OGP Action Plan Template

I. Introduction: This section should briefly discuss why open government efforts are important for the country, and identify the grand challenge(s) that the country intends to address through its OGP Action Plan and why. 

 

II. Open Government Efforts to Date: This section should provide a brief narrative of key open government initiatives and accomplishments to date, particularly as they relate to the government’s chosen grand challenge(s).

 

III. OGP Commitments: This section should identify specific commitments that the government is going to undertake with respect to their chosen grand challenge(s). These commitments may build on existing efforts, identify new steps to complete on-going reforms, or initiate action in an entirely new area.  Each commitment should have its own short paragraph identifying what the commitment is, how it will contribute to greater transparency, accountability and/or citizen engagement, who will be involved in implementing the commitment, and what the government hopes to accomplish by making this commitment. There should also be a brief discussion of how the specific commitments respond to public feedback generated through consultations.  This section should also identify key implementation benchmarks and related timelines, where possible, for each commitment indicating what will be accomplished during each year of implementation.  OGP action plans are living documents that can be updated on a rolling basis.  Action plans should aim to cover a two-year period, with the expectation that governments will report on progress on an annual basis, and participate in the OGP commitment process continuously going forward.