Relations with society
Action Plans
The OGP establishes that the participation of member countries should be carried out locally, through a network of public entities and civil society organizations, which will develop and supervise an Open Administration Action Plan.
For local authorities, Action Plans last the duration of the legislative cycle and define specific, measurable, relevant and time-bound commitments, promoting transparency, accountability and public participation.
In Lisbon, the drafting of the plans involves the Municipality of Lisbon, non-governmental entities, citizens and other stakeholders, with the aim of improving public services and strengthening citizens' trust in the Local Administration.
Lisbon Open Administration Action Plan 2024-2025
It started at the beginning of December 2024 and will run until July 2025, in a process of identifying, designing and implementing policies, strategies and initiatives that promote transparency, citizen participation, accountability and innovation in public management, within the scope of the local government legislative cycle that ends in September 2025.
more information on this Action Plan: Open Government Partnership website
Associated documentation
Open Government Action Plan Lisbon 2024-2025
Letter of support from Transparency International - (TI) Portugal
Letter of Intent - Councillor Joana Almeida
Frequently Asked Questions
The Open Government Partnership (OGP Local) is a multilateral initiative made up of 77 countries, 150 local governments and thousands of civil society organizations. Launched in 2011, it aims to foster public participation, fight corruption and use new technologies to strengthen participatory democracy, promoting collaboration between the state and civil society to improve public services. OGP wants governments to become more transparent, more accountable and closer to citizens, promoting greater dialogue and collaboration between them.
Open Government Partnership website
In order to belong to OGP Local, local governments will have to meet a series of eligibility criteria pre-defined by the organization; after this stage, countries will have to apply for formal membership and sign the Open Government Declaration; ask a (non-governmental) partner entity for a Letter of Support and finally, present an Action Plan with specific measures in the field of Open Government and publish progress reports on the implementation of the Plan.
In the case of local authorities, the Action Plans last for the duration of the local authority's legislative cycle and define ambitious commitments, which must be specific, measurable, relevant and time-bound, and promote transparency, accountability and public participation, with a view to introducing improvements in public services.
The OGP determines that the Municipality of Lisbon must participate locally, through representatives of the Public Administration and Civil Society, who will ensure the development, implementation and monitoring of the Lisbon Open Administration Action Plan.
In this context, OGP Local Lisboa intends to make the following actions possible:
- implement the Open Administration Action Plan with the aim of providing better public services and strengthening citizens' trust in local government;
- monitor the implementation of the Lisbon Open Administration Action Plan;
- encourage actions related to Lisbon's participation in OGP, encouraging internal learning and strengthening opportunities to advance the Transparency and Corruption Prevention Strategy, contributing to the growth and effectiveness of the Local OGP network.
Members of the government and civil society are collaborating in this process, offering both face-to-face and online means of participation. In addition to Lisbon City Council's Transparency and Corruption Prevention Department, which is coordinating the process, the following institutions are involved: