Cabo Verde Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

In 2021, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the design report for Cabo Verde’s first 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.... The report covers the action plan development process and the design of commitments.

In Cabo Verde, the IRM researcher Edalina Rodrigues Sanches findings are summarized below:

O primeiro plano de ação de Cabo Verde surge no contexto de iniciativas governamentais no sentido de promover a transparência e o envolvimento político dos cidadãos. Através da OGP, Cabo Verde comprometeu-se com novas reformas, tais como a criação de um portal de dados de abertos. Processo futuros de cocriação de planos de ação devem dar prioridade a um diálogo contínuo e paritário entre o governo e a sociedade civil. A familiaridade com os processos da OGP, adquirida nesta experiência, contribuirá para a definição de compromissos mais ambiciosos e mais alinhados com os valores da OGP, nos próximos planos de ação.

And in English:

Cabo Verde’s first action plan comes in the context of the country’s recent steps to open government. Through OGP, Cabo Verde committed to further reforms such as the establishment of an open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... portal. Future co-creation processes should prioritize equal and ongoing engagement with civil society. Familiarity with OGP processes will contribute to more ambitious commitments aligned with OGP values in future action plans.

The report is available in English and Portuguese below. The two-week public comment period closed on 8 April 2021. No comments were received.