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  • Member Since 2014
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Current Action Plan

2021-2023

Action Plan 3

  • Number of Commitments: 59
  • Policy Area Focus: Not specified

France’s third action plan touches on more topic areas and includes more institutions than any previous action plan. However, there was a lack of meaningful dialogue with civil society during the co-creation process, and most of the 59 commitments have unclear potential for results or lack sufficient detail to be assessed. To revitalize the OGP process, the government could approach implementation of commitments with greater ambition than written in the plan and in greater collaboration with civil society.

France’s third action plan contains 59 commitments. It carries over topics from its previous action plan, such as citizen engagement in environmental policy, lobbying transparency, procurement transparency, and aid transparency. It also covers new areas, such as transparency of COVID-19 funding and citizen participation in health and education policy. The government took a conscious choice to have a broad plan, that would “initiate and support a cultural change within the public administration”. More

Contact

Point of Contact

Alban Praquin Direction Interministérielle de la Transformation Publique alban.praquin@modernisation.gouv.fr

Commitments

Resources

  1. France Co-Creation Brief 2023

    2023, IRM Report, Web page

  2. France – Contrary to Process Letter (August 2022)

    2022, Letter, Web page

  3. France Action Plan Review 2021-2023

    2022, IRM Report, Web page

  4. France Action Plan Review 2021-2023 – For Public Comment

    2022, Report Comments, Web page

  5. France Action Plan 2021-2023

    2022, Action Plan, Web page

  6. Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement through Transparency, Participation, and Accountability

    2021, Resource, Web page

  7. Algorithmic Accountability for the Public Sector

    2021, Research Product, Web page

  8. France Transitional Results Report 2018-2020

    2021, IRM Report, Web page

  9. France Transitional Results Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

    2021, Report Comments, Web page

  10. France End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2018-2020

    2021, Self Assessment, Web page

  11. France Design Report 2018-2020

    2019, IRM Report, Web page

  12. France Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

    2019, Report Comments, Web page

  13. France End-of-Term Report 2015-2017

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  14. France End-of-Term Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  15. France Action Plan 2018-2020

    2018, Action Plan, Web page

  16. France End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2015-2017

    2018, Self Assessment, Web page

  17. France 2017 Late SAR Letter – February 2018

    2018, Letter, Web page

  18. France – Cohort Shift Letter – January 2018

    2018, Letter, Web page

  19. OGP Letter – France – November 2017

    2017, Letter, Web page

  20. France Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017

    2017, IRM Report, Web page

  21. France Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment

    2017, Report Comments, Web page

  22. France – Letter of Intent to Join OGP

    2017, Letter, Web page

  23. Open Climate Governance Primer

    2017, Resource, Web page

  24. France’s First Mid-Term Self-Assessment

    2016, Self Assessment, Web page

  25. France National Assembly Action Plan 2015-2017

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  26. France, First Action Plan, 2015-2017

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  27. Plan d’action de l’Assemblee nationale 2015-2017

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  28. France SC Application Letter

    2015, Letter, Web page

Current Data

The data below is updated periodically, most often after large numbers of new action plans and IRM reports.

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

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Major
Outstanding
Starred Commitments
Action Plan 1
6
0
5
Action Plan 2
0
Action Plan 3

Global

Most per action plan
4
7

Regional

Most per action plan
4
7

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

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Action Plan 3

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

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Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Development

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Implementation

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3

OGP Global Report Data

The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.

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.

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Anti-Corruption

Beneficial Ownership
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.00 Sources
Open Contracting
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.21 Sources

Civic Space

Freedom of Assembly
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.82 Sources
Freedom of Association
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.52 Sources
Defending Journalists and Activists
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.06 Sources

Open Policy Making

Participation in Lawmaking
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.97 Sources
Regulatory Governance
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.60 Sources

Access to Information

Right to Information
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.33 Sources
Open Data (Water / Sanitation)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
0 Sources
Open Data (Health)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.13 Sources
Open Data (Education)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.30 Sources

Fiscal Openness

Transparency
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.88 Sources
Participation
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
0.72 Sources
Oversight
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.40 Sources

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