"Parliaments and the Open Government Partnership"

In many Open Government Partnership member countries, the legislature plays an important role in the National Action Plan process. In some countries, parliaments have supported the full implementation of NAP commitments by passing or amending legislation, for instance. In other countries, legislatures have developed commitments regarding their own transparency or citizen engagement efforts. The OGP Steering Committee recently approved a legislative engagement policy that invites further parliamentary participation and outlines how parliaments should participate in the initiative. This session will focus on how parliaments can best take advantage of the new legislative engagement policy to pursue legislative openness reforms and support the national OGP process.

- María Baron Member, OGP Steering Committee; Executive Director, Directorio Legislativo (Argentina)

- Tonusree Basu Program Officer, Open Government Partnership Support Unit

- Irina Pruidze MP, Parliament of Georgia

- Julia Keutgen Parliamentary Development Specialist, UNDP (Moderator)

SOUND: Because both the original language and the Ukrainian and English translations are recorded in the same video we suggest you use headphones when watching this video. You will then be able to switch sides depending on what language you want to listen to.