Jordan Action Plan Review 2021-2025 – For Public Comment

In 2022, 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 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... Review for Jordan’s fifth 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 implementation process.

In Jordan, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

Jordan undertook a participatory development process for its fifth action plan. The action plan introduces the emerging policy areas of genderOGP participating governments are bringing gender perspectives to popular policy areas, ensuring diversity in participatory processes, and specifically targeting gender gaps in policies to address gov... More, youthRecognizing that investing in youth means investing in a better future, OGP participating governments are creating meaningful opportunities for youth to participate in government processes. Technical ... More, and economic development to Jordan’s OGP process. To maximize the action plan’s four-year timeframe, implementers will need to concretize milestones that pursue ambitious reforms.

The public comment period closed 15 December 2022.