Europe Regional Meeting
The OGP Europe Regional Meeting will take place on October 11-12, 2022 in Rome, Italy.
Current Action Plan
2023-2025
Action Plan 4
- Number of Commitments: 15
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Germany’s fourth action plan features commitments on a range of topics, mainly in the fields of transparency and open data. The most promising commitments come from the coalition agreement and include the introduction of a Federal Transparency Act and transparency guidelines for public-private partnerships (PPPs). Civil society mentioned that the co-creation process did not offer them sufficient opportunities to shape the content of the action plan. The IRM restates recommendations to institutionalize the OGP process for better co-creation of future action plans. (More)
Creating OGP’s Future Together – Strategic Planning 2023-2028
Help co-create OGP's new strategy. This page is your go-to resource for all the materials you need to host and join conversations and share your views on how OGP can tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow.
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 of Modern Government, Federal Chancellery [email protected]
Resources
- Germany 2021-2023 Results Report
2025, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany 2021-2023 Results Report – For Public Comment
2025, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Action Plan Review 2023-2025
2024, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Action Plan Review 2023-2025 – For Public Comment
2024, Report Comments, Web page
- Germany Action Plan 2023-2025 (June)
2023, Action Plan, Web page
- Inception Report – Action plan – Hamburg, Germany, 2022 – 2024
2023, Inception Report, Web page
- Inception Report – Action plan – Detmold, Germany, 2022 – 2025
2023, Inception Report, Web page
- Germany Co-Creation Brief 2022
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- Action plan – Detmold, Germany, 2022 – 2025
2022, Action Plan, Web page
- Action plan – Hamburg, Germany, 2022 – 2024
2022, Action Plan, Web page
- Germany Transitional Results Report 2019-2021
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Transitional Results Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment
2022, Report Comments, Web page
- Hamburg – Letter of Support (2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
- Detmold – Letter of Support (2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
- Germany Action Plan Review 2021-2023
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Action Plan Review 2021-2023 – For Public Comment
2022, Report Comments, Web page
- Germany Self-Assessment Report 2019-2021
2021, Self Assessment, Web page
- Germany Action Plan 2021-2023
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Germany Design Report 2019-2021
2020, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Mid-Term Self-Assessment 2019-2021
2020, Self Assessment, Web page
- Germany Design Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Web page
- Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019
2020, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Web page
- Germany End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2017-2019
2020, Self Assessment, Web page
- Germany Action Plan 2019-2021
2019, Action Plan, Web page
- Germany Design Report 2017-2019
2019, IRM Report, Web page
- Germany Design Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
- Germany – Letter of Candidacy for 2019 Steering Committee Elections
2019, Letter, Web page
- Germany Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2017-2019
2018, Self Assessment, Web page
- Germany National Action Plan 2017-2019
2017, Action Plan, Web page
- Germany Letter of Intent to Join OGP
2017, Letter, 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
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.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
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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