Cote d’Ivoire End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

In 2020, 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 End of Term Report for Côte d’Ivoire’s first 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... (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2016 to June 2018.

In Côte d’Ivoire, the IRM researcher Aïcha Blegbo’s findings are summarized below:

“While Cote d’Ivoire’s first action plan contains a wide variety of commitments, their outcomes, as implemented, inadequately reflect a broad governmental 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... to openness. Going forward, the government is encouraged to make specific, verifiable, and measurable commitments that are clearly aligned with OGP values and lead to significant changes in practice.”

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and French below. The two-week public comment period closed 7 August 2020.