Glossary Term: OGP Governance
OGP has a variety of arms which together determine the organization’s strategy and ensure participating governments act in accordance with OGP’s core values. The terms below cover the organizational structure of OGP and the criteria and policies that determine membership of governments.
In order to join OGP, countries must exhibit a demonstrated commitment to open government values by meeting a set of minimum performance criteria across key dimensions of open government. Beginning in..
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Any State that is a member of the United Nations or any Specialized Agency of the United Nations, without prejudice to its international recognition status, may become an OGP member by adhering to the..
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Countries that fall below the minimum core eligibility for two consecutive years will automatically be placed under Eligibility Review, which includes enhanced support by the Support Unit and Criteria..
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A minimum set of eligibility criteria is required to join OGP Local to ensure adequate conditions for developing and implementing an action plan. Information about the application process can be found..
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The OGP Board of Directors provides the fiduciary and legal oversight of the OGP Support Unit and the Independent Reporting Mechanism, which is housed within the OGP Secretariat, a US-based 501 (c)(3)..
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The Open Government Declaration is the declaration of commitment to upholding the principles of open and transparent government, approved by the founding countries of OGP in 2011. Countries are requir..
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The Steering Committee is led by a pair of lead co-chairs, one from government and one from civil society, who are part of a leadership troika comprising the current (lead), incoming, and outgoing co-..
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As an independent body, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is guided by, but not directly accountable to, the OGP Steering Committee. Instead, the International Experts Panel (IEP) directly o..
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The Steering Committee is OGP’s executive decision-making body. Its role is to develop, promote and safeguard OGP’s values, principles and interests; establish OGP’s core ideas, policies, and rules; a..
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With the support of development partners and working together with the World Bank, OGP established the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) to support World Bank client countries and local entities that part..
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Participating countries and locals are expected to comply with the terms of OGP and continually advance open government for the well-being of their citizens. Members may be considered to be acting con..
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