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The United Kingdom (UK)’s fifth action plan led to significant early results in public procurement transparency with the adoption of the Procurement Act 2023. It also led to moderate early results in open justice, particularly remote observations of court hearings…

Norway's fifth action plan includes commitments addressing public procurement, digital inclusion, and anti-corruption. The action plan presents an opportunity to implement mechanisms for broader participation of civil society groups and other interested groups, beyond those stakeholders already participating in the…

The Philippines’ sixth action plan intends to open large government infrastructure projects to public monitoring and progress local-level access to justice and freedom of information efforts. Its commitments could go further to take advantage of the new four-year implementation period.…

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Romania's 2022-2024 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for commitments in the action plan. ----- The report is available in…

Senegal’s second OGP action plan largely carries forward unfinished reforms from the first action plan. Commitments to pass an Access to Information Law, strengthen the anti-corruption legal regime, and join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative show particular promise. The election of…

Kenyan reformers designed a fifth action plan that promises to strengthen government transparency, particularly around priority areas of climate action, data, procurement, public debt, and parliamentary activities. Commitments build on longstanding aims of Kenya’s OGP community and includes concrete reforms…

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for the Slovak Republic's 2024-2026 action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform…

This product reviews Latvia’s refresh process halfway through implementation of their 2021-2025 action plan. It evaluates the refresh process, any significantly amended or new commitments, and provides a general update on the status of implementation. Overview of the 2021-2025 Midterm…