There is a range of models for good collaboration between parliaments, civil society and other partners, including multi-party working groups, parliamentary inquiries, formal commissions and other mechanisms. This session will help to identify lessons learned in establishing successful partnerships.
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Day 3: Working together: national partnerships, Mr. Giorgi Kldiashvili, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information, Georgia
1. World e-Parliament Conference 2016
#eParliament
28-30 June 2016 // Chamber of Deputies of Chile // Valparaiso
Partnership in Developing
OGP in Georgia
Giorgi Kldiashvili
Institute for Development of
Freedom of Information (IDFI)
Georgia
2. Supporting Involvement of the
Parliament of Georgia in Open
Government Partnership (OGP)
Funded by theEuropean Union (EU) and implemented by theUnited
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in cooperation with the
Institute forDevelopment of Freedom of Information (IDFI)
Main Objective of theProject - to promoteOpennessand Transparency of
theParliament of Georgiathrough citizen participation in legislative
processes
Within thescopesof theproject theOpen Parliament Georgia Action
Plan 2015-2016 was adopted
3. Engagement of the Parliament
with the Civil Society
TheInter-Factional Group of theMembersof the
Parliament (MPs) of Georgiawasestablished
TheCivil Society Working Group represented by theNon-
governmental and International Organizationswasformed
TheMemorandum on Cooperation between theParliament
of Georgiaand theCivil Society Working Group was
signed
TheDeclaration on Parliamentary Opennesswassigned
4. Supporting Involvement of the
Parliament of Georgia in Open
Government Partnership (OGP)
Objectives achieved:
Study on theissuesof Parliamentary Opennesswasprepared
Public Consultationswereheld for finalizing theAction Plan (for
thesepurposessocial network wasactively used)
Public awarenesscampaign waslaunched (meetingswereheld in
theuniversitiesand in themunicipalities)
Joint meetingsof theMPsand Civil Society werecommonly held
5. Mechanism of cooperation of
Inter-Factional Group (11 MPs)
The Georgian Dream
The Georgian Dream – Republicans
The Georgian Dream – National Forum
The Georgian Dream – Entrepreneurs
The Georgian Dream – Conservatives
Free Democrats
The United National Movement
The National Movement – Regions
The National Movement Majoritarian
Independent Majoritarian – for
Powerful Regions
Non-party, Independent Majoritarian
Civil Society Working Group
UNDP, EU, IDFI, USAID, NDI,
Transparency International Georgia,
Georgian Young Lawyer’s
Association,, Open Society Georgia
Foundation, Civil Society Institute,
GIZ, Eastern Partnership Civil Society
Forum-Georgian National Platform,
CiDA, JumpStart Georgia, Economic
Policy Research Center
6. Cooperation in Developing the
Legislative Openness
Signing the Memorandum
between the Parliament of
Georgia and the Civil Society
Working Group regarding OGP
Signing the Declaration
on Parliamentary
Openness
7. Open Parliament Georgia Action
Plan 2015-2016
Adopted on July 17, 2015
18 commitments (16 wererecommended
from thecivil society)
Based on Initiatives of Civil Society and
the Parliament of Georgia and the best
practices from OpenGovGuide
Action to be implemented through
2015-2016
12. Civil Society Day in Mexico,
Parliament of Georgia winning the
OGP Government Champions Award!
13. Creation of the Parliamentary
Council – 1st
Implemented
Commitment!
Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open and Transparent
Governance is created
Legislative Amendments regarding the Parliamentary
Council
are implemented
The Charterof the Parliamentary Council is adopted
The Chairof the Parliamentary Council is appointed
Consultative Group comprised of Civil Society
representatives
is formed
The Chair Organization of the Consultative Group is
elected
17. The Process of Implementation of
the Open Parliament Georgia Action
Plan
From January till May 2016:
FourJoint Workshops were held
Three individual meetings of the Parliamentary Council and the
Consultative Group were held
Four concepts of the commitments (allo wing co mments on draft legislatio n,
submitting legislative pro po sals and initiatives electro nically, easing access to the
Parliamentary Info rmation fo r Perso ns with disabilities, po sting do cuments o n the website
o f the Parliament o f Geo rgia in an editable fo rmat) were adopted
Draft Amendments, covering & enforcing 10 commitments, to the
Parliament’s Rule of Procedure are elaborated
Draft Code of Ethics is developed
Parliament of Georgia is the first and still the only Parliament
among OGP member countries, that has endorsed OGP
declaration on SDGs
18. Commitments Reflecting the
Engagement of the Parliament with
the Civil Society & the Public
Ensuring Easiness of Procedures forPhysical Access in the
Parliament Building forcitizens
Theinformation isposted on theweb-pageof theParliament of Georgia
Raising Public Education and Awareness on Activities, Role
and Mission of the Parliament of Georgia with different
groups
AwarenessRaising activitiesarepermanently performed
Easing Access to the Parliamentary Information for Persons
with Disabilities
Theconcept iselaborated and approved by theParliamentary Council
19. Commitments Reflecting the
Engagement of the Parliament with
the Civil Society & the Public
Conducting Annual Meeting of the Parliament of Georgia and
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) -> Themeeting will beconducted during
theParliamentary OpennessWeek
Developing and Approving the State Concept of CSO
Development
Theconcept iselaborated and approved by theParliamentary Council
Updating the List of Public Information to be Proactively
Published by the Parliament of Georgia
MPs’ inquiries, questions and responses are already uploaded to the web-page
of theParliament of Georgiaand areready to bepublished
20. Commitments Reflecting the
Technological Innovations of
the Open Parliament Georgia
Action Plan
Posting Changes and Edits Made to Initial Draft Legislation
on the Website of the Parliament of Georgia in a Visible
and Timely Manner
Amendmentsto theRulesof Procedureof theParliament of Georgiaare
ready for thefurther initiation
Parliament of Georgiamadevisibletheinitiated legislation and itsall
attached documents(including reportsof variouscivil organizations) in a
timely manner
Allowing Comment on Draft Legislation
Theconcept iselaborated and approved by theParliamentary Council
Amendmentsto theRulesof Procedureof theParliament of Georgiaare
ready for thefurther initiation
21. Commitments Reflecting the
Technological Innovations of
the Open Parliament Georgia
Action Plan
Submitting Legislative Proposals and Initiatives Electronically
Theconcept iselaborated and approved by theParliamentary Council
Amendmentsto theRulesof Procedureof theParliament of Georgiaare
ready for thefurther initiation
Posting Documents on the Website of the Parliament of
Georgia in an Editable Format
Theconcept iselaborated and approved by theParliamentary Council
Amendmentsto theRulesof Procedureof theParliament of Georgiaare
ready for thefurther initiation
Implementing New Technologies and Innovative
Approaches; Increasing Level of Involvement of Youth,
Ethnic Minorities and OtherStakeholders in Parliamentary
Work -> still ongoing
22. Joint Meetings of the Permanent
Parliamentary Council and the
Consultative Group