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  • Member Since 2016
  • Action Plan 2

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Current Action Plan

2019-2021

Action Plan 2

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

Germany has submitted an action plan for the 2019-2021 cycle.

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Balancing Gender Representation in Leadership

In the last seven years, the percentage of women in managerial positions in government and the private sector has stalled in Germany. The Parliament, for example, has seen a decline in women’s representation from 36 percent in 2013-2017 to 31 percent in the 2018-2021 legislative period.

Contact

Point of Contact

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

Commitments

  1. Participatory Development of Research and Innovation Policy

    DE0022, 2019, Public Participation

  2. Participatory Creation of Regulatory Policy

    DE0023, 2019, Public Participation

  3. Digital Strategy Pilot for Rural Regions

    DE0024, 2019, Public Participation

  4. Open Government in North Rhine-Westphalia

    DE0025, 2019, Open Data

  5. Policy Co-Creation in North Rhine-Westphalia

    DE0026, 2019, Public Service Delivery

  6. Data Sovereignty in North Rhine-Westphalia

    DE0027, 2019, Open Data

  7. Open Government Portal in Saxony

    DE0028, 2019, Public Participation

  8. Open-Source Software in Public Administrations in Schleswig-Holstein

    DE0029, 2019, Public Participation

  9. Regional Open Government Labs

    DE0016, 2019, Public Participation

  10. Civil Society Consulation on Foreign Policy

    DE0017, 2019, Public Participation

  11. Create Youth Strategy

    DE0018, 2019, Marginalized Communities

  12. Create Federal Agency for Digital Innovation

    DE0019, 2019, Public Participation

  13. Transparency and Participation in International Aid

    DE0020, 2019, Public Participation

  14. Strengthen and Socialize Open Data Policy

    DE0021, 2019, Open Data

  15. Conditions for OGP Participation

    DE0001, 2017, Public Participation

  16. Open Data in Administrative Practice

    DE0002, 2017, Open Data

  17. Open Data Environment

    DE0003, 2017, Open Data

  18. Access to Spatial Data

    DE0004, 2017, Public Service Delivery

  19. Financial Transparency - EITI Standard

    DE0005, 2017, Anti-Corruption

  20. Transparency in Development Policy

    DE0006, 2017, Fiscal Openness

  21. Starred commitment Open Data for Intelligent Mobility

    DE0007, 2017, Public Service Delivery

  22. Citizen Participation in Environmental Policy and Urban Development

    DE0008, 2017, Public Service Delivery

  23. Electronic Procedures for Family Benefits

    DE0009, 2017, E-Government

  24. Knowledge Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People

    DE0010, 2017, Gender

  25. Local Alliances for Family Initiative

    DE0011, 2017, Public Participation

  26. Share of Women and Men in Leadership Positions, Private and Private Sectors

    DE0012, 2017, Gender

  27. Open Access to Academic Literature

    DE0013, 2017, Public Service Delivery

  28. Science Year 2018

    DE0014, 2017, Public Participation

  29. Federal Competition “Living Together Hand in Hand”

    DE0015, 2017, Public Service Delivery

Resources

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

    2019, Letter, Web page

  2. Germany Action Plan 2019-2021

    2019, Action Plan, Web page

  3. Germany Design Report 2017-2019

    2019, IRM Report, Web page

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

    2019, Report Comments, Web page

  5. Germany Design Report 2019-2021

    2020, IRM Report, Web page

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

    2020, Report Comments, Web page

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

    2020, Self Assessment, Web page

  8. Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019

    2020, IRM Report, Web page

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

    2020, Report Comments, Web page

  10. Germany Letter of Intent to Join OGP

    2017, Letter, Web page

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

    2020, Self Assessment, Web page

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

    2018, Self Assessment, Web page

  13. Germany National Action Plan 2017-2019

    2017, Action Plan, Web page

  14. Seeking Synergy: OGP & EITI

    2019, Research Product, 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

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 2

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
Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Implementation

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2

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
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.40 Sources
Open Data (Health)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.87 Sources
Open Data (Education)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.50 Sources

Fiscal Openness

Transparency
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.75 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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