Israel End-of-Term Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment

In 2018, 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 Israel’s second 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.... The report covers the full action plan implementation period of June 2015 through July 2017.

In Israel, the IRM researcher Guy Dayan report’s findings are summarized below:

“Israel’s second action plan focused on improving the Freedom of Information (FOI) law and access to information, as well as the use of technology to increase public participationGiving citizens opportunities to provide input into government decision-making leads to more effective governance, improved public service delivery, and more equitable outcomes. Technical specificatio.... Implementation of the action plan saw improvements to the consultation process compared to the previous plan, notably an increased level of engagement with civil society. However, some completed commitments were unambitious and only vaguely relevant to OGP values. Moving forward, the government should continue to engage stakeholders during the development of the third action plan and set more ambitious goals for commitments.”

And in Hebrew:

תוכנית הפעולה השניה של ישראל התמקדה בשיפור חוק חופש המידע וגישה למידע, וכן בשימוש בטכנולוגיה להגדלת שיתוף הציבור. ביישום תוכנית הפעולה נראה שיפור בתהליך ההיוועצות בהשוואה לתוכנית הקודמת, ובייחוד רמה מוגברת של מעורבות עם החברה האזרחית. עם זאת, כמה מההתחייבויות המבוצעות היו לא-שאפתניות, וקשורות קשר רופף בלבד לעקרונות של שותפות ממשל פתוח (Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More, להלן OGP). בהמשך הדרך, על הממשלה להמשיך לערב בעלי עניין בפיתוח תוכנית הפעולה השלישית ולקבוע מטרות שאפתניות יותר להתחייבויות.

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and Hebrew here. The two-week public comment period closed 21 May 2018.