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DRIVING DEMOCRACY FORWARD> YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 DRIVING DEMOCRACY FORWARD> 2 OGP | YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 2018 In Review: Executive Summary The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is operating in including Open Gov Week—to show that OGP is a vehicle politically challenging times for a community dedicated to through which leaders can translate promises on the global advancing openness and democracy. Over the past two stage into domestic action on policy issues that matter to years, all of us at OGP have observed the rise of authori- citizens. The government of Canada and Nathaniel Heller tarianism, populist rhetoric, misinformation, and attacks on are now leading the Partnership, and have prioritized partici- civic space in OGP and non-OGP countries alike. Yet the pation, inclusion, and impact as areas on which to solidify our advances we have made at the global, country, and thematic work. They will be followed as co-chairs by the government levels are a sign that there is still a critical mass of countries of Argentina and Robin Hodess, as OGP continues to try and committed to open government. build a new coalition of geopolitical heavyweights to lead a reinvigorated movement for open government. OGP welcomed eight new governments in 2018, bringing us to 99 national and local governments. These governments We intentionally worked with our partners to explicitly position worked with thousands of civil society organizations to submit OGP as a delivery mechanism for action on key policy areas. 50 new action plans and receive 86 new IRM reports in 2018. Gender, anti-corruption, and public service delivery commit- OGP staff met with senior Ministers, government and civil ments doubled in 2018. Our work on raising thematic ambition society leaders to support the OGP process in more than required a combination of working smartly to connect global 50 OGP countries—an impressive global footprint for a still pledges to country level action and using evidence and modestly size team. More government agencies, including stories to influence policymakers. accountability institutions, are getting involved in designing and implementing OGP action plans every year. The OGP OGP’s mission remains highly politically relevant. While we Multi-Donor Trust Fund launched, and made its first round of are proud of our successes, our commitment to reflection grants to provide deeper co-creation support in nine OGP and learning remains. In this report, we share what we have members. All of this work is gradually translating to more learned, how it has sharpened our strategies, and where ambitious and impactful commitments, though more remains we have yet to figure things out. With these lessons openly to be done. discussed, we will continue to look for ways to achieve greater impact at the global, country, and thematic levels, At the global level, we leveraged political moments—the and to stand up for the values of open government when International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), G20, Paris they are under threat. Peace Forum and our own global and regional events OGP | YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 1 1. Global Advocacy Leadership Current OGP Co-Chairs: Co-chair priorities: Government of Nathaniel Participation Inclusion Impact Canada Heller Positioning OGP in Global Fora In 2018, we continued to build our presence on the global stage through campaigns, events, partnerships, and our network of champions. We also utilized partner events more purposefully to position OGP as an imple- mentation platform that translates global promises into national action, and provides accountability for implementation. More broadly, we positioned OGP as a positive global force for reinvigorating democracy, and as a counter- vailing force against the rise of authoritarianism and closed governments. GLOBAL OPEN GOV WEEK, MAY 2018 OPEN GOVERNMENT AT G20 + First Global Open Gov week learning “Argentina and Canada share common values of diversity and from Italian national event inclusion, and a strong commitment to rules-based international + 708 events in 56 countries trade and growth that benefits the middle class and people working + 12 OGP Steering Committee hard to join it. Collaborating on open government between our members hosted events countries will deepen our people-to-people bonds and drive growth + Nigeria, Liberia, Chile, Canada, Spain, and Italy hosted most popular events that benefits everyone.” + 400+ news articles were written —The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada on Open Gov Week, reaching an estimated 163 million Argentina and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sharing best practices on open government, which will support peer learning, empower + Africa and LatAM most active citizens, and improve public services. 2 OGP | YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 IACC, COPENHAGEN, OCTOBER 2018 + OGP participation in opening plenary and high-level COUNCIL OF EUROPE Ministerial roundtable RESOLUTION, NOVEMBER 2018 + OGP positioned as a platform that connects international agendas on anti-corruption with domestic reforms + OGP helped shape the Council of Europe’s + 7 countries outlined current or in-progress beneficial recent OpenGov resolution ownership commitments in their OGP action plans + The resolution commits to developing open + OGP co-authored an op-ed with the Danish government standards and calls on the 47 government, TI, and OECD members states to implement them, promote citizen participation, introduce transparency training courses, and encourage social audits OGP GLOBAL SUMMIT, TBILISI, JULY 2018 + 5 national Heads of State + 6 local Heads of Govt + 58 Ministers from 33 countries + 2,270 Attendees from 115 countries + OGP mentions exceeded 234 million in reach + Our social media audience grew by 1.4% OGP ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING, SEOUL, NOVEMBER 2018 + 600+ attendees from over 40 countries + 9 Ministers, 9 Deputy Ministers, 7 Ambassadors, 1 local Governor + 50% of the 122 speakers across all the sessions were women; signaling a positive way forward for the region in terms of gender balance, inclusion, and representation. + #OGPAsiaPac reached 500,000+ people in the region and beyond PARIS PEACE FORUM, NOVEMBER 2018 OGP OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONS NETWORK + OGP selected as one of the most inno- vative partnerships seeking to build CONVENING, BELLAGIO, ITALY, APRIL 2018 peace and inclusive governance + Gathered 24 young leaders to build the next generation of open gov champions + OGP met with 6 Heads of State and Built stronger cross-country coalitions to deliver more ambitious reforms multiple senior govt and CSO leaders + OGP | YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 3 BUILDING GLOBAL COALITIONS: WHAT WE LEARNED In 2018, we worked intensely with our partners to advance our + Global leadership: A new coalition, including Canada, Argentina, global advocacy in key ways: France and South Korea is stepping up to lead the partnership, alongside the leaders of major civil society organizations such + Political opportunities: High-level government participation as Transparency International, Results for Development, the creates enormous political opportunities for OGP and presents World Resources Institute and the B Team. Identifying and a chance to advance conversations around priority issues. In cultivating new leaders and alliances takes time and investment, Tbilisi alone, OGP’s senior leadership and Steering Committee and is crucial to our mission. members held 29 bilateral meetings with Ministerial-level officials to incentivize country progress on OGP. + Mainstream open government: Events elevate the discussion and action around open government in powerful ways. During Open Gov Week, Nigeria held a high-profile event with the Vice-President in attendance, and launched a new open contracting portal. + Leverage our ‘influencers:’ OGP’s ‘influencers’—Ambassadors, Envoys, Partners and Steering Committee members—use events to amplify key messages on open government. Helen Clark helped raise the profile of conversations around gender and SDGs at the Tbilisi Summit. Mo Ibrahim provided OGP with a prominent positioning at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend, including a fireside chat with our CEO on open government. + OGP as vehicle for action: In IACC, U20, Paris Peace Forum and other major global fora, OGP is being positioned strongly as a platform for action on country commitments and accountability for implementation. 4 OGP | YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 2. Country Results Progress at a Glance 3 new countries 50 new action 63% of OGP OGP staff visited and 5 new locals plans submitted members have a 50+ countries & in 2018 regular dialogue locals; met over with govt-civil 150 ministers society on OGP and 15 HoS / HoG + 12 OGP local leaders 1.4 starred 0.3 starred 86 IRM reports 23% of commitments commitments published commitments per national per local significantly action plan1 action plan2 changed government policy or practice3 1 Average from 14 end-of-term reports from 2015–17 action plans and 42 mid-term reports from 2016–18 action plans 2 Average from 9 local reports out for public comment 3 59 commitments from 14 national action plans had major or outstanding effects in changing government policy or practice OGP | YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 5 OWNERSHIP OF OGP ACROSS GOVERNMENT: WHAT WE LEARNED 67% of OGP members involve public-facing agencies1 in the action plan process OGP began working to broaden owner- ship of action plans, both to strengthen their credibility and ambition and so that they better reflect the needs of citizens and local interest groups. 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