Montenegro Results Report 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

In 2025, 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 Results Report for Montenegro’s third OGP 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 reviews the level of completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... More and early open government results for commitments in the action plan. In Montenegro the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

“Montenegro’s third action plan included ambitious 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. However, weak political commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action..., poor inter-institutional cooperation, and limited civil society engagement negatively impacted the implementation of the action plan. Future action plans could benefit from stronger governmental oversight and civil society involvement, particularly during implementation.”

The public is invited to review and comment on this report from 22 July 2025 until 5 August 2025. Comments can be submitted here, below, or by email to [email protected]