Malta's Participation in Open Government
Malta joined the OGP in 2011, thereby committing to uphold the principles of open and transparent government by showing a level of citizen engagement, and enabling civil partners to have enough power to be able to deliver their message to government.
Since joining OGP, Malta submitted 3 National Action Plans (NAP) up till 2022. Due to issues in timely submission of a new action plan, in 2022, the OGP Steering Committee designated Malta as inactive in the OGP. Government has decided to reactivate its membership, by committing itself to address a number of requirements and to submit its 4th National Action Plan by December 2023. Malta submitted its 4th National Action Plan to the OGP Steering Committee on 27th December 2023 in accordance with OGP requirements.
Focused mainly on two initiatives: “Creating a Safer Communities” and “Increasing Corporate Accountability” but which had several commitments
Focused on 5 commitments namely Participation of Women in the Public Service, Public Servant Knowledge Sharing, e-Services Online, Public Access to information and Social Dialogue
OPEN ACTION PLAN
Contained 5 commitments dealing with M-Government, Integration, Investing in Technology, Upgrades in the Department for Industrial and Employment Relations and Strengthening Local Government and the Commission for Domestic Violence in Malta
Containing four (4) commitments dealing with the creation of a Justice Forum, the establishment of a mutual collaboration towards raising public awareness in support of victims' rights and victim support services, facilitating access to justice for minors and developing a Youth Proofing Mechanism
OPEN ACTION PLAN