2025-2029
Action Plan 3
Malawi’s third national action plan expands the country’s open government agenda and aligns with Malawi Vision 2063. It continues ambitious reforms on political party financing and beneficial ownership transparency, while introducing new commitments to strengthen public participation in extractive revenue management and climate action. Despite a pause in the OGP process during a period of political transition, Malawi’s OGP structures provide continuity for reignited reform efforts.
Malawi has made considerable progress in advancing public procurement by strengthening its legal frameworks, digitizing the process, and linking this data to beneficial ownership information.
Learn more about Malawi's Open Gov Challenge commitment on open contracting and beneficial ownership transparency.
Despite positive steps taken on international, regional and national levels to promote strategies for women’s economic empowerment and inclusion, evidence still suggests that women are being excluded from public procurement processes.
El Centro Africano de Libertad de Información (AFIC por sus siglas en inglés) recibió una donación para llevar a cabo una investigación como parte de la Iniciativa Feminista de Gobierno Abierto, programa que lideran Results for Development (R4D) y la…
2026, IRM Report, Report
2025, IRM Report, Report
2025, Action Plan, Document
2025, Report Comments, Report
2023, IRM Report, Report
2023, Report Comments, Report
2023, Letter, Letter
2022, Action Plan, Document
2022, Letter, Document
2022, Letter, Letter
2020, Letter, Web page
2019, IRM Report, Report
2019, Report Comments, Report
2019, Letter, Letter
2018, IRM Report, Report
2017, Letter, Letter
2017, Letter, Letter
2016, Action Plan, Document
2016, Letter, Letter
2015, Letter, Letter
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.
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
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.
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
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.
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
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
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
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.
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.
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.
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
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Despite positive steps taken on international, regional and national levels to promote strategies for women’s economic empowerment and inclusion, evidence still suggests that women are being excluded from public procurement processes.
El Centro Africano de Libertad de Información (AFIC por sus siglas en inglés) recibió una donación para llevar a cabo una investigación como parte de la Iniciativa Feminista de Gobierno Abierto, programa que lideran Results for Development (R4D) y la…
Lessons from Reformers: According to the International Monetary Fund, the inefficiencies in public infrastructure amounts to around 30%.
Lecciones de los Reformadores: De acuerdo con el Fondo Monetario Internacional, las ineficiencias en la infraestructura pública alcanza alrededor de un 30%...
Leçons à Tirer des Réformateurs : Selon le Fonds monétaire international, l’inefficacité en matière d’infrastructure publique avoisine les 30%...
Service delivery is a critical frontier for an open government strategy. Public services are not only a key interface of people’s interaction with government, they also serve as a thermometer that can indicate a citizen’s satisfaction and trust in government.…
La provisión de servicios es una frontera clave de las estrategias de gobierno abierto. Los servicios públicos no solamente son el vínculo entre las personas y el gobierno, sino que además son un indicador de la satisfacción y confianza de…
