Implementation of the principles of open government within the ombudsmen's activity (foreign practices)

In many states, the implementation of the principles of open government is defined as the current common trend and political challenge since it includes the procedure of administrative reform, revising the regulations for public officials for better trust between the government and society. Pursuing the mechanism of open government, states adopt national plans, introduce specialized bodies, although often the process of implementing the principles of public administration and control over this process is entrusted directly to the bodies — participants in the experiment. At the same time, ombudsman institutions, which are represented in many countries, has all the initial prerequisites to play an essential role in the open government. The mission that ombudsmen can complete in open government is twofold. On the one hand, as an institutional entity within the state, ombudsman can apply all the principles of open government in his activities, which as close as possible to the philosophy of the principles of openness, transparency, accountability. In this case, ombudsman can serve as a testing ground or an example of the successful implementation of principles for other bodies in the state. On the other hand, ombudsman, by virtue of their direct powers, is entitled to monitor problems in public administration and participate in the implementation of administrative reform. The article describes the foreign practices of involving ombudsmen in open government process.

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