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Inception Report – Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023

Overview

Name of Evaluator

Defacqz, Samuel ; Jacob, Steve

Email

samuel.defacqz@pol.ulaval.ca ; steve.jacob@pol.ulaval.ca

Member

Québec, Canada

Action Plan

Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023

Section 1.
Compliance with
co-creation requirements

1.1 Does a forum exist?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Quebec officially joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on October 22, 2020. The Gouvernement du Québec then set up a forum in 2021 to ensure the support of non-governmental stakeholders in the development of the 2021-2023 action plan. Within the government, the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor (SCT) was responsible for setting up this forum called the “Open Government Committee”. This Committee is composed of eight (8) representatives of civil society and representatives of three (3) public organizations, including the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor which supervises the work. The Committee’s mandate is to advise the Gouvernement du Québec on the development, implementation and evaluation of open government action plans

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert/mettre-en-oeuvre/plan-action-favorisant-gouvernement-ouvert-2021-2023/cycle-des-plans-daction-du-gouvernement-ouvert (last accessed February 10, 2022)
  2. https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/comite-en-gouvernement-ouvert-devoilement-des-organismes-de-la-societe-civile-selectionnes/ (last accessed February 10, 2022)
  3. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021
  4. The authors had access to the Committee’s working documents

1.2 Is the forum multi-stakeholder?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The “Open Government Committee” is composed of eight (8) members of civil society and representatives of three (3) public agencies. This Committee therefore provides a space for co-creation that includes government and non-government representatives. Although the agenda and the major orientations are set by the Gouvernement du Québec (Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor), the members of the Committee emphasize that their participation is free and that their suggestions are listened to during the meetings.

The eight non-governmental members are:

  1. Development and Partnerships Office of the Université de Sherbrooke (Bureau de la valorisation et des partenariats de l’Université de Sherbrooke)
  2. Leadership Chair in Digital Social Science Education of Université Laval (Chaire de leadership en enseignement des sciences sociales numériques de l’Université Laval)
  3. Research Chair in the exploitation of information resources of the École nationale d’administration publique (Chaire de recherche en exploitation des ressources informationnelles de l’École nationale d’administration publique)
  4. Cyberjustice Laboratory of the Université de Montréal (Laboratoire de cyberjustice de l’Université de Montréal)
  5. Quebec Observatory of Inequalities (Observatoire québécois des inégalités)
  6. Digital Quebec (Québec numérique)
  7. Data Ethics Network of Expertise (Réseau d’expertise en éthique de données)
  8. Votepour.ca

The three public bodies that are members of the Committee are:

  1. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
  2. Ministère du Conseil exécutif
  3. The Gouvernement du Québec, through the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor (Direction de l’accélération de la transformation numérique et du gouvernement ouvert), which coordinates the work of the « Open Government Committee »

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/comite-en-gouvernement-ouvert-devoilement-des-organismes-de-la-societe-civile-selectionnes/ (last accessed February 10, 2022)
  2. https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert/mettre-en-oeuvre/comite-en-gouvernement-ouvert (last accessed February 10, 2022)
  3. The authors had access to the Committee’s working documents

1.3 Does the forum hold at least one meeting with civil society and non-governmental stakeholders during the co-creation of the action plan?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The “Open Government Committee” first met five (5) times between April and May 2021, at the initiative of the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, in order to offer suggestions and comments to the Gouvernement du Québec on the development of the action plan. The Committee then met at the end of 2021 to review the final action plan and discuss the implementation of the plan. Participants reported that they attended the majority of the Open Government Committee meetings. This indicates a high level of involvement by the members of this Committee and a constant mobilization during the meetings. As of the writing of this report (February 2022), six meetings have been held:

  • April 8, 2021
  • April 22, 2021
  • April 30, 2021
  • May 7, 2021
  • May 27, 2021
  • December 2, 2021 (presentation of action plan and discussion on implementation)

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021
  2. The authors had access to the Committee’s working documents

1.4 Has the action plan been endorsed by the stakeholders of the forum or steering committee/group?

Unclear

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The commitments that structure the action plan were presented to the members of the “Open Government Committee” at one of its meetings (May 27, 2021). Consultation of the working documents from the May 27, 2021 meeting shows that the Committee members were aware of all the commitments that would eventually be included in the action plan (including draft milestones that would structure the commitments in the action plan). At the same time, interviews with committee members indicate that not everyone was aware of formally endorsing or approving the various commitments that would be included in the action plan. Several committee members explained that they became aware of the action plan at the end of 2021. This can be explained by a long period between the initial work of the Committee (April and May 2021) and the time of the interviews with stakeholders and the presentation of the action plan to the Committee (November and December 2021). While Committee members explain that they were able to contribute freely to the discussions at the various meetings, formal approval of the final action plan commitments as such by Committee members is not evident to all.

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021
  2. The authors had access to the Committee’s working documents (in particular the document “5th meeting (2021-05-25)” consulted by the authors, but not publicly available)

Section 2.
Recommended practices
in co-creation

2.1 Does the government maintain a Local OGP website or webpage on a government website where information on the OGP Local process (co-creation and implementation) is proactively published?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

A page dedicated to the open government process in Quebec is available to the public. This page provides access to information on the implementation of open government, open data, public consultations, and the transparency and performance of the Gouvernement du Québec. This page is hosted on the Gouvernement du Québec’s portal, https://www.quebec.ca/. This portal centralizes the government’s digital information and services, making it easier for citizens to read and access information. In addition, a specific page about the Open Government Action Plan 2021-2023 is also available. This page includes information on the cycle of open government action plans in Quebec and the commitments of the last action plan itself. You can also find details on implementation, sharing of results and public input, and on Quebec’s open government achievements.

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert (last accessed on February 10, 2022)
  2. https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert/mettre-en-oeuvre/plan-action-favorisant-gouvernement-ouvert-2021-2023 (last accessed on February 10, 2022)

2.2 Did the government provide information to stakeholders in advance to facilitate informed and prepared participation in the co-creation process?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Interviews with members of the “Open Government Committee” revealed that the Gouvernement du Québec (through SCT) shared background documents in advance of the first meetings. The agenda and a summary of the previous meeting’s discussions were sent to all participants before each meeting. Members noted that SCT did a great deal of preparation and synthesis work before and after the meetings. The meetings often began with a briefing period to familiarize Committee members with the topics under discussion. However, some non-governmental stakeholders would have liked to receive information in advance of the meetings, while others indicated that busy agendas would not have allowed for more preparation work before the meetings.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021
  2. The authors had access to the Committee’s working documents

2.3 Did the government ensure that any interested member of the public could make inputs into the action plan and observe or have access to decision-making documentation?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The establishment of the forum – called the “Open Government Committee” – by the Gouvernement du Québec (SCT) allowed representatives of eight civil society organizations to express opinions, comments and suggestions on the themes defined by the government. Committee members report that discussions were free and everyone had the opportunity to express their views. The Committee can therefore be described as an arena for consultation with civil society. With respect to public participation in the broadest sense (citizens), the authors of this inception assessment report did not observe any specific channels of participation during the process of developing the 2021-2023 action plan.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert/mettre-en-oeuvre/comite-en-gouvernement-ouvert (last accessed February 10, 2022)
  2. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021
  3. The authors had access to the Committee’s working documents

2.4 Did the government proactively report back or provide written feedback to stakeholders on how their contributions were considered during the creation of the action plan?

Unclear

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

In interviews with members of the Open Government Committee, it was not clear to many of them how their contributions ultimately influenced the drafting of the action plan. Committee members saw their role more as that of experts who inform the government and respond to its requests and proposals. It should be noted that at each meeting, a summary of the previous meeting’s discussions was sent to all participants (see section 2.2). Non-governmental stakeholders were thus able to see what had been noted by the government during the discussions. However, it was apparently not possible for members to determine how the discussion points were then concretely translated into the action plan.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021

2.5 Was there an iterative dialogue and shared ownership between government and non-governmental stakeholders during the decision making process, including setting the agenda?

Unclear

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The identification of priorities, the development of the exchange agenda, and the development of the actual commitments were the work of the government (through the SCT). However, interviews with members of the “Open Government Committee” indicate that discussions around the government’s proposals were open and unconstrained. As a result of the observations noted above, members saw their role as informing the government on topics that had been identified in advance. Some members expressed the wish to have more weight in the definition of the major orientations of the future action plan, while others emphasized their comfort in this advisory role (notably because of the work and calendar constraints). In conclusion, even if the dialogue set up during the process of developing the 2021-2023 action plan cannot be described as fully iterative, it still took into account the contributions of the Committee involving the Gouvernement du Québec and the non-governmental stakeholders.

Provide evidence for your answer:

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. Nine (9) interviews conducted by the authors of this report with members of the “Open Government Committee” between November and December 2021

2.6 Would you consider the forum to be inclusive and diverse?

Somewhat

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

In its call for nominations for the “Open Government Committee”, the government mentioned a clause on inclusion and diversity (“equal access to the committee”). However, it was not possible to determine how this criterion was taken into account in the selection of Committee members. It appears that the criterion of expertise of the candidates prevailed over the criterion of diversity. A partial analysis of the composition of the “Open Government Committee” against criteria of equity, diversity and inclusion (visible only) suggests that the Committee is inclusive and diverse only to some extent. For example, women and visible minorities appear to be severely under-represented in relation to the Quebec population. It should be noted, however, that the authors did not ask Committee participants about how they defined themselves in relation to various criteria. The observations made here should therefore be considered with caution.

Provide references here (e.g. interviews):

  1. The authors were given access to the full list of participants for the “Open Government Committee” (but with no indication of any criteria related to equity, diversity and inclusion)
  2. The authors were given access to the call for nominations for the Open Government Committee (which is no longer online)

Section 3. Initial evaluation of commitments

1. Commitment :

Democratize open data

1.1 Is the commitment verifiable?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 1 includes five (5) clearly titled milestones, which aim to achieve defined objectives: “Create a pedagogical section on the Quebec Data portal”, “Improve visualization on the Quebec Data portal”, “Release five new reference datasets”, “Conduct a pilot prioritization project with the population for an open data theme” and “Publish a research project on potential open data ecosystems and interoperability challenges”. Some of the headings are quite general, but concise explanations clarify the purpose of each milestone. The various milestones have a deadline and are under the responsibility of a government agency (the SCT for four of them, and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec for another). These elements should make it possible to verify the achievement of the objectives set.

Provide evidence for your answer:

1.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The action plan includes a section that details the challenges to be addressed by the action plan (introductory section in the written document; tab in the online version of the action plan). These challenges (or strategic objectives) are linked to the different values promoted by open government (grouped into three categories: (1) transparency, (2) participation and innovation, and (3) collaboration). The action plan highlights the strategic objective for each commitment.

Commitment 1 addresses challenge 1 (“Strengthen the flow of public interest information”), which addresses the OGP value of transparency. This commitment will promote the dissemination and mobilization of open data and thus contribute to improving access to information and public accountability

Provide evidence for your answer:

1.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 1 follows on from Quebec’s approval in 2018 of the Open Data Policy Statement (Énoncé d’orientations pour les données ouvertes- see document attached). This document contains six orientations including, in particular, the principle of “open data by default”. It should also be noted that the Gouvernement du Québec has set up the “Données Québec” portal, a platform that offers 1,213 public data sets to date (February 2022). Commitment 1 therefore continues the government’s previous actions in the area of open data and aims, in particular, to develop actions related to the “Quebec Data” portal (Portail Données Québec -see the milestones mentioned in section 3.1.1).

Provide evidence for your answer:

1.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

If the various milestones that make up Commitment 1 are achieved, this will bring about changes that will improve the accessibility of open data in Quebec.

Provide evidence for your answer:

1.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?

With regard to the good practices disseminated and promoted by the OGP, possible points of improvement are the addition of further details in the action plan about commitment 1, such as the contact details of those responsible or the resources, personnel and budgets allocated to this commitment in particular.

2. Commitment :

Promote immediate and open access to scientific articles funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec.

2.1 Is the commitment verifiable?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 2 includes three (3) clearly titled milestones, which aim to achieve defined objectives: “Modify the Open Access Policy of the Fonds de recherche du Québec”, “Develop a support web page for the scientific community with frequently asked questions”, “Develop training webinars for the scientific community”. These milestones have a deadline (December 31, 2022) and are placed under the responsibility of a public organization, the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). These elements should make it possible to verify the achievement of the objectives set.

Provide evidence for your answer:

2.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The action plan includes a section that details the challenges to be addressed by the action plan (introductory section in the written document; tab in the online version of the action plan). These challenges (or strategic objectives) are linked to the different values promoted by open government (grouped into three categories: (1) transparency, (2) participation and innovation, and (3) collaboration). The action plan highlights the strategic objective for each commitment.

Commitment 2 addresses challenge 1 (“Strengthen the flow of public interest information”), which addresses the OGP value of transparency. This commitment is expected to increase access to publicly funded work and thus should improve access to information and public accountability.

Provide evidence for your answer:

2.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 2 is in line with the decision of the Fonds de recherche du Québec in 2019, which requires that all scientific articles resulting from FRQ-funded research be made available in open access within a maximum of 12 months after their publication. Commitment 2 reinforces the open access policy implemented in 2019 by requiring immediate open access to scientific articles resulting from research funded by the FRQ.

Provide evidence for your answer:

2.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 2 will change the open access policy of the Fonds de recherche du Québec by making mandatory the immediate open access of scientific articles resulting from FRQ-funded research (milestone 2.1). Milestones 2.2 and 2.3 aim to accompany this change.

Provide evidence for your answer:

2.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?

In light of the good practices disseminated and promoted by the OGP, possible points of improvement include the addition of further details in the action plan about Commitment 2, such as contact information for those responsible (within the FRQ) or the resources, personnel and budgets allocated to this particular commitment. The involvement of Quebec academic institutions will be a crucial element to consider in the implementation of this commitment. Making scientific articles immediately open access will entail significant costs that could affect the achievement of this commitment.

3. Commitment :

Improve digital public consultations.

3.1 Is the commitment verifiable?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 3 includes three (3) milestones: “Propose best practices on the realization of digital public participations”, “Implement a continuous improvement process for public consultations on Consultation Québec” and “Promote the Consultation Québec platform to public organizations”. These titles are general, but concise explanations specify the content of each milestone. These different milestones are accompanied by deadlines and are placed under the responsibility of a government agency, the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, which will collaborate with the Ministère du Conseil exécutif (MCE). The elements presented should make it possible to verify the achievement of the objectives set by each milestone.

Provide evidence for your answer:

3.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The action plan includes a section that details the challenges to be addressed by the action plan (introductory section in the written document; tab in the online version of the action plan). These challenges (or strategic objectives) are linked to the different values promoted by open government (grouped into three categories: (1) transparency, (2) participation and innovation, and (3) collaboration). The action plan highlights the strategic objective for each commitment.

Commitment 3 addresses challenge 2 (“Equip state staff to improve and diversify their ways of engaging the public”), which addresses the OGP’s values of participation and innovation. This commitment will make digital public consultations more accessible and thus should help improve public participation.

Provide evidence for your answer:

3.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 3 is in line with participation practices already established in Quebec. For example, in 2017, the Gouvernement du Québec adopted a “Cadre de référence gouvernemental sur la participation publique”. This framework sets out seven guiding principles for public organizations wishing to hold consultations. Also, the Gouvernement du Québec has put the “Consultation Québec” platform online. This platform is intended to bring together all of the government’s public consultations in order to make participatory initiatives more visible to Quebec citizens. Commitment 3 therefore aims to pursue and develop participation initiatives of the Gouvernement du Québec.

Provide evidence for your answer:

3.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The three (3) milestones that make up commitment 3 are not intended to generate binding or institutionalized changes within the administration. However, it should be noted that the proposals have the potential to improve and develop the Quebec government’s participation initiatives (which could lead to structural changes in the future).

Provide evidence for your answer:

3.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?

In light of the good practices disseminated and promoted by the OGP, possible points of improvement include the addition of additional details in the action plan about commitment 3, such as the contact information of those responsible (within the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor and the Ministère du Conseil exécutif) or the resources, personnel and budgets allocated to this particular commitment. Additional information about, for example, the “continuous improvement approaches” that should make it possible to involve citizens would also improve the follow-up and concrete implementation of commitment 3.

4. Commitment :

Propose a simplified process for the micro procurement of information resources (IR)

4.1 Is the commitment verifiable?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 4 includes two (2) clearly titled milestones, which aim to achieve defined objectives: “Implement the “Interdeveloper Exchange” platform” (Plateforme Échanges entre concepteurs) and “Make regulatory changes to simplify the public tendering process”. These milestones have a common deadline (August 31, 2022) and are under the responsibility of the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor (with the collaboration of Infrastructures technologiques Québec for the first milestone). The elements presented in the action plan should make it possible to verify the achievement of the set objectives.

Provide evidence for your answer:

4.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The action plan includes a section that details the challenges to be addressed by the action plan (introductory section in the written document; tab in the online version of the action plan). These challenges (or strategic objectives) are linked to the different values promoted by open government (grouped into three categories: (1) transparency, (2) participation and innovation, and (3) collaboration). The action plan highlights the strategic objective for each commitment.

Commitment 4 addresses challenge 2 (“Equip state staff to improve and diversify their ways of engaging the public”), which addresses the OGP values of participation and innovation. This commitment will enable government procurement processes to be more agile, innovative and transparent.

Provide evidence for your answer:

4.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

a new regulation, policy, practice or requirement.

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 4, which aims to put in place a new process for public micro-procurement in the area of technology and information resources. This commitment also aims to create a new government platform (“Interdeveloper Exchange” (Échanges entre concepteurs)) that will allow public organizations to issue calls for tenders in a simplified manner when the targeted amount does not exceed CAD 90,000$.

Provide evidence for your answer:

4.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 4 will adapt the constraints inherent to public services so that government departments can take advantage of solutions offered by smaller structures or respond to urgent needs of modest scale. These changes will make the procurement processes of the Gouvernement du Québec more agile and therefore have the potential to contribute significantly to the digital transformation of public administration.

Provide evidence for your answer:

4.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?

Given the good practices disseminated and promoted by the OMP, possible points of improvement include the addition of additional details in the action plan regarding commitment 4, such as the contact information of the persons responsible (within the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor and Infrastructures technologiques Québec) or the resources, personnel and budgets allocated to this commitment in particular.

5. Commitment :

Equip government employees in the use of open source software.

5.1 Is the commitment verifiable?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 5 includes three (3) milestones, which aim to achieve broadly defined objectives: “Share best practices in the use and sharing of free and open source software”, “Share best practices for experimenting with free software” and “Renew the free software support offer for public organizations”. These different milestones have a common deadline (March 31, 2023) and are under the responsibility of the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor. The information outlined in the action plan provides elements that could help verify, in part, the achievement of these broadly defined objectives.

Provide evidence for your answer:

5.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?

Yes

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The action plan includes a section that details the challenges to be addressed by the action plan (introductory section in the written document; tab in the online version of the action plan). These challenges (or strategic objectives) are linked to the different values promoted by open government (grouped into three categories: (1) transparency, (2) participation and innovation, and (3) collaboration). The action plan highlights the strategic objective for each commitment.

Commitment 5 addresses challenge 3 (“Enable government staff to leverage the ways of open source communities”), which addresses the OGP value of collaboration. This commitment should enable the civil service to be more innovative and transparent.

Provide evidence for your answer:

5.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

Commitment 5 is in line with certain good practices regarding interoperability and the use of open source software already promoted within the Quebec public administration. On the one hand, the Centre québécois d’excellence numérique has defined “good government digital practices” that include an invitation to “prioritize reuse and interoperability” (good practice #15). In addition, the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor also promotes the use of open source software for certain services. Commitment 5 therefore aims to pursue, disseminate and develop these good practices in terms of open source software.

Provide evidence for your answer: 

5.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:

is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).

Provide a brief explanation of your answer:

The milestones that make up Commitment 5 do not seem, at this stage, to be intended to generate binding or institutionalized changes within the administration with respect to the use of free software. Nevertheless, these proposals have the potential to continue the diffusion of a “culture of free software” within the Quebec government, which could eventually lead to important change

Provide evidence for your answer:

5.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?

Considering the good practices disseminated and promoted by the OGP, the possible points of improvement are the addition of details in the action plan regarding commitment 5, such as the contact information of the persons in charge (within the Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor) or the resources, personnel and budgets allocated to the accompaniment and sharing of free software practices.

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