Justice Minister: Georgia successful in open governance
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The Government of Georgia is one of the most open and transparent governments in the Open Government Partnership (OGP), says Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani.
She adds that the country has achieved this through close cooperation between different branches of the government, local self-governments, non-governmental organisations, academic circles, students and citizens.
Tsulukiani shared the experience of Georgia in open governance with six other ministers and delegations from 20 countries at the Asia Pacific Leaders Forum on Open Government (APLF2017) hosted by Indonesia. She answered questions regarding how Georgia achieved success within the OGP.
Describing the road to the achievement, Tsulukiani stressed that since 2013 a government decree has ensured that all government departments and state agencies publish public information on their websites without waiting for someone to officially ask for the information.
Asia Pacific Leaders Forum on Open Government. Photo: Justice Ministry's press office.
Tsulukiani also mentioned that Georgia is among the countries with the lowest corruption rates in the world.
She also talked about the country’s priorities as chair of the OGP.
This September, Georgia assumed the chairmanship of the OGP Steering Committee, which means that for the first time Georgia has become the chair of the OGP for a one year term taking the role from France.
The Asia Pacific Leaders Forum on Open Government brought together over 200 heads of state, ministers, local government leaders, civil society organisations, businesses, and development partners to share experiences and best practices on ways to advance open government in the Asia Pacific.
The event touched upon some of the most pressing challenges in the region, including inclusive development, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. The forum highlighted how open government can offer innovative solutions to each of these issues and deepen citizen trust in government.
Georgia has assumed the chairmanship of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee last night, which means that for the first time Georgia has become the chair of the OGP for a one year term taking the role from France.
Georgia is preparing to assume the chairmanship of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee from September 19, 2017.
Today national stakeholders of the Open Government Georgia met with OGP representatives to discuss Georgia’s vision, plans and expectations ahead of the country’s chairmanship year.
Georgia has become co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OPG), an international platform uniting 69 foreign states to empower open and effective governance worldwide.
Georgia will share with Indonesia its experience in a number of directions including anti-corruption policy, e-governance, cyber security, as the two countries have signed a memorandum of cooperation. Signing the memorandum yesterday, Georgia’s Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani said Georgia will help Indonesia solve its problems in public service distribution on the example of Georgia’s Public Service Halls.
The Government of Georgia has launched a new website through which any citizen or a group of citizens can address the government with a petition. The address of the new website is ichange.gov.ge and it was created within the Open Governance Partnership.
Georgia, co-chair of the Open Government Partnership, will host the 5th OGP Global Summit in Tbilisi on July 17-19, 2018. The Global Summit will be hosted by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Today Georgia has 21st century e-governance and we are pleased to share it with all interested countries, Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani said at a high-level summit of the Caribbean Sea countries in Antigua and Barbuda.