IRM Report

Panama's fifth action plan includes six commitments, all part of the previous plan. The National Open Government Commission (CNGAP, per its acronym in Spanish) chose this continuity to expand the impact of prior[1] commitments and address the presidential elections of…

The UK’s sixth action plan includes promising commitments on open contracting and aid transparency, building on efforts from previous action plans. Improvements in civil society-government relations helped restore the OGP process in the UK. Stakeholders could build on this momentum…

Sierra Leone’s fourth action plan saw a high level of implementation and notable early results. Coalitions of reformers increased civil society engagement in parliamentary activities and advanced legal reforms to open the extractives sector. The 2023 elections spurred electoral reforms…

Ghana’s fourth action plan achieved notable early results in implementing the Access to Information Law and publishing information on companies’ beneficial owners. Gradual progress across action plans and increasingly strategic action plan design contributed to these results. Ghana’s OGP ecosystem…

The Dominican Republic fifth Action Plan 2022-2024 has solid political and institutional support. The creation of its first multi-stakeholder forum constitutes a promising milestone for the advancement of the open government agenda in the country. The action plan commitments' renew…

Lithuania’s fifth action plan resulted in the launch of a public beneficial ownership register, allowing civil society and journalists to access this information for the first time. However, data on public procurement was not published in open format. Early Results:…

Ukraine’s sixth action plan includes commitments addressing the transparency of and participation in restoration processes, harmonization with European Union (EU) legislation, and restoring access to information. Most commitments will be embedded in legislation to ensure their sustainability beyond donor support.…

Honduras' Action Plan Review 2023-2025 identified 13 out of 14 commitments with an open government perspective and five promising commitments. The review highlights the extensive consultation process developed for the creation of the plan in the country's 18 departments, as…

Peru’s fifth action plan is notable for the participation of the multi-stakeholder forum created in 2020 and the involvement of new civil society actors. The plan includes commitments from all three branches of the state. However, there remains an opportunity…