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Glossary Term: Evaluations

OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism produces reports that assess the design and implementation of the commitments adopted by OGP participating governments in their country action plans. The terms listed below are key measures included in these reports.

Completion
Implementers 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 outlined..

September 7, 2022

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Early Results
Early results refer to concrete changes in government practice related to transparency, citizen participation, and/or public accountability as a result of a commitment’s implementation. OGP’s Independ..

September 7, 2022

2022

Verifiability
OGP commitments should be clear and specific enough to enable measurement of their progress. Verifiable commitments include specific activities that can be monitored. Following an action plan’s submis..

September 7, 2022

2022

Relevance
According to the OGP Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should include a clear open government lens. Specifically, they should advance at least one of the OGP values: transparency, citizen partic..

September 7, 2022

2022

Promising Commitment
Through the Action Plan Review, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) recognizes promising commitments that address a policy area that is important to stakeholders or the national context. Promi..

September 7, 2022

2022

Ambition
According to OGP’s Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should “stretch government practice beyond its current baseline with respect to key areas of open government.” Ambition captures the potentia..

September 7, 2022

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