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• Provide details of the government’s approach to multi-­‐stakeholder engagement in plan development and implementation. This should include a narrative of civil society consultation with reference to guidelines in Articles of Governance which includes: o Whether the government made details of the public consultation process and timeline available, online and in local language(s) at a minimum, prior to the consultation. o Whether the government consulted the public through a variety of mechanisms – including online and through in-­‐person meetings – to ensure the accessibility of opportunities for citizens to engage. o Whether and how the government widely consulted with a broad range of stakeholders with the national community, including civil society and the private sector; sought a diverse range of views; and made a summary of the public consultation and individual written comment submissions publicly available and accessible. o Whether and how the government engaged in OGP awareness-­‐raising activities to enhance public participation in the consultation. o Whether the government identified (and utilized) a particular forum to enable regular multi-­‐stakeholder consultation on OGP implementation (did consultations take place through an existing entity or a new one)? III. Implementation of Country Action Plan • Summary of total number of commitments fully implemented, partially implemented, in process or not implemented at all during the assessment period. • For each commitment, the government should be encouraged to include the following information (both textually and visually): o The nature of the commitment made, timeline, and related activities. o Narrative of what government accomplished with respect to each commitment, including assessment of whether the commitment has been fulfilled, partially fulfilled, in progress, withdrawn or not met. o Describe what remains to be achieved with respect to each commitment. o Explain mitigating circumstances/explanations and observations around challenges related to implementation of each commitment. 4