Open Governance and Anti-Corruption

29 September 2022

The Certification Program in Fighting Corruption has been Launched

On September 27, the 2022-2023 academic year began for the bachelor’s degree participants of the Certification Program in Fighting Corruption. 23 participants selected at the bachelor level, along with 25 students of Ilia State University, will attend subjects such as Good Governance and Corruption and Public Policy and Corruption for one year.

22 September 2022

IDFI held training in the Guria region within the framework of Global Goals Week

September 20-21, 2022, Guria region – Representatives of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) held a training for the members of the Gender Equality Council in three self-governing units of the Guria region - Chokhatauri, Lanchkhuti and Ozurgeti municipalities within the framework of the Global Goals Week.

7 September 2022

Analysis and Assessment of the Draft Law on Public Procurement

In June 2022, the draft Law of Georgia on Public Procurement was registered in the Parliament of Georgia.

3 August 2022

The Supreme Council of Ajara has approved the Open Governance Action Plan for 2022-2024

On July 30, the Open Governance Council of the Ajara Supreme Council approved the second action plan for 2022-2024, which was developed as a result of active cooperation with the members of the Consultative Group.

2 August 2022

Salary Increases in the Public Sector and Bureaucracy

One of the main determinants of the effectiveness of a bureaucratic system is the system of labor remuneration in the state sector. The largest share of bureaucratic costs falls on the salaries of public sector workers.

25 July 2022

Awarding Ceremony of the Participants of the Third Cohort of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption

On July 22, 2022, IDFI and Ilia State University held the awarding ceremony and rewarded the program graduates of the Educational Certification Program.

20 July 2022

Workshop of the Open Governance Council of SCA and its Consultative Group

On July 14-15, the members of the Open Governance Council of the Supreme Council of Ajara and its Consultative Group held a workshop.

14 July 2022

Half of the recommendations issued by GRECO are still unimplemented

On 13 July 2022, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) published the addendum to the Fourth Evaluation Round second compliance report for Georgia, which evaluates the progress made in implementing the outstanding recommendations since the second compliance report.

14 July 2022

IDFI became a member of the Global NPO Coalition on FATF

In June, 2022, IDFI became a member of the Global NPO Coalition on FATF (Financial Action Task Force). The Global NPO Coalition on FATF is a loose network of diverse nonprofit organizations (NPOs).

11 July 2022

Problems of judicial control over access to public information

Access to public information is one of the main mechanisms to conduct public control over state government in a legal and democratic state and to improve open and effective governance.