IRM Report

Armenia’s third action plan focused on improving transparency of public spending and setting online tools facilitating access to government-held information. However, many of the commitments had minor potential impact and were not fully implemented on time due to limited financial…

Lithuania’s third action plan focused on the openness of the public sector, preventing corruption and promoting transparency, and improving civic participation. While the action plan addressed major open government issues in Lithuania, the commitments themselves were limited in scope and…

Executive Summary: Argentina Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) End-of-Term Report (2015–17) The implementation of Argentina’s second action plan improved access to government information, mainly through the launch of open data portals. However, the commitments in the plan disproportionately focused on transparency…

Daniel J. Paré, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, Independent Researcher The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a voluntary international initiative that aims to secure commitments from governments to their citizenry to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new…

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a voluntary international initiative that aims to secure commitments from governments to their citizenry to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. In 2016, OGP opened to subnational…