Republic of Korea Design Report 2018-2020 – 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 Republic of Korea’s fourth 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... (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments.

In Republic of Korea, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

Republic of  Korea’s fourth action plan includes a diverse range of commitments, with particular focus on 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..., access to information, and citizen engagement. While the Open Government Forum Korea played a pivotal role in developing the action plan, there is an opportunity for citizens and civil society to better influence the selection of commitments and, in doing so, lead the inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr... More of more ambitious initiatives.

The version of the report for public comment is available below in English and Korean.  The two-week public comment period closed 15 December 2020.

Commenters are welcome to comment here, below or to email comments to: irm@opengovpartnership.org. Please specify in your email if you wish for your comments to remain anonymous.