Assessment on the Implementation of 'National Action Plan on Promotion of the Open Government Initiative in Azerbaijan for 2016-2018'

In this monitoring report the status of meeting OGI principles as well as compliance with the commitments in line with the SMART, ambitious level related to the adoption and implementation of "National Action Plan on Promotion of the Open Government Initiative for 2016-2018" have been studied. It is worth mentioning that the monitoring team has explored various reports, official information on implementation of the commitments as well as monitored the websites of responsible central and local executive bodies responsible. Furthermore, desk research opportunities using internet were used. Additionally, the results describing the overall picture about the implementation of the project have been disclosed, and proposals were submitted. The report outlines the commitments of the Second National Action Plan (NAP) that do not meet the requirements of Specific, Measurable, Relevance and Time-bound criteria during the SMART Assessment. At the same time, the gaps in the public discussion of the draft document in the process of NAP setting, restricted access to online and live discussion, lack of feedbacks, and intentional exclusion of independent NGOs were addressed during preparation of the report