News, events

23.06.2018 / Civil Society starts new phase of cooperation

Civil Society starts new phase of cooperation

Role and approaches of CSO in the OGP initiative Civil Society strategic meeting. On 22 June 2018, Civil Society strategic meeting took place in Yerevan, aimed at concerting civil society efforts in the area of Open Government Partnership.

08.05.2018 / OGP for youth. New Challanges

OGP for youth. New Challanges

The Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) within the framework of the #OpenGovWeek is holding an information session for about one hundred students and representatives of the higher educational institutions. The event is organised in cooperation with the RA Government and Yerevan State University, Journalism Department.

07.05.2018 / New Challenges. New Action Plan

New Challenges. New Action Plan

Crowdsourcing to design a government action plan. The Freedom of Information Center of Armenia within the framework of the #OpenGovWeek is announced an open call for ideas to contribute to the 4th Action Plan of Armenia-Open Government Partnership Initiative. The Action Plan is a set of official commitments, co-designed together with the civil society, which aim to enhance transparency, accountability and public participation in Armenia. The FOICA developed a new crowd-sourcing...

11.04.2018 / Open Government Partnership-Armenia Awareness Campaign in Gyumri and Armavir

Open Government Partnership-Armenia Awareness Campaign in Gyumri and Armavir

On March 30, 2018 Open Government Partnership-Armenia (OGP) team launched OGP Fourth Action Plan’s awareness-raising campaign.

10.04.2018 / IRM Progress Report- Armenia for 2016-2018

The two-week public comment period for the Independent Reporting Mechanism's Year 1 Progress Report for Armenia's third action plan closed April 13, 2018. In 2018, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Year 1 progress report for Armenia’s third action plan. The report covers the first year of action plan implementation: August 2016 through September 2017. In Armenia, the findings from the IRM researcher, Tatevik Margaryan, are summarized below:...