Jordan Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – 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 Year 1 Report Report for Jordan’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.... The report covers the implementation of the action plan from January 2016 through December 2017.

In Jordan, findings from the Partners-Jordan research team are summarized below: 

“Jordan’s third action plan targets issues relevant to the national context, such as the enforcement of the access to information law and decentralization of political power to foster 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... at the local level. However, some commitments are broadly formulated, lacking sufficient scope for tackling identified policy issues effectively. In the next action plan the government needs to engage in more constructive dialogue with CSOs and prioritize commitments on the enforcement of FoI law, the operating environment for media and public finance 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.”

The Arabic and English versions of this report are now available. At this time, the public is invited to provide comments on the report. The two-week public comment period officially  ended March 27, 2019.