IRM releases Mexico report for public comment
The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has launched its sixth of eight reports; this one is on Mexico and can be found below.
IRM progress reports are carried out by an independent researcher under the guidance of an International Experts’ Panel. In Mexico, Paulina Gutiérrez and Almudena Ocejo of the Centro de Contraloría Social y Estudios de la Construcción Democrática authored the report. The IRM’s goal is to deliver credible, non-partisan description of the OGP process, results of commitments, and to provide technical recommendations based on the input of government, civil society, and the private sectorGovernments are working to open private sector practices as well — including through beneficial ownership transparency, open contracting, and regulating environmental standards. Technical specificat... More.
Mexico’s OGP process is distinguished by a unique three-part governing body that includes the administration, the information commission, and civil society organizations. The researchers carried out a robust consultative process with this governing body.
Mexico is unique in that the development of its first OGP action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... went through two phases. After the initial draft of the action plan lacked significant participation and included only a few civil society recommendations, Mexico developed a second “expanded” action plan in closer collaboration with civil society. This plan featured a wider set of commitments, each with a unique co-governance structure between civil society and government.
A number of Mexico’s ambitious commitments could potentially transform government practice, from joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to a tool allowing victims of crime to monitor progress on their case online.
Yet, while Mexico completed most of its commitments, some of the more challenging and ambitious goals were redesigned or require further action to fully implement. Many will be included in the second national action plan, which is currently being developed and will be launched at the upcoming OGP Summit in London.
This IRM Progress Report is a draft for public comment. An English executive summary appears inside the Spanish report. All interested parties are encouraged to comment on this blog or to send public comments to IRM@opengovpartnership.org until November 14. Comments will be collated and published, except where the requester asks to be anonymous. Where comments identify substantive factual errors, comments will be integrated into a final version of the report.
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