OGP’s Strategic Policy Priorities
Today, the question is no longer whether open government works, but whether the world will move fast enough to adopt it at the scale the moment demands. Read more about OGP's focus for the future.
The Open Gov Guide
The Open Gov Guide is the go-to resource for open government reformers. The guide provides concrete recommendations for policy makers, civil society representatives, and more on how to apply open government principles to real-world challenges. Readers can also use the guide to learn more about how governments at the national and local level are putting these values into practice through OGP action plans and beyond.
Learn more about this policy area in the “Justice for Accountability” chapter of the Open Gov Guide.
Challenge Commitments
As part of the Open Gov Challenge, the OGP Support Unit would like to recognize some of the most inspiring commitments made by participants to date. Read more about these exciting reforms on this topic below.
For a full list of Challenge commitments submitted by members, visit our Open Gov Challenge Commitment Tracker.
KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
Increase Coordination to Support Justice Reform
Despite significant reforms in 2017, long-standing justice issues like arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention without trial, and torture persist in Kaduna State (Nigeria). The government committed to improving coordination and accountability among actors in the justice system by reactivating the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee and training justice officials and CSOs on understanding and supporting the rights of detainees.
All Commitments from OGP Members
Explore all justice commitments from OGP members.
The following list reflects commitments submitted through national or local action plans. For more details, visit OGP’s Data Dashboard.
Filter the commitments according to three categories evaluated by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM): ambition, completion, and early results.
- Ambition: Beginning with 2020 action plans, the IRM assesses ambition using an indicator called “Potential for Results.” This indicator is an early marker of a commitment’s potential to yield meaningful results, based on how the commitment is articulated in the action plan and the state of play in the respective policy area.
- Completion: For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlined in the commitment were implemented.
- Early Results: Beginning with 2021 action plans, the IRM assesses commitment results using an indicator called “Early Results”. This indicator compares the state of transparency, citizen participation, and/or public accountability before the action plan with the state at the end of the action plan.
Commitment List
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| Country/Locality | Year | Commitment Title | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2026 | Improving Integrity Management within the National Police | + |
| Nigeria | 2026 | Monitoring the Nigerian National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights | + |
| Nigeria | 2026 | Increasing Access Justice Services | + |
| Guatemala | 2026 | Comprehensive care of violence against women | + |
| Canada | 2025 | Support the design and delivery of accessible administrative services | + |
What is this showing?
This table shows all commitments that match the filters selected at the top of the page. At least one filter must be selected to populate this table. Use the tags above the table to further filter by commitment quality (e.g. ambitious, complete). Click on commitment titles to learn more about each commitment. Click on “Featured” icons to access stories, where available.
Why is this data helpful? (why did we choose it?)
This table enables finding existing commitments in specific policy areas, regions, and years, as well as top-performing commitments by using the built-in table filters.
How is this calculated?
The commitment performance metrics (e.g. ambitious, complete) are derived directly from IRM reports. See the terms below for details. The Year field shows the year in which the commitment was first submitted. Icons in the Featured field indicate that a story is available on the OGP website.
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