Estonia Results Report 2022-2024 For Public Comment

In 2025, 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 Results Report for Estonia’s sixth OGP 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 reviews the level of completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... More and early open government results for commitments in the action plan.
In Estonia, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

“Estonia’s sixth OGP action plan improved the framework for co-creative and evidence-based policymaking within the public sector. While civil society organizations actively contributed to action plan implementation, opportunities remain to improve the depth and timeliness of government feedback. The Government Office’s central role effectively supported commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... ambitionAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should “stretch government practice beyond its current baseline with respect to key areas of open government.” Ambition captures the po... and completion levels. However, broadening the circle of government implementers could help build stronger ownership of future OGP action plans.Germany’s third action plan led to positive but moderate early resultsEarly results refer to concrete changes in government practice related to transparency, citizen participation, and/or public accountability as a result of a commitment’s implementation. OGP’s Inde... More in 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... and public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More. Germany continued to show high levels of implementation of its OGP commitments. Going forward, the IRM recommends continuing commitments and policy areas across action plans, improving co-creation and implementation practices, and adopting an overarching open government strategy.”

The public is invited to review and comment on this report from 21 May until 3 June 2025. Comments can be submitted here, below, or by email to [email protected]