Luxembourg Design Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment

In 2020, 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 Luxembourg’s first 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... (2019-2021). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments.

In Luxembourg, the IRM researcher Soledad Gattoni’s findings are summarized below:

“Luxembourg’s first action plan includes commitments on improving the 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 and openness of public administration, open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici..., and activities related to climate change. While most commitments reflect existing initiatives, several civil society proposals are included. Moving forward, Luxembourg could establish a formal multistakeholder forum to oversee the co-creation of the next action plan. Luxembourg could also consider commitments to strengthen whistleblower protection and enforce access to information legislationCreating and passing legislation is one of the most effective ways of ensuring open government reforms have long-lasting effects on government practices. Technical specifications: Act of creating or r....”

And in French:

“Le premier plan d’action du Luxembourg comprend des engagements sur l’amélioration de la transparence et de l’ouverture de l’administration publique, la transparence des données et les activités liées au changement climatique. Si la plupart des engagements reflètent des initiatives existantes, plusieurs propositions de la société civile y sont incluses. À l’avenir, le Luxembourg pourrait mettre en place un forum multipartite officiel pour superviser la co-création du prochain plan d’action. Le Luxembourg pourrait également envisager d’inclure des engagements visant à renforcer la protection des dénonciateurs et l’application de la législation sur l’accès à l’information.”

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and in French below. The two-week public comment period closed 8 December 2020.