Faces of Open Government: Minister Young Chin
Representing the Government of South Korea, the incoming OGP Steering Committee co-chair, Minister Chin discusses how open government can empower citizens to shape policies that respond to their needs.
Asia and the Pacific
On the Road to a Better Procurement System in South Cotabato
Hacia un mejor sistema de compras públicas en Cotabato del Sur
The local government of South Cotabato, a province in the south of the Philippines, only completed 4.1 per cent of the development projects - most of them related to infrastructure - under the Local Development Fund in 2017.
El gobierno local de Cotabato del Sur, provincia ubicada en el sur de Filipinas, logró terminar únicamente el 4.1 por ciento de sus proyectos de desarrollo - la mayoría de los cuales eran proyectos de infraestructura - que formaban parte del Fondo de Desarrollo Local en 2017.
Tbilisi, Georgia Design Report 2018-2020
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a global partnership that brings together government reformers and civil society leaders to create action plans that make governments more inclusive, responsive, and accountable. The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) monitors all action plans to…
New Zealand Design Report 2018–2020 – For Public Comment
In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for New Zealand's third action plan (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments. In New Zealand, the IRM researcher Keitha…
Tackling the Slow Progress of SDGs Implementation
Acelerando el avance en la implementación de los ODS
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets ambitious goals and reaching them constitutes a considerable challenge globally. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) held in July this year demonstrated that the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is slow.…
La Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible planteó objetivos muy ambiciosos y su cumplimiento representa un reto importante a nivel global. En el Foro Político de Alto Nivel (FPAN) que se llevó a cabo en julio de este año se…
Tbilisi, Georgia Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Tbilisi's second action plan (2018-2020). The report covers the development and design of its commitments. In Tbilisi, the IRM researcher Mariam Sikharulidze's findings are summarized below: "Tbilisi’s second…
Armenia Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Armenia's fourth action plan (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments. In Armenia, the IRM researcher Tatevik Margaryan's findings…
Indonesia End-of-Term Report 2016-2017
Commitments included in Indonesia’s fourth action plan leaned heavily towards improving access to information. Consultation between the government and civil society moved in a positive direction, but the general lack of political support for open government posed bureaucratic challenges to…
Georgia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
Major achievements of Georgia’s third OGP action plan include introducing verification of public officials’ asset declarations, launch of the budget monitor portal, as well as an Environmental Assessment Code designed to inform and engage citizens during permitting processes. The plan…
Sri Lanka End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
Sri Lanka’s first action plan covered a broad range of thematic areas including gender, anti-corruption, and access to information. While implementation saw no significant progress made from the midterm assessment, enacting Right to Information (RTI) legislation had a major effect…