Latvia Action Plan Review 2022-2025 – For Public Comment

In 2022, 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 Latvia’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 Latvia, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

Latvia’s fifth action plan introduces six commitments that seek to tackle low trust in public institutions through increasing 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 government actions and introducing innovative civic participation methods nationally and locally. Prioritising efforts to identify and engage groups which are less likely to take part in participatory processes would enhance the results of the action plan.

The report is available in English and Latvian. The public comment period ended 2 December 2022.