Open Governance and Anti-Corruption

21 December 2017

Challenges of the Georgian Bureaucratic System (2011-2016)

The policy document studies the development and challenges of the Georgian state bureaucracy in 2011-2016 and its administrative expenses, including labor remuneration, work visit, representation, state vehicle and telecommunication expenses.

21 December 2017

Georgia's State Bureaucratic Expenses

Visualization was prepared following the IDFI policy document (Challenges of the Georgian Bureaucratic System (2011-2016) data reflects Georgia’s Burocracy Expenses in 2011-2016.

21 December 2017

Georgia's State Bureaucracy

Visualization was prepared following the IDFI policy document (Challenges of the Georgian Bureaucratic System (2011-2016) data reflects Georgia’s State Bureaucracy in 2011-2016.

19 December 2017

Transparency and Public Participation in Lawmaking Discussed by MPs and Experts in Tbilisi

Practical ways of ensuring a transparent and participatory legislative process were the focus of a workshop held by the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia in cooperation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), European Union (EU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), on 18 and 19 December 2017 in Tbilisi.

11 December 2017

International Anti-Corruption Day: Existing Challenges and Activities Implemented by IDFI

8 December 2017

Local Self-Government Index: Results for 2017

The overall results of the 2017 evaluation of Georgian municipalities were low. On the scale of 0 to 100%, the average result of all municipalities was only 21% (19% for city halls / municipal administrations and 24% for municipal councils).

6 December 2017

National Assessment of Georgian Municipalities

The latest wave of local self-government reform took place in 2014 and involved the adoption of a new Local Self-Government Code. The code introduced direct election of mayors [1] and governors, clear separation of duties between the central and local authorities. Also important was the inclusion of a separate chapter on the mechanisms of self-governance, which introduced new mechanisms (general assembly of a settlement, council of civil advisors) and further refined existing ones (petition, participation in meetings of representative bodies, hearings of public official and municipal council member reports).

5 December 2017

Presentation of the Local Self-Government Index

On December 5, 2017, at the Hotel Holiday Inn, a presentation was held of the Local Self-Government Index and the first report of the national evaluation of the transparency and accountability of municipalities in Georgia. The event was opened by the Executive Director of Open Society Georgia Foundation Keti Khutsishvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.

30 November 2017

Accessible Parliament for All - Concept on Adaption of the Parliamentary Building in Tbilisi

On November 28, 2017, as part of the Global Legislative Openness Week, the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open and Transparent Governance held a meeting titled Accessible Parliament for All and presented plans to adapt the Tbilisi building to the needs of the people with disabilities.

29 November 2017

IDFI Held a Public Lecture on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Lagodekhi

IDFI held a public lecture on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Lagodekhi Municipality. IDFI Analyst Mariam Tutberidze presented the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National SDG Document to the participants of the lecture.