Open Government

Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open Governance

Parliament of Georgia is involved in implementation of OGP principles since 2015. An Inter-Factional Group and the Open Parliament Georgia Working Group were created within the framework of the project “Supporting Parliament of Georgia Involvement in Open Government Partnership Initiative”. 

The Training was organized on the Self-assessment Report of the Open Parliament Action Plan

On April 28, IDFI organized the training on the development of the self-assessment report of the Open Parliament Georgia Action Plan. Secretariat of the Parliamentary Council on Open Governance and representatives of other secretariats of the Parliamentary Councils were present on the training. 

Trainings were conducted on communication with people with disabilities

Training on communication with people with disabilities was held to the staff of SCA. 

International Conference - Digital Transformation of Georgia: Proactive Steps Toward EU Accession

On April 28, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information held an international conference - "Digital Transformation of Georgia: Steps Towards European Integration".

Digital Transformation of Georgia: Proactive Steps Toward EU Accession

Evaluation of the Gender Equality Policies at the Local Level

Ensuring equal rights and opportunities between women and men is of fundamental importance in the process of building democracy. Achieving gender equality and empowering women requires fundamental change at both the national and local levels.

Handbook on Open Local Government and Public Ethics

The Council of Europe, in the framework of the Council of Europe 2020-2023 Action Plan for Georgia, is implementing the project "Strengthening participatory democracy and human rights at local level in Georgia". The main goal of the project is to strengthen citizen involvement and human rights protection at the local level.

Presentation of the SCA citizen engagement platform chaerte.sca.ge

On April 6, the Supreme Council (SCA) of Ajara presented the citizen engagementweb-platform – chaerte.sca.ge. The web platform is developed based on the commitments of the Open Governance Action Plan 2020-2021 of SCA and integrates several digital services.

Training for Civic Activists and Data Journalists

On April 1-3, 2022, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) conducted a two-day training on effective oversight and data extraction methods. The training was attended by journalists and civil activists from different regions of Georgia - a total of 16 participants.

Official Communication Regarding the Exports of Dairy Products to Russia

On March 6, 2022, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) had allowed 15 Georgian companies to supply milk and dairy products to Russia.