The Administration of the Georgian Government, as the coordinating agency of the open governance reform, hosted a meeting of the OGP Georgia High-Level Inter-Agency Coordination Council.

The OGP Georgia Council reviewed the 5th OGP Georgia Draft Action Plan for 2024-2025, which will be approved by the Government of Georgia in the nearest future.

The council’s meeting was opened by Head of the Administration of the Georgian Government/Chairman of the Council Revaz Javelidze, USAID Mission Director John Pennell, and Democratic Governance Team Leader at UNDP Gigi Bregadze.

The Government Administration briefed the council"s members and invited guests on the initiatives envisaged under the draft plan. The action plan encompasses 10 initiatives and seeks to improve access to information and the quality of transparency, strengthen the mechanisms of accountability of state institutions to the public, and enhance engagement opportunities. The draft plan is also designed to engage several municipalities in the process of open government.

The participants of the council"s meeting included high-ranking representatives of both state institutions and local nongovernmental/international organizations.

The meeting of the OGP Georgia Council was held with support from UNDP’s program Supporting Public Administration Reform in Georgia and USAID’s Public Governance Program.

Initiated by the Presidents of the US and Brazil, the Open Governance Partnership (OGP) was launched in 2011 with a view to enhancing the transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of governments. Georgia was one of the first countries to join OGP, in 2011. Under the previous four OGP Georgia Action Plans, numerous important open government reforms have been carried out in the country.

The OGP Georgia High-Level Inter-Agency Coordination Council was established on the initiative of the Government Administration. It mirrors the organizational structure of OGP and offers equal participation opportunities to both state institutions and representatives of civil society. Deputy Ministers and Heads of NGOs enjoy the right to vote in the council. Representatives of international organizations in Georgia are actively involved in the work of the council.