Australia’s Open Government Partnership

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.

The OGP agenda extends to a variety of issues. These include:

• digital transformation
• the use of artificial intelligence
• promoting disclosure of interests and conflicts
• freedom of information
• public ethics
• anti-corruption
• service delivery
• budgetary efficiency
• public safety
• corporate accountability.

Australia became a member of the Open Government Partnership in 2015. As an OGP member, Australia is required to produce a national action plan that sets out commitments that the government will deliver within a 2-year or 4-year timeframe. Australia has released 3 national action plans to date.

Each national action plan is reviewed by an Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) which is guided by the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based and objective reporting to hold OGP members accountable and support their open government efforts. You can learn more about the IRM on the Open Government Partnership website.

The Australian Government worked with civil society to develop a Third National Action Plan (NAP3), which was published on 15 December 2023 and captures an ambitious plan for open government, transparency and accountability. The NAP3 concludes on 31 December 2025.