Tbilisi Final IRM Review 2017 – 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 its assessment report for Tbilisi’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..., prepared by the independent researcher, Dea Tsartsidze. It covers the full action plan implementation period of January 2017 through December 2017.

The IRM findings are summarized as follows:

Tbilisi’s action plan was a result of a consultative process and contained commitments focused on creating participatory tools for citizen engagement in the governance of the city. Four out of five commitments saw limited 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 while the e-petitions portal was successfully launched and has created a major opening for civic participation. Moving forward, the City Hall should ensure continuity and transfer of institutional memory on OGP.

The version of the report for public comment is available below. The public is invited to comment on the report here or below. The two-week public comment period closed on 14 November 2018.

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.