Members of the OGP Steering Committee and other leaders – including US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korean President Moon Jae-in as well as Estonian, Ukrainian, Moroccan and Ecuadorian leaders – addressed the participants.

The Head of the Georgian government delivered a keynote speech focusing on the main achievements of the country towards open governance and democracy in the last decade, thereby highlighting the unwavering commitment of Georgia towards the principles of partnership, as well as the recent success of the country on the path of democratic development through public service delivery and innovative platforms of public interaction, transparency of public performance, fight against corruption and establishment of open governance.

“10 years after the creation of OGP, we believe that time has come to shift our attention from the efficient achievement of results towards reaching a more transformational impact on the livelihood of our citizens. Open governance is not an easy task. Therefore, it is vital to join our forces and extend our scope of concentration, to make sure that it covers other sectors apart from open data, open budget and so on, which will have a direct impact on the life of our society. Chance in our perception of democracy is among them.

A global pandemic has evidenced that issues that were related solely to transparency, accountability and the fight against corruption, today mean saving lives and means of existence. This fight requires more resilient democracies to be built. Apart from highlighting our performance, it is equally important to stay united on this path and to consider what lies ahead, what may be done by governments in the new reality brought by time. Creation of much-improved democracies depends on the coalition of member states under the umbrella of OGP,” PM stated.

To be informed, the OGP Global Summit is held during December 15-17, 2021 and has a hybrid format.

The international initiative of the OGP unites 78 countries. Georgia hosted the 5th Global Summit in Tbilisi 2018 as a Chair Country. OGP member nations re-elected Georgia into the Steering Committee for another three years in 2019.