Croatia Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

In 2019, 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 Design Report for Croatia’s third 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... (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments.

In Croatia, the IRM researcher Ivona Mendeš Levak’s findings are summarized below:

“Commitments in Croatia’s third action plan continue from initiatives in prior action plans and focus on access to information, anti-corruption measures, and improving online government services. Stakeholders can consider using the next plan to further transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More in public spending and improve the operating environment for civil society.”

And in Croatian:

“Mjere u trećem hrvatskom Akcijskom planu nastavak su inicijativa iz prethodnih akcijskih planova i usredotočene su na pristup informacijama, antikorupcijske mjere i poboljšavanje vladinih mrežnih usluga. Dionici procesa mogli bi u sljedećem akcijskom planu unaprijediti transparentnost javne potrošnje te poduzeti korake za unaprjeđenje poticajnog okruženja za civilno društvo.”

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and in Croatian below. The two-week public comment period closed 21 November 2019.