Montenegro Action Plan Review 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

In 2023, 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 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 for Montenegro’s third action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform a stronger implementation process.

In Montenegro, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

Montenegro’s third action plan includes promising commitments around 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... in policy-making, access to information on the work of the government, 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 of European Union (EU) projects. The action plan covers a wider range of policy areas compared to the previous plan. During implementation, responsible institutions should work to ensure the long-term sustainability of the reforms and consider synergies between national-level and local-level commitments.

The report is available in English and in Montenegrin. The public comment period closed 11 July 2023.