IRM Regional Snapshot: Nordics

This fact sheet was part of IRM Week: A Year in Review, where 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 ... shared findings and analysis from recent reports through a series of events, report launches, blogs, and fact sheets. 

The Nordics enjoy high public trust and continue to perform well on open government issues like anti-corruption and 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. Despite this high baseline, Nordic OGP action plans could benefit from focusing on commitments on lobbyingLobbying transparency allows the public to ensure that there is diversity of participation and contribution to public decision-making. Technical specifications: Policies and actions affecting lobbying... transparency, public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More and political financing. Greater collaboration with a broader range of civil society could lead to more ambitious commitments.

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• Design reports for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are open for public comment.

*The data for this snapshot is accurate from the date of publication (Nov 3, 2020). Data was taken from IRM assessments that were published before the date of publication of this snapshot. Recommendations in this snapshot therefore may already have been considered or implemented by countries prior to this snapshot being published.