Open Gov Challenge: Finland [Video]

Strengthen National Dialogues

What’s the issue? More work is needed to expand the number of participants in national policy-making discussions.

What’s the plan? Government and civil society will work together to increase participation in national dialogues and simplify the results to better shape public policy-making.

Why is this ambitious? This commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action… has the potential to expand public participationGiving citizens opportunities to provide input into government decision-making leads to more effective governance, improved public service delivery, and more equitable outcomes. Technical specificatio… across a diverse set of government institutions.

Learn more about the commitment from Katju Holkieri in Finland’s Ministry of Finance.