparency.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed take stock of progress on the implementation of Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal (PIDR) to asses how to best achieve the policy’s areas of work in supporting free media, fighting corruption, bolstering democratic reforms, advancing technology for democracy, and defending free and fair elections and political processes.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to expanding alternative strategies to address the mental health and substance use crises, like funding mobile crisis response units; supporting the implementation of a dedicated 988 suicide and crisis care hotline; expanding access to prevention; harm-reduction, treatment, and recovery support for people with substance use disorders, including in prisons and jails; and broadening access to social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors in schools and communities across the country.
Focus Area
Justice
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Justice
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to continue to implement rules that work to reduce recidivism as part of a broader effort to improve the conditions of the criminal justice system.
Focus Area
Justice
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Justice
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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United States
|
United States
Summary: The United States committed to continue to work across agencies to increase access to justice for individuals, such as committing to release a report, led by the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, which focuses on access to justice.
Focus Area
Justice
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Justice
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic
Summary: This commitment seeks to collect and publish data through a National Open Data Portal, while consulting with the public and CSOs to understand the use for the data and the functionality of the portal.
Focus Area
Open Data
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Open Data
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic
Summary: The Dominican Republic committed to create a purchasing system for government procurement under the established price threshold to promote greater transparency and monitoring of supplier performance for the 60% of goods that fall under this threshold.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic
Summary: The Dominican Republic committed to create a carbon footprint calculator and publish the estimated carbon emissions of any purchases made by the government.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
Ambitious
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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Ambitious
|
2024 |
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Malawi
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Malawi
Summary: Malawi committed to make public procurement more open by increasing public monitoring and legally requiring that companies that receive public contracts disclose their beneficial owners.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
Ambitious
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2023
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Ambitious
|
2025 |
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Paraguay
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Paraguay
Summary: Paraguay committed to develop a National Open Data Policy with multiple opportunities for participation from civil society and the general public.
Focus Area
Open Data
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Open Data
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Paraguay
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Paraguay
Summary: Paraguay committed to present a draft bill that would replace the National Anti-Corruption Secretariat (SENAC) with the National Secretariat for Integrity and Transparency (SENIT) as the guiding institution working on anti-corruption.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Czech Republic
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Czech Republic
Summary: This commitment led to the adoption of the Czech Republic’s first comprehensive rules for whistleblower reporting, the protection of whistleblowers, and the obligations of entities in the public and private sectors to inform potential whistleblowers about their ability to raise a report and their protections from retaliation.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2022
Ends
2024
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2022
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None
|
2024 |
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Albania
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Albania
Summary: Albania committed to improve public service delivery by receiving continuous feedback from the general public and CSOs on e-Albania, a digital platform that provides various government services.
Focus Area
Public Service Delivery
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
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Public Service Delivery
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Albania
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Albania
Summary: Albania committed to raise awareness on implementing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to develop students’ digital competencies and promote equity in a knowledge-based society.
Focus Area
Public Service Delivery
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
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Public Service Delivery
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Moldova
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Moldova
Summary: Moldova committed to implementing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in a transparent manner by publishing progress reports and encouraging CSO participation.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
|
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Australia
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Australia
Summary: Australia committed to develop, deliver, and publish an Integrity Strategy, which includes anti-corruption, anti-fraud, and other related initiatives.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Australia
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Australia
Summary: Australia committed to hosting a second public consultation to consider how to improve their beneficial ownership register for companies–which resulted in making the register available for public access.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
|
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Australia
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Australia
Summary: Australia's commitment sets out to launch a media literacy program catered to educating culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
Focus Area
Digital Governance
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
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Digital Governance
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Summary: The United Kingdom committed to enact the Procurement Act to create an open and transparent public procurement system that would give the public access to public procurement data that meets the Open Contracting Data Standard.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
Ambitious
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2023
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Ambitious
|
2025 |
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Ireland
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Ireland
Summary: Ireland committed to launch a public information campaign to foster public understanding of the country’s electoral system and encourage voter participation.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
|
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Kosovo
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Kosovo
Summary: Kosovo committed to improve existing platforms for citizens' participation in decision-making processes by providing technical assistance for public officials, such as by establishing mechanisms for supervising the implementation of public consultation processes.
Focus Area
Public Participation
Submitted
2023
Ends
2025
Assessement
None
|
Public Participation
|
2023
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None
|
2025 |
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Slovak Republic
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Slovak Republic
Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to support media freedom and journalist protection by coordinating stakeholders at the international and national levels, developing plans for implementing a monitoring and evaluation system for safety initiatives of media workers, and for addressing SLAPP lawsuits.
Focus Area
Civic Space and Enabling Environment
Submitted
2024
Ends
2026
Assessement
Pending Review
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Civic Space and Enabling Environment
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2024
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Pending Review
|
2026 |
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Slovak Republic
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Slovak Republic
Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to publish beneficial ownership data in a single registry so that data on both public and private sector partners can be streamlined into a complete list of beneficial ownership data available to the public.
Focus Area
Open Data
Submitted
2024
Ends
2026
Assessement
Pending Review
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Open Data
|
2024
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Pending Review
|
2026 |
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Slovak Republic
|
Slovak Republic
Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to develop an internal reporting system for anti-social activities, provide an annual report to the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers, and ensure participation in training on anti-social activities reporting.
Focus Area
Anti-Corruption and Integrity
Submitted
2024
Ends
2026
Assessement
Pending Review
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Anti-Corruption and Integrity
|
2024
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Pending Review
|
2026 |
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Italy
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Italy
Summary: Italy committed to foster a national participatory discussion about Artificial Intelligence’s role in Equity and Inclusion initiatives.
Focus Area
Public Participation
Submitted
2024
Ends
2026
Assessement
Pending Review
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Public Participation
|
2024
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Pending Review
|
2026 |
Commitment Tracker Key
- Pending Review - The IRM has not yet assessed this commitment.
- Ambitious - The commitment is a possible game changer to the practices, policies or institutions that govern a policy area, the public sector, and/or the relationship between citizens and the state. The commitment would generate binding and institutionalized changes across government. Read more here.
- Early Results - The commitment’s implementation led to significant positive results, including meaningful changes towards improving practices, policies or institutions governing a policy area or within the public sector, or enhancing the enabling environment to build trust between citizens and the state. The evidence shows that these changes will be sustainable over time. Read more here.
- Complete - The commitment is substantially or fully complete by the end of the action plan period. Read more here.
- None - The IRM has not yet found evidence of high ambition, completion, or early results. Note that due to the timing of IRM assessments, the commitment may have not yet been assessed on all three metrics.
Focus Areas
These areas are tagged by the OGP Support Unit. See the OGP Glossary for definitions of each policy area.
Featured Policy Areas
ANTI-CORRUPTION
21 Commitments by 11 countries
Anti-corruption is the most common focus of OGP commitments that incorporate S4D pledges. These commitments address key issues such as beneficial ownership transparency, whistleblower protections, and open contracting.
Examples include:
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AUSTRALIA – New Beneficial Ownership Requirements: Committed to introduce new legal requirements to disclose beneficial owners.
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CZECH REPUBLIC – Whistleblower Protections: Committed to pass legislation to strengthen whistleblower protection.
INCLUSION
13 Commitments by 10 countries
These commitments focus on broadening the base of participation in open government policies or practices to include underrepresented groups.
Examples include:
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CANADA – Democracy and Civic Space: Committed to combat online disinformation by implementing initiatives that support research, journalism, and others to promote information integrity in the country.
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IRELAND – Engagement in Local Elections: Committed to encourage gender balance in local elected councils.
PARTICIPATION
14 Commitments by 12 countries
Several commitments focus on creating or improving channels for the public to influence decision-making.
Examples include:
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MOLDOVA – UNCAC Implementation: Committed to publish progress reports and collaborate with civil society organizations to implement the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in an open manner.
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ROMANIA – Analysis of Women’s Participation in Decision-Making Committed to working with civil society to identify practices that can increase women’s participation in decision-making.
Who is advancing Summit pledges via OGP?
A
Albania
(2)
Australia
(3)
C
Canada
(3)
Czech Republic
(1)
D
Dominican Republic
(3)
I
Ireland
(1)
Italy
(1)
M
Malawi
(1)
Montenegro
(3)
P
Paraguay
(2)
R
Republic Of Moldova
(1)
Romania
(2)
S
Slovak Republic
(6)
U
United Kingdom
(3)
United States
(10)
About the Data
See here for additional OGP resources related to the Summit for Democracy, including research publications, fact sheets, and articles. See the OGP Data Dashboard to view trends and assessments for all OGP commitments.