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In 2020, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Implementation Report for Finland's third action plan (2017-2019). The report covers the level of completion and the results of the action plan. In Finland, the IRM researcher Teemu Laulainen's findings are…

Commitments in Lithuania’s fourth action plan mostly build on previous initiatives and seek to improve transparency of the public sector and the quality of public services, among others. Notable commitments include creating an open data portal and strengthening the NGO…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Lithuania's fourth action plan (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments. In Lithuania, the IRM researcher Rugile Trumpyte's' findings…

Estonia’s fourth action plan continues the priorities of previous action plans such as fostering transparent and inclusive policy making and developing democratic participation skills. Overall, the fourth action plan is more strategic in its focus compared to previous plans and…

The second Netherlands action plan focused mainly on open data. The strength of this action plan was its implementation, with overall substantial completion. Moving forward, the IRM recommends that the drive for implementation is met with more ambition in the…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Estonia's fourth action plan (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments. In Estonia, the IRM researcher Maarja Toots' findings…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term Report for the Netherlands' second action plan (2016-2018). This report summarizes the results of the second year of implementation from July 2017 through September 2018. In the Netherlands,…