German Chancellor Angela Merkel Addresses the OGP Virtual Leaders Summit
Watch German Chancellor Merkel's remarks from the 2020 OGP Virtual Leaders Summit.
Point of Contact
Sebastian Haselbeck
Policy Advisor, Division "Digital State", Federal Chancellery
sebastian.haselbeck@bk.bund.de
Commitments
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Participatory Development of Research and Innovation Policy
DE0022, 2019, Public Participation
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Participatory Creation of Regulatory Policy
DE0023, 2019, Public Participation
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Digital Strategy Pilot for Rural Regions
DE0024, 2019, Public Service Delivery
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Open Government in North Rhine-Westphalia
DE0025, 2019, Open Data
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Policy Co-Creation in North Rhine-Westphalia
DE0026, 2019, Public Service Delivery
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Data Sovereignty in North Rhine-Westphalia
DE0027, 2019, Open Data
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Open Government Portal in Saxony
DE0028, 2019, Public Participation
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Open-Source Software in Public Administrations in Schleswig-Holstein
DE0029, 2019, Subnational
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Regional Open Government Labs
DE0016, 2019, Public Participation
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Civil Society Consulation on Foreign Policy
DE0017, 2019,
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Create Youth Strategy
DE0018, 2019, Marginalized Communities
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Craete Federal Agency for Digital Innovation
DE0019, 2019,
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Transparency and Participation in International Aid
DE0020, 2019, Access to Information
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Strengthen and Socialize Open Data Policy
DE0021, 2019, Open Data
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Conditions for OGP Participation
DE0001, 2017,
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Open Data in Administrative Practice
DE0002, 2017, Open Data
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Open Data Environment
DE0003, 2017, Open Data
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Access to Spatial Data
DE0004, 2017, Land & Spatial Planning
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Financial Transparency - EITI Standard
DE0005, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Transparency in Development Policy
DE0006, 2017, Fiscal Openness
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Open Data for Intelligent Mobility
DE0007, 2017, Public Service Delivery
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Citizen Participation in Environmental Policy and Urban Development
DE0008, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport
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Electronic Procedures for Family Benefits
DE0009, 2017, Public Service Delivery
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Knowledge Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People
DE0010, 2017, Gender
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Local Alliances for Family Initiative
DE0011, 2017, Public Service Delivery
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Share of Women and Men in Leadership Positions, Private and Private Sectors
DE0012, 2017, Gender
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Open Access to Academic Literature
DE0013, 2017, Education
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Science Year 2018
DE0014, 2017, Public Participation
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Federal Competition “Living Together Hand in Hand”
DE0015, 2017, Public Participation
Resources
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Germany – Letter of Candidacy for 2019 Steering Committee Elections
2019, Letter, Web page
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Germany Action Plan 2019-2021
2019, Action Plan, Web page
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Germany Design Report 2017-2019
2019, IRM Report, Web page
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Germany Design Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
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Germany End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2017-2019
2020, Self Assessment, Web page
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Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019
2020, IRM Report, Web page
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Germany Implementation Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Web page
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Germany Letter of Intent to Join OGP
2017, Letter, Web page
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Germany Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2017-2019
2018, Self Assessment, Web page
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Germany National Action Plan 2017-2019
2017, Action Plan, 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
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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