OGP Summit for Democracy Commitment Tracker

Summary: The United Kingdom committed to require all contracting authorities to implement the Open Contracting Data Standard and publish reports on government procurement spending.

Summary: The United Kingdom committed to enhance transparency in anti-corruption and international illicit finance activity by working with governments, CSOs, and the private sector to implement beneficial ownership registers, holding meetings with the Anti-Corruption Coalition, and developing a successor to the UK’s Anti-Corruption strategy and Economic Crime Plan.

Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to build capacities for education about open governance initiatives in the the city of Banská Bystrica.

Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to identify transferable examples of support for the principles of open governance in the state administration.

Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to analyze the possibilities for introducing a new system for verification of beneficial ownership data on the country’s business register to improve data quality.

Summary: Canada committed to combat online disinformation by implementing initiatives that support research, journalism and other stakeholders as a way to promote information integrity in the country.

Summary: Canada committed to begin implementing a publicly-accessible beneficial ownership registry covering corporations regulated by the federal government.

Summary: Canada committed to collect and share data that helps the country promote access to justice, such as by publishing results of the Canadian Legal Problems Survey and data from Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Summary: Romania committed to conduct analysis on the participation of men and women in public administration decision-making processes, electoral processes, and the labor market.

Summary: Romania committed to improve access to justice for victims of domestic and gender-based violence by implementing training opportunities for various public servants and developing a methodology on information and guidance for victims.

Summary: Montenegro committed to adjust the structure and content of a central portal for the public to participate in policy-making procedures, which will improve monitoring and analysis of public discussions on the site.

Summary: Montenegro committed to encourage increased use of its open data portal by state administrations, such as by awarding distinguished use of the portal, mandating annual plans for publication, launching an open data hub, and hosting public consultations.

Summary: Montenegro committed to empower local government units to improve their open data practices, such as by hosting workshops and public consultation.

Summary: The United States committed to rechartering the Equitable Data Working Group, regularly engaging with various networks of data practitioners and journalists, and creating a government-wide community of practice to share best practices on equitable data procedures.

Summary: The United States committed to work with international partners to further elevate practices against illicit finance, improve information sharing, and support CSOs, media and the private sector to use innovative methods to fight corruption.

Summary: The United States committed to 1) continue implementing a Biden-Harris Presidential Memorandum establishing a Task Force on Scientific Integrity, which encourages agencies to commit to build evidence whenever possible, and 2) launch the Year of Evidence for Action to share leading practices from federal agencies to use research-backed knowledge for more equitable outcomes.

Summary: The United States committed to supporting the effective implementation, transparency, and strong stewardship of funds related to financial assistance such as by advancing the Federal Program Inventory efforts.

Summary: The United States committed to communicate and provide training about whistleblower rights and protections to supervisors and employees such as by emphasizing the requirement for agencies and supervisors to comply with whistleblower complaints.

Summary: The United States committed to various transparency actions in the executive branch such as the disclosure of federal income and visitor logs by high level White House staff, including President Biden, as well as an executive order requiring Administration officials to take an ethics pledge to promote transparency.

Summary: The United States committed take stock of progress on the implementation of Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal (PIDR) to asses how to best achieve the policy’s areas of work in supporting free media, fighting corruption, bolstering democratic reforms, advancing technology for democracy, and defending free and fair elections and political processes.

Summary: The United States committed to expanding alternative strategies to address the mental health and substance use crises, like funding mobile crisis response units; supporting the implementation of a dedicated 988 suicide and crisis care hotline; expanding access to prevention; harm-reduction, treatment, and recovery support for people with substance use disorders, including in prisons and jails; and broadening access to social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors in schools and communities across the country.

Summary: The United States committed to continue to implement rules that work to reduce recidivism as part of a broader effort to improve the conditions of the criminal justice system.

Summary: The United States committed to continue to work across agencies to increase access to justice for individuals, such as committing to release a report, led by the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, which focuses on access to justice.

Summary: This commitment seeks to collect and publish data through a National Open Data Portal, while consulting with the public and CSOs to understand the use for the data and the functionality of the portal.

Summary: The Dominican Republic committed to create a purchasing system for government procurement under the established price threshold to promote greater transparency and monitoring of supplier performance for the 60% of goods that fall under this threshold.

Summary: The Dominican Republic committed to create a carbon footprint calculator and publish the estimated carbon emissions of any purchases made by the government.

Summary: Malawi committed to make public procurement more open by increasing public monitoring and legally requiring that companies that receive public contracts disclose their beneficial owners.

Summary: Paraguay committed to develop a National Open Data Policy with multiple opportunities for participation from civil society and the general public.

Summary: Paraguay committed to present a draft bill that would replace the National Anti-Corruption Secretariat (SENAC) with the National Secretariat for Integrity and Transparency (SENIT) as the guiding institution working on anti-corruption.

Summary: This commitment led to the adoption of the Czech Republic’s first comprehensive rules for whistleblower reporting, the protection of whistleblowers, and the obligations of entities in the public and private sectors to inform potential whistleblowers about their ability to raise a report and their protections from retaliation.

Summary: Albania committed to improve public service delivery by receiving continuous feedback from the general public and CSOs on e-Albania, a digital platform that provides various government services.

Summary: Albania committed to raise awareness on implementing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to develop students’ digital competencies and promote equity in a knowledge-based society.

Summary: Moldova committed to implementing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in a transparent manner by publishing progress reports and encouraging CSO participation.

Summary: Australia committed to develop, deliver, and publish an Integrity Strategy, which includes anti-corruption, anti-fraud, and other related initiatives.

Summary: Australia committed to hosting a second public consultation to consider how to improve their beneficial ownership register for companies–which resulted in making the register available for public access.

Summary: Australia's commitment sets out to launch a media literacy program catered to educating culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

Summary: The United Kingdom committed to enact the Procurement Act to create an open and transparent public procurement system that would give the public access to public procurement data that meets the Open Contracting Data Standard.

Summary: Ireland committed to launch a public information campaign to foster public understanding of the country’s electoral system and encourage voter participation.

Summary: Kosovo committed to improve existing platforms for citizens' participation in decision-making processes by providing technical assistance for public officials, such as by establishing mechanisms for supervising the implementation of public consultation processes.

Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to support media freedom and journalist protection by coordinating stakeholders at the international and national levels, developing plans for implementing a monitoring and evaluation system for safety initiatives of media workers, and for addressing SLAPP lawsuits.

Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to publish beneficial ownership data in a single registry so that data on both public and private sector partners can be streamlined into a complete list of beneficial ownership data available to the public.

Summary: The Slovak Republic committed to develop an internal reporting system for anti-social activities, provide an annual report to the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers, and ensure participation in training on anti-social activities reporting.

Summary: Italy committed to foster a national participatory discussion about Artificial Intelligence’s role in Equity and Inclusion initiatives.