Giving the public opportunities to provide input into government decision-making leads to more effective governance, improved public service delivery, and more equitable outcomes. In the context of open government, these deliberations allow the public to provide feedback on the actions of governments through organized discussions. Deliberative democratic processes have seen considerable innovation in the past few decades, ranging in formality, size, and permanence.
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 “Mainstreaming Participation” chapter of the Open Gov Guide.
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.
Federal Strategy for Social Participation and Popular Education
The government aims to mainstream participation in public policy by establishing interministerial coordination of participation, revitalising engagement with civil society, consolidating use of the Participative Brazil Platform, and establishing participatory forums in all of Brazil’s federal states and the Federal District.
Strengthen National Dialogues
In Finland, more work is needed to increase trust through expanding the number of participants in national policy-making discussions. Under this commitment, government and civil society will collaborate to increase participation in national dialogues and make it easier to shape policies based on public input.
Increase Public Participation in Decision-Making
Moldova wants to increase the quality of consultations with the public, especially civil society representatives, by institutionalizing public participation in policy-making. The government committed to establishing and enhancing permanent consultation spaces for the public to provide feedback on issues in the public interest and revamp the e-consultation portal.
Explore all mainstreaming participation 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.
| Country/Locality | Year | Commitment Title | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2026 | Strengthening coordination and monitoring of Open Government Action Plan 2026 -2028 implementation | |
| Kosovo | 2026 | Strengthening transparency and citizen participation through the EKomuna platform | |
| Guatemala | 2026 | Digital innovation and citizen participation for the social audit of CODEDE projects | + |
| Guatemala | 2026 | Leveraging and using open fiscal data. | + |
| Guatemala | 2026 | Redesign of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Portal of the Ministry of Public Finance (MINFIN) | + |
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.
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.
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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