Commitment tracking The Publish yearly Supervise periodic or ongoing tracking, – frequency of documentation assessment reports. including: on the progress of Supervise the collection of implementing OGP documentation regarding Action Plan commitments. Commitments Develop strategies to foster compliance. Awareness-raising and Post online notice in Conduct awareness activities that foster External Communication advance. informed participation (both government – The activities carried out to and Civil Society) in the national OGP foster participation in OGP process. and to communicate activities Use multiple, appropriate channels, related to OGP in the country. clearly communicating expectations for level of public involvement. Have a clear communications mandate (i.e. on how to engage the media, etc.). TRANSPARENCY Commitment tracking: Publicize progress on Manage/supervise an online dashboard which: Disclosure The manner of OGP website and relevant Clearly explains each commitment. – disclosing information on government website; Communicates timetable and milestones. progress in implementing notice and comment Clearly shows progress of commitments. OGP commitments. period. Is updated regularly. Accountability The format Keep all Have clear guidelines on transparency – and timing in which the attendees/mailing list and accountability. body informs the informed of outcomes Document activities and decision-making public about its activities. and status of processes. implementing OGP Disclose/publish information about commitments. activities online (e.g. meeting minutes). Have clear mechanisms to receive feedback/input from society. IRM Questions: Coding: Was there a forum for consultation [Code: Yes, No]? Coding: Was the consultation or open to all interested parties [Code: Invitation “invitation-only” only, Open]? Coding: on your narrative (above) please refer to the IAP2 spectrum of political participation and describe the impact of public input on the outcomes. Choose one of the following: Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower Narrative: Questions to consider strongly include: Structure: Did the forum meet in person? Online? How many times? Was a pre-existing forum adapted to OGP? Or was a new forum created? Was it dedicated to OGP or was it broader in its mandate? Does the forum have formal procedures for participation? Was it or open and pluralistic? Who can participate? Topics you “invitation-only” may choose to include whether it was always in the capital city or regionally diverse, whether it only contained professional NGOs, and whether it had gender balance. Does society co-manage the forum with government? Activities:
Commitment tracking – The frequency of documentation on the progress of implementing OGP commitments. Publish yearly reports. Supervise periodic or ongoing tracking, including: Supervise the collection of documentation regarding Action Plan Commitments Develop strategies to foster compliance. Awareness-raising and External Communication – The activities carried out to foster participation in OGP and to communicate activities related to OGP in the country. Post online notice in advance. Conduct awareness activities that foster informed participation (both government and Civil Society) in the national OGP process. Use multiple, appropriate channels, clearly communicating expectations for level of public involvement. Have a clear communications mandate (i.e. on how to engage the media, etc.). TRANSPARENCY Commitment tracking: Disclosure – The manner of disclosing information on progress in implementing OGP commitments. Publicize progress on OGP website and relevant government website; notice and comment period. Manage/supervise an online dashboard which: Clearly explains each commitment. Communicates timetable and milestones. Clearly shows progress of commitments. Is updated regularly. Accountability – The format and timing in which the body informs the public about its activities. Keep all attendees/mailing list informed of outcomes and status of implementing OGP commitments. Have clear guidelines on transparency and accountability. Document activities and decision-making processes. Disclose/publish information about activities online (e.g. meeting minutes). Have clear mechanisms to receive feedback/input from society. IRM Questions: Coding: Was there a forum for consultation [Code: Yes, No]? Coding: Was the consultation “invitation-only” or open to all interested parties [Code: Invitation only, Open]? Coding: on your narrative (above) please refer to the IAP2 spectrum of political participation and describe the impact of public input on the outcomes. Choose one of the following: Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower Narrative: Questions to consider strongly include: Structure: Did the forum meet in person? Online? How many times? Was a pre-existing forum adapted to OGP? Or was a new forum created? Was it dedicated to OGP or was it broader in its mandate? Does the forum have formal procedures for participation? Was it “invitation-only” or open and pluralistic? Who can participate? Topics you may choose to include whether it was always in the capital city or regionally diverse, whether it only contained professional NGOs, and whether it had gender balance. Does society co-manage the forum with government? Activities: assessment
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