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In 2025, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for South Africa'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 a…

In 2025, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for Tunisia's 2023-2025 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…

En 2025, el Mecanismo de Reporte Independiente (IRM, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó la Revisión del Plan de Acción del Plan de Acción 2023-2027 de Costa Rica. El informe proporciona una revisión técnica de las características del plan de…

The Slovak Republic’s sixth action plan includes promising commitments on media freedom and beneficial ownership transparency. The co-creation process was open but a change in government and political uncertainty limited the engagement of civil society in the process. During implementation, the IRM recommends that the Office of the Plenipotentiary reengage civil society in the multi-stakeholder forum and provide frequent implementation updates.

Under Romania’s sixth action plan, sustained commitments across action plan cycles and civil society engagement led to notable results in transparency and open data. For future success, reformers can strengthen government stakeholder buy-in, support for the open government agenda nationwide, and inter-agency coordination.

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…