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Current Action Plan
2020-2022
Action Plan 5
- Number of Commitments: 9
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Albania’s fifth action plan aligns closely with pre-existing government strategies and priorities toward EU accession, including commitments to prevent corruption in public institutions, introduce beneficial ownership transparency, and improve access to justice. However, the government continued to act contrary to the OGP process as it developed the action plan without a multistakeholder forum. A dedicated multistakeholder forum should be established, without delay, to monitor implementation of the current plan and develop future action plans that also consider citizen and civil society priorities.
Albania’s 2020–2022 action plan is the country’s fifth OGP action plan. It contains nine commitments, which seek to develop integrity plans, a beneficial ownership register, improve and digitize public service delivery, publish open data, expand measures ensuring access to justice, and implement budget transparency and transparency of state assets and revenue.
Resources
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Albania – Letter – Acting Contrary to Process (Standards) – July 2020
2021, Letter, Web page
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Albania 2017 Late SAR Letter – February 2018
2018, Letter, Web page
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Albania Action Plan 2018-2020
2019, Action Plan, Web page
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Albania Action Plan 2020-2022
2020, Action Plan, Web page
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Albania Action Plan Review 2020-2022
2021, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania Action Plan Review 2020-2022 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania Design Report 2018-2020
2020, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania End of Term Self-Assessment Report 2014-2016
2016, Self Assessment, Web page
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Albania End-of-Term Report 2014-2016
2017, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania End-of-Term Report 2014-2016 – For Public Comment
2017, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
2019, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2018-2020
2020, Self Assessment, Web page
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Albania End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2016-2018
2019, Self Assessment, Web page
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Albania IRM Progress Report 2012-2013
2015, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania Letter of Intent to Join OGP
2017, Letter, Web page
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Albania Mid-Term Report 2014-2016
2016, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania Midterm Self-Assessment Report
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
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Albania Progress Report 2014-2015 – For Public Comment
2016, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania Progress Report 2016-2018
2018, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania Progress Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania Second Action Plan for 2014-2016
2015, Action Plan, Web page
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Albania Third Action Plan 2016 – 2018
2016, Action Plan, Web page
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Albania Transitional Results Report 2018-2020
2021, IRM Report, Web page
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Albania Transitional Results Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
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Albania Under Review Letter (September 2021)
2021, Letter, Web page
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Albanian Action Plan 2012
2015, Action Plan, Web page
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Case Study (2013): Albania’s E-Government Portal
2013, Research Product, Web page
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Learning to Open Government: Findings and Reflections on how the OGP is playing out, in practice, in five countries
2016, Research Product, Web page
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Seeking Synergy: OGP & EITI
2019, Research Product, Web page
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
0
Civic Space
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
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