Albania Action Plan Review 2023-2025 – For Public Comment

In 2024, 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 Albania’s sixth 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 Albania, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

Albania’s sixth action plan has broadened the range of policy areas and public institutions engaged in the OGP process. The establishment of the Multi-Stakeholder Committee addresses a long-standing IRM recommendation to institutionalize cooperation between the public administration and civil society in the OGP process. As many commitments are awareness-raising activities, institutions could add value by collaborating with civil society and incorporating measurements of their results during implementation.

The report is available in English and in Albanian. The public comment period ended 2 February 2024.