Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Greece Action Plan 2019-2022

Action Plan Cycle: 2019

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD

Support Institution(s):

Policy Areas

Public Participation

IRM Review

IRM Report: Greece Results Report 2019-2022

Early Results: Marginal

Design i

Verifiable: Pending IRM Review

Relevant to OGP Values: Pending IRM Review

Ambition (see definition): Pending IRM Review

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

• Short description The commitment concerns the holding of an open teleconference with potential stakeholders (universities, research institutes, IT companies, etc.), aiming at informing them about the openness 41 actions of the MofRD&F and with the prospect of submitting proposals to us, for data that seem to be useful.

• What public issue is addressing? The openness of public information and public participation. • Which body/ bodies will have the main responsibility for implementation. The General Directorate of Administrative Services and e-Government of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food will have the main responsibility for implementation.

• Actions - milestones for implementation? (Each one to be linked to verifiable deliverables) Milestones for the implementation of the above commitment: - invitations sending to stakeholders - Posting of a relevant Press Release on the website of the Ministry (www.minagric.gr) - Posting a short video, presenting the results of the meeting, after holding it on the website of the Ministry (www.minagric.gr) • OGP Principles - Public Participation - Technology and Innovation

IRM End of Term Status Summary

Commitment A4. Teleconference on the openness actions of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food

● Verifiable: Yes

● Relevant: Yes, access to information

● Potential impact: Minor

● Completion: Completed

● Did it open government? Marginal

This commitment was added to the amended action plan. Along with commitments 2 and A3, it aimed to open access to information from the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. In particular, this commitment concerned holding an open teleconference with potential stakeholders (universities, research institutions, IT companies, etc.) to inform them about the openness actions of the Ministry, with the prospect of submitting proposals for data that are useful to them. This online discussion was held in May 2021. [71] Based on the minutes of the meeting, public officials were open to publishing datasets related to the proposals from external stakeholders, including civil society, and to continuing conversations with them. [72] It is not clear whether datasets have been published directly due to these conversations, but a CSO representative said it was one of the only current examples of such collaboration between government and civil society. [73]

[71] OpenGovMonitor links to evidence of an invitation to register for the teleconference. “Additional Commitment 4: Teleconference on the Openness Actions of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food,” OpenGovMonitor, accessed 6 April 2023, https://opengovmonitor.gr/desmeuseis/%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%bb%ce%b7%cf%81%cf%89%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%b4%ce%ad%cf%83%ce%bc%ce%b5%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b7-4-%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%b5%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%b5/ .

[72] Ministry of Agriculture and Food, “Open Data 2021: Transparency, Innovation, Development Online Open Discussion Ministry of A.A.T.,” accessed 6 April 2023, http://www.minagric.gr/images/stories/docs/ypoyrgeio/anoixta_dedomena/praktika_thlediaskepsis_260521.pdf .

[73] Alexandros Melidis,GFOSS, Email correspondence with IRM researcher, 24 January 2023.

Promoting open agricultural data to interested stakeholders (GR0079)