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  • Member Since 2016
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Current Action Plan

2021-2023

Action Plan 3

  • Number of Commitments: 14
  • Policy Area Focus: Not specified

Germany’s third action plan continues the goals of previous plans to increase open data, digitise public administration, consult citizens in specific policy areas, and improve open government at the subnational level. The most promising commitment could lead to improvements in competitiveness and transparency of public procurement. Commitments which make new data and tools available should encourage wide public uptake. When developing future action plans, the Federal Chancellery could organise thematically-focused consultations to more effectively involve civil society.

Germany’s third action plan has 14 commitments, including five which involve Länder (state) governments. Only one commitment to expand conferences and forums on improving open data in Germany, is a direct continuation from the previous action plan. More

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Germany

Promoting Women in Leadership

Participation from women in leadership positions in Germany was either stalling, or even falling. A new legal act, brought into effect in 2015, introduces obligations and incentives to improve gender representation in private and public leadership positions.

Contact

Point of Contact

Sebastian Haselbeck Policy Advisor, Division "Digital State", Federal Chancellery sebastian.haselbeck@bk.bund.de

Commitments

Resources

  1. Germany Co-Creation Brief 2022

    2022, IRM Report, Web page

  2. 2022 OGP Youth Toolkit

    2022, Guidance Document, Web page

  3. Germany Transitional Results Report 2019-2021

    2022, IRM Report, Web page

  4. Germany Transitional Results Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment

    2022, Report Comments, Web page

  5. Germany Action Plan Review 2021-2023

    2022, IRM Report, Web page

  6. Germany Action Plan Review 2021-2023 – For Public Comment

    2022, Report Comments, Web page

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

    2021, Resource, Web page

  8. Germany Self-Assessment Report 2019-2021

    2021, Self Assessment, Web page

  9. Germany Action Plan 2021-2023

    2021, Action Plan, Web page

  10. Nordic+ Fact Sheet (August 2021)

    2021, Research Product, Web page

  11. Germany Design Report 2019-2021

    2020, IRM Report, Web page

  12. Germany Mid-Term Self-Assessment 2019-2021

    2020, Self Assessment, Web page

  13. Germany Design Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment

    2020, Report Comments, Web page

  14. Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019

    2020, IRM Report, Web page

  15. Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment

    2020, Report Comments, Web page

  16. Germany End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2017-2019

    2020, Self Assessment, Web page

  17. Seeking Synergy: OGP & EITI

    2019, Research Product, Web page

  18. Germany Action Plan 2019-2021

    2019, Action Plan, Web page

  19. Germany Design Report 2017-2019

    2019, IRM Report, Web page

  20. Germany Design Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment

    2019, Report Comments, Web page

  21. Germany – Letter of Candidacy for 2019 Steering Committee Elections

    2019, Letter, Web page

  22. Germany Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2017-2019

    2018, Self Assessment, Web page

  23. Germany National Action Plan 2017-2019

    2017, Action Plan, Web page

  24. Germany Letter of Intent to Join OGP

    2017, 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
4
0
1
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
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.00 Sources
Open Contracting
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.64 Sources

Civic Space

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

Open Policy Making

Participation in Lawmaking
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.94 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)
2.18 Sources
Open Data (Water / Sanitation)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.60 Sources
Open Data (Health)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.73 Sources
Open Data (Education)
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.00 Sources

Fiscal Openness

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

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