E-resources for civic engagement created by CSOs in Georgia

Giorgi KldiashviliJune, 2015

• 2011- Georgia joined the OGP• 2012- Georgia published 1st Action Plan• 2013 - Georgia presents Bright Spots at OGP Annual Meeting in

London • 2014- Georgia published 2nd Action Plan• 2014- Georgia became the member of the Steering Committee

of the OGP• June 2015 – Europe Regional Meeting in GeorgiaOGP Blog of IDFI - https://ogpblog.wordpress.com

OGP Development in Georgia

Open Government Georgia’s Forum – the National Coordination Mechanism in Georgia

Parliament of Georgia in OGP• 2015 May – Inter-Faction Group in the Parliament of

Georgia for Open Parliament is created• Working Group on Parliamentary Openness is created

from NGOs and multilaterals with the support of EU/UNDP supported project

OpenData.ge• Database of Public Information requested by CSOs on their initiative, or on

behalf of citizens• Author: created by Institute for Development of Freedom of Information

(IDFI), joined by Transparency International Georgia (TIG), Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) and Green Alternative (GA) in February 2014

• Address: www.opendata.ge/en

Development of E-participation – experience of IDFI

• Blog: https://idfi.ge/en/category/e-participation-in-georgia • Projects:

– Development of e-Participation in Georgia https://idfi.ge/en/development-of-e-participation

– Enhancing E-Skills of Controlling Government among Young People https://idfi.ge/en/enhancing-e-skills-of-controlling-government-among-young-people

– Promoting Internet freedom in South Caucasus https://idfi.ge/en/internet-freedom-in-south-caucasus

Civil Electronic Monitoring System• A web-portal for reporting on local problems• Author: Civil Development Agency (CiDA)• Address: www.cems.ge

Partiebi.ge / Prezidenti.ge• Information portal for elections• Author: Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)• Address: http://partiebi.ge/new/ • http://presidenti.ge/

Shen Martav• Web-portal for monitoring activities of elected

representatives• Author: Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and

Development (CIPDD)• Address: shenmartav.ge

Election Portal• Web-portal for monitoring the results and process of elections• Authors: International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy

(ISFED), Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) and Transparency International - Georgia (TI-Georgia)

• Address: www.electionsportal.ge/eng/

Fix my street• A portal for reporting about local problems to the City Hall• Author: CSO Transparency International Georgia (TIG)• Address: www.chemikucha.ge

The Price of the State• Web-tool for understanding budget, taxes,

contribution of each citizen etc.• Author: Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)• Address: www.priceofthestate.ge

Freedom to Internet• Online Platform is an interactive map of South Caucasus which

enables all interested people to report about cases of violations of Internet Users' Rights

• Author: Institute for development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)

• Address: www.freedomtointernet.com

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