Open Governance and Anti-Corruption

1 September 2021

Study on Integrity in Civil Service – Georgia’s Challenges and the Best Practice

Project aims to identify key challenges of Georgia in terms of civil service integrity and protection of whistleblowers.

26 August 2021

Expenditures of the Contingency Fund of the Government of Georgia during the Pandemic

The Budget Code of Georgia allows the establishment of Contingency Funds of the Government of Georgia and the President of Georgia in the state budget. However, from 2019, the state budget no longer allocates assets for the Contingency Fund of the President of Georgia, and the financial resources provided for the Contingency Funds will be fully directed to the Government of Georgia.

25 August 2021

Findings of Government and Alternative Monitoring of Public Administration Reform

On July 20, 2021, the Secretariat of the Interagency Coordinating Council for Public Administration Reform (PAR) presented the Annual Report on the Implementation of the Public Administration Reform Action Plan 2019-2020 prepared by the Secretariat of the Council and the report on the implementation of the PAR Roadmap prepared by an independent expert.

13 August 2021

Overview of the Vaccination Process in Georgia

The Government of Georgia unveiled the National Vaccination Plan on January 21, 2021. The goal of the plan was to vaccinate 60% of the population over the age of 18 by the end of the year. According to the Deputy Minister of Health, Tamar Gabunia, the priority groups for vaccination were defined as follows:

3 August 2021

Development of the Accessibility Concept of the Website of the Supreme Council of Ajara has been completed

The Open Governance Council of the Supreme Council of Ajara and its Consultative Group worked on fulfilling the 6^th Commitment of the Open Governance Action Plan for 2020-2021, which deals with the adaptation of the webpage of the Supreme Council for people with special needs. This commitment includes the development of accessibility concept.

3 August 2021

Development of the Accessibility Concept of the Supreme Council of Ajara Building has been completed

The Open Governance Council of the Supreme Council of Ajara and its Consultative Group continue implementation of the Open Governance Action Plan for 2020-2021.

2 August 2021

The Summary of the Results of the Second Year of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption

In 2021, the second academic year of the Educational Certification Program in Fighting Corruption has finished. The Program was implemented as part of the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the Ilia State University.

27 July 2021

The Parliament of Georgia has approved the Open Parliament Georgia Action Plan 2021-2022

On July 6, based on almost a year and a half of working process, the Open Parliament Georgia Action Plan for 2021-2022 was approved at the sitting of the Bureau of the Parliament of Georgia.

26 July 2021

Covid-19 related Simplified Public Procurements 2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic in Georgia, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) has published 4 research papers regarding Covid-19 related public procurements.

20 July 2021

The final Reports of the Alternative Monitoring of the 2019 - 2020 PAR Action Plan Implementation

On July 19^th the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) together with the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) presented the final reports of the alternative monitoring of the 2019 – 2020 PAR action plan implementation. results of the alternative monitoring reports on the implementation of Public Administration Reform (PAR) Action Plan for 2019 – 2020.