---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Jun 30, 2015 4:51 AM Subject: [ogp] New Report on Access to Information Commitments in OGP national action plans To: "OGP Civil Society group" <[email protected]> Cc:
Dear friends and colleagues, I want to share with you a report prepared for the World Bank on the progress of Access to Information commitments within OGP national action plans. Acknowledging Access to Information (ATI) has become a cornerstone for open government, this report analyzes all 133 ATI commitments submitted by OGP participating countries since 2011 as part of their national action plans and it is quite innovative as it is based on implementation-related data of such commitments produced by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) of the OGP. It also aims to identify areas of opportunity for peer learning and support for countries in the process of implementing new ATI legislation or for those interested in amending existing ATI laws in the context of OGP. You can find the executive summary below and the link to the report here: http://redrta.cplt.cl/_public/public/folder_attachment/a3/1a/1a89_4602.pdf Feel free to circulate it. Just in case, I apologize for any crossposting. Best regards, Alvaro Herrero PhD in Political Science (University of Oxford) President, Public Policies Lab (Argentina) Email: [email protected] TW: @alvarojherrero *Executive** Summary* Access to information (ATI) has become a cornerstone for open government. In addition of being recognized as a fundamental human right, it is also a key mechanism that contributes to increase transparency of governments, and to promote informed citizen engagement. In light of this, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) includes the provision for ATI legislation as one of the eligibility criteria for countries to join the OGP. Given the importance placed on ATI legislation across the globe, this report analyzes all 133 ATI commitments submitted by OGP participating countries since 2011 as part of their national action plans (NAPs), and based on implementation-related data of such commitments produced by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) of the OGP. This report aims to identify areas of opportunity for peer learning and support for countries in the process of implementing new ATI legislation or for those interested in amending existing ATI laws in the context of OGP. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community OGP Civil Society group <https://dgroups.org/hivos/ogp>. View this contribution on the web site <https://dgroups.org/_/a9dbwkw2> A reply to this message will be sent *ONLY* to the sender; it will NOT be archived on the web site. Reply to all community members <[email protected]> | Unsubscribe <[email protected]> ―― View topic http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/6M5fWH0hw1ERub1QkH9kGz Leave group mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Unsubscribe
