Open Governance and Anti-Corruption

11 June 2015

Cases of Violating the Rights of IDFI in the Report of the Public Defender of Georgia

On May 29th, 2015 the Report of the Public Defender of Georgia on the Situation of Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia was published. The report covers the cases of human rights breaches, inter alia the case of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development violating the rights of IDFI as well as the case of illegal detainment of Giorgi Kldiashvili – the Director of IDFI.

11 June 2015

E-Governance in Georgia: Citizen-Serving, Informing and Empowering

The proponents of ‚smart‘ cities frequently make the claim that the digitization of city halls can help cities to become more transparent, responsive and participatory.

10 June 2015

The Practice of Awarding Civil Servants With Bonuses and Salary Supplements in 2014

According to the government decree about regulations on the bonuses in public service, in lots of institutions bonuses were replaced with salary supplements

9 June 2015

Regulating Secret Surveillance in Georgia: 2013-2015

After thousands of shocking cases of illegal surveillance and wiretapping by the government revealed prior to Parliamentary Elections 2012, regulating the issue was one of the main pre-Election promises of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.

5 June 2015

The Opening Remark of the Chair of the Parliament of Georgia Regarding the Parliamentary Openness

Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Davit Usupashvili, along with the other representatives, addressed to the participants of the International conference.

4 June 2015

Statistical Information on the Number of Persons Fined by the Patrol Police

In 2014 year patrol police fined 1 316 006 persons. This rate is much higher than it was in 2013.

4 June 2015

OGP European Regional Meeting Has Closed

The conference has opened on 3rd June, at Expo Georgia. Among the representatives of civil sector and international organizations, Director of IDFI and co-chair of the Open Government Forum in Georgia Giorgi Kldiashvili was invited to give a speech.

3 June 2015

Faces of Open Government - Giorgi Kldiashvili

The interview was published on the OGP blog: In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Giorgi Kldiashvili from Georgia had to say

1 June 2015

Regional meeting in Georgia regarding Open Government Partnership

On June 3-4th 2015 Tbilisi. Georgia will host the European regional conference of “Open Government Partnership” (OGP). The European government representatives of the OGP will participate in Tbilisi conference.

28 May 2015

An Assessment of the Georgian Dream's Performance Since its Election to Power in 2012

The report - Two Years in Government: Georgian Dream’s Performance Review was presented on May 28th at Tbilisi Marriot hotel. The report covers 20 different fields of public politics.