Varuzhan Hoktanyan, Executive Director of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center took part in Open Government Partnership (OGP) Second European Outreach and Support Meeting in Croatian city Dubrovnik on October 4-5, 2012. The purpose of the meeting was to provide space for discussion and exchange of experiences between civil society organizations and governments about the progress of implementation of the national OGP action plans and to share developments and best practices.

The Dubrovnik meeting was of particular importance in drawing lessons from the first analyses of submitted action plans and exchanging experiences from the first 6 months of implementing action plans.

The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. It aims at building more transparent, inclusive and participatory policymaking processes, and contributes to strengthening the overall cooperation of citizens, civil society and governments in boosting economic and social growth. So far, 55 governments have committed to join the initiative.