Open Governance and Anti-Corruption

18 January 2024

Overview of Georgia’s 2024-2025 OGP Action Plan and Its Adoption Process

Decree №555 of the Georgian government approved Georgia’s fifth Open Government Partnership Action Plan on December 29, 2023.

15 January 2024

IDFI renewed the Memorandum with the Ilia State University In frames of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption

On January 10, 2024, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and Ilia State University renewed the memorandum of cooperation between the parties within the framework of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption.

14 December 2023

Gifts received by public officials of municipalities

Following the monitoring of the gifts received by public officials of the executive branch and judges in 2020-2022, IDFI studied information regarding the gifts listed in the declarations by municipal public officials.

4 December 2023

Award Ceremony for the Participants of the Certification Program in Fighting Corruption

On December 1, 2023, IDFI held the award ceremony for the 2022-2023 participants of the Certification Program in Fighting Corruption.

27 October 2023

Gifts Received by Judges 2020-2022

On October 25, 2022, IDFI released a study titled "Gifts Received by Public Officials 2020-2022”, which delved into the disclosed information regarding gifts received by officials within the executive branch and their respective family members.

25 October 2023

Gifts Received by Public Officials 2020-2022

Accepting a gift as a public servant carries inherent risks, including the potential for reciprocation or favoritism in return for the gift, which can harm the reputation of the public service.

29 September 2023

IDFI Held a Workshop Addressing Access to Information on Beneficial Ownership

On September 28, 2023, on the occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, IDFI held a workshop Addressing Access to Information on Beneficial Ownership.

31 July 2023

The Importance of Beneficial Ownership Transparency Standards for Georgia and International Trends

Transparency of beneficial (final) owners is an important mechanism for preventing corruption.

27 July 2023

Expenditures and Bureaucracy of Legal Entities Established by Municipalities

Based on an analysis of municipal budget documents and information received through the requests, it is evident that the funding of legal entities established by municipalities continues to grow steadily.

27 June 2023

Georgia is the sole country to decline participation in the OECD/ACN's 5th Monitoring Round

For the first time in 20 years, the Government of Georgia opted out of participating in the monitoring round of the OECD's Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (OECD/ACN).