Asia and the Pacific

The Korean government has continued to show its strong determination and dedication in carrying out the third national action plan’s (NAP3’s) 13 commitments, of which 10 commitments have been assessed as complete, and three commitments as substantially completed. Many of…

Mongolia’s second action plan aimed to address a number of open government priorities in the country, such as transparency of media ownership and political finance, disclosure of beneficial ownership and contracts in the extractives sector, and improving the Glass Account…

Earlier correspondence: Papua New Guinea – Letter Regarding Eligibility (August 2020)

In 2020, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term Report for Mongolia's second action plan (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2016 to June 2018. In Mongolia, the IRM researcher Batbold…

Indonesia’s fifth action plan included a range of commitments that aimed to open government in a variety of sectors, with particular focus on information disclosure and data governance. The plan also included five commitments under the open parliament initiative. The…

Georgia’s fourth action plan includes initiatives undertaken by the central government, the Parliament, and several local municipalities. Despite the range of topics covered, many commitments aim for minor improvements and do not clearly align with stakeholder priorities identified during the…

The Australian government has made significant progress on implementing the commitments in its first national action plan. Implementation led to major changes in practice in policy areas such as combating corporate crime, improving the accessibility of government-held information, and enhancing…

In 2020, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End-of-Term Report for South Korea's third action plan (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of October 2016 to June 2018. In South Korea, the IRM researcher Jee…