France Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

In 2019, 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 Design Report for France’s second 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... (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments.

In France, the IRM researcher Sofia Wickberg’ findings are summarized below:

“France’s second action plan primarily focuses on open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... and digitalization efforts. Notable commitments call for publishing data on 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..., involving the public in sustainable development policies, and setting up a register of lobbyists. Moving forward, the government could diversify the thematic scope of commitments and engage a wider range of civil society.”

And in French:

“Le deuxième plan d’action de la France met l’accent sur le partage des données publiques (open data) et la numérisation. Les principaux engagements portent sur la publication des données relatives à la commande publique, sur l’implication des citoyens dans les politiques de développement durable et sur la création d’un répertoire des représentants d’intérêts. La France pourrait aller plus loin en diversifiant le champ de ses engagements et en renforçant la présence de la société civile.”

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and in French below. The two-week public comment period closed 18 November 2019.