The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-lateral initiative that was formally launched on September 20th, 2011. The purpose of the initiative is to:
- to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency,
- empower citizens,
- fight corruption, and
- harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
To become a member of the OGP, participating countries must embrace a high-level Open Government Declaration; deliver a country action plan developed with public consultation by March 2012; and commit to independent reporting on their progress going forward.
On September 20th at the formal launch at the UN, the 8 founding members (8 founding governments are Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States) endorsed an Open Government Declaration, announced their country action plans, and welcomed the commitment of 38 governments to join the Partnership. The 38 governments that joined the partnership are listed in the second table below.
In order for a government to participate in the OGP, it must:
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Meet the minimum eligibility criteria, and agree to the OGP's five common expectations. For specific details on eligibility criteria, click here.). PLEASE NOTE: If a country is not on the eligibility list, it can see to get on the eligibility list if it can demonstrate that it meets the eligibility criteria. According to the OGP, "an independent group of experts will oversee the minimum criteria for participation ... [and] will be charged with informing the Steering Committee if a country is suspected of falling below the minimum eligibility criteria at any point." Of note, two of the five common expectations are to: 1. Make concrete commitments as part of a country action plan that stretches the country beyond current practice; 2. Develop country action plans through a multi-stakeholder process, with the active engagement of citizens and civil society. |
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Signal the government's intent to participate in OGP by sending a letter to the OGP Steering Commitee for posting on the OGP Portal. |
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Undertake the broad public consultation to inform the government's OGP commitments, and identify a multi-stakeholder forum for regular public consultation on OGP implementation. Here, the OGP is quite specific about what is meant by broad consultation: 1.Countries will make the details of their public consultation process and timeline available (online at minimum) prior to the consultation 2.Countries will consult widely with the national community, including civil society and the private sector; seek out a diverse range of views and; make a summary of the public consultation and all individual written comment submissions available online 3.Countries will undertake OGP awareness raising activities to enhance public participation in the consultation 4.Countries will consult the population with sufficient forewarning and through a variety of mechanisms-including online and through in-person meetings-to ensure the accessibility of opportunities for citizens to engage 5.Countries will identify a forum to enable regular multi-stakeholder consultation on OGP implementation-this can be an existing entity or a new one Countries will report on their consultation efforts as part of the self-assessment, and the independent reporting mechanism will also examine the application of these principles in practice. |
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STEP 4: |
Develop an OGP country plan with concrete commitments on open government that address at least one grand challenge, drawing on the expertise provided by the OGP networking mechanism as needed. The five "grand challenges" are: Improving Public Services-measures that address the full spectrum of citizen services including health, education, criminal justice, water, electricity, telecommunications and any other relevant service areas, by fostering public service improvement or private sector innovation Increasing Public Integrity-measures that address corruption and public ethics, access to information, campaign finance reform, and media and civil society freedom More Effectively Managing Public Resources-measures that address budgets, procurement, natural resources and foreign assistance Creating Safer Communities-measures that address public safety, the security sector, disaster and crisis response, and environmental threats Increasing Corporate Accountability- -measures that address corporate responsibility on issues such as the environment, anti-corruption, consumer protection, and community engagement |
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STEP 5: |
Participate in peer consultation on the OGP country plan with other country participants and the Steering Committee. |
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STEP 6: |
Publicly endorse the OGP Declaration of Principles and deposit the final country plan on the OGP portal. |
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STEP 7: |
Publish a self-assessment report on progress after 12 months of OGP implementation, and cooperate with the independent reporting mechanism in generating its own report. The exact details of the independent reporting mechanism are as yet unclear and involve an "an independent assessment report will be written by well-respected local governance experts from each OGP participating country" which will be shared with the public approximately 3 months after the 12 month implementation cycle (prior to being made public it will be shared with "a small international expert committee (appointed by the OGP Steering Committee) for peer review." |
All 8 members of the steering committee have met their current commitments including submitting a country action plan. 36 additional countries have committed to the process and are currently developing their action plans, which are due in March, 2012. To see the full list of countries who have committed to the OGP process please click here.
New countries interested in joining will also be welcome as long as they participate in the OGP Peer Engagement Meeting in Brasilia 7 and 8 December, 2011 as well as endorse the OGP declaration and submit their national action plans at the March 2012 meeting in Brasilia. For more details, click here.
OGP Steering Committee:
Governments: Brasil, Indonesia, México, Noruega, Filipinas, Sudáfrica, Reino Unido, Estados Unidos
Civil Society: Africa Center for Open Governance (Kenia), Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos (Brasil), Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (México), International Budget Project (Internacional), MKSS (India), National Security Archives (Estados Unidos), Revenue Watch Institute (Internacional), Transparency and Accountability Initiative (Internacional), Twaweza (Tanzania)
Currently Participating Countries:
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Region |
Status |
Comments |
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South Africa |
AFME |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee |
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Ghana |
AFME |
Developing Plan |
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Jordan |
AFME |
Developing Plan |
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Kenya |
AFME |
Developing Plan |
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Liberia |
AFME |
Developing Plan |
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Tanzania |
AFME |
Developing Plan |
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Brazil |
AME |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee - Lead chair: (9/11 - 8/12) |
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Mexico |
AME |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee - Co chair: (9/13 - 8/14) - Lead chair: (9/14 - 8/15) |
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United States |
AME |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee - Lead chair: (1/11- 9/11) - Co chair: (9/11 - 3/12) |
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Canada |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Chile |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Colombia |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Croatia |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Dominican Rep. |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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El Salvador |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Guatemala |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Honduras |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Peru |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Uruguay |
AME |
Developing Plan |
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Indonesia |
APD |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee - Co chair: (9/12 - 8/13) - Lead chair: (9/13 - 8/14) |
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Philippines |
APD |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee |
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South Korea |
APD |
Developing Plan |
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Malta |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Norway |
ECA |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee |
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United Kingdom |
ECA |
Action Plan Delivered |
- Steering Committee - Co chair: (3/12 - 8/12) Lead chair: (9/12 - 8/13) |
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Albania |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Azerbaijan |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Bulgaria |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Czech Republic |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Estonia |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Georgia |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Israel |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Italy |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Latvia |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Lithuania |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Macedonia |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Moldova |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Mongolia |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Montenegro |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Netherlands |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Romania |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Slovak Republic |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Spain |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Sweden |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Turkey |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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Ukraine |
ECA |
Developing Plan |
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