Independent Reporting Mechanism – Action Plan Review

Why is this helpful?

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 is an independent, concise, technical review of the characteristics of the action plan and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform a stronger implementation process. Action plan contents are reviewed to identify promising commitments and provide targeted recommendations on how to achieve effective implementation and results.

Who is this for?

Country governments, stakeholders, and other participants shape the review through interviews and feedback on a draft and can use this to improve their actions plans.

What is it?

The action plan review contains:

• an overview of the action plan including its characteristics, total number of commitments, policy areas covered, strengths and weaknesses and identifies promising commitments
• an analysis of promising individual or clustered commitments (groups of related commitments in a reform area) including their context and objectives, potential for results and opportunities, as well as challenges and recommendations for implementation
• a review of whether or not the country’s co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive... met the minimum requirementsAll OGP participating countries are expected to adhere to the Participation and Co-Creation Standards. Each Standard includes clear and measurable minimum requirements that all OGP participating count... per OGP’s procedural reviewAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, OGP participating countries are expected to consistently and continually advance open government for the well-being of their citizens. This includes develo... policy to act according to process
• a list of all the action plan’s commitments, coded and clustered

When does it happen?

The action plan review commences just after the action plan is submitted to OGP. It is delivered to the government and/or multistakeholder forum within four months.