At the meeting, Ambassador Kariyawasam handed over a letter from Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, formally conveying the National Action Plan and reiterating Sri Lanka’s commitment to implement Open Government principles. Launched in 2011, OGP provides an international platform for domestic reformers committed to making their governments more open, accountable, and responsive to citizens. With this aim, OGP aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness cutting edge technologies to strengthen governance. The OGP National Action Plan was developed through a consultative process in partnership with relevant ministries, and civil society partners in all provinces of the country. The National Action Plan was drafted by a Joint Working Committee comprising government officials and civil society partners and will be implemented over a period of two years.

Source: Sunday Times February 07, 2017 11:45 UTC