Establish a multi- stakeholder forum to draft prevention strategic plan and recommend changes to health policy.
Publish key information related to government's measures to combat CKD, including list of medical facilities and services being offered. budget allocated for CKD and key policies in ministry website and through media.
Conduct island wide public consultations and campaigns to disseminate key information (no.2 above)
Institutionalize feedback mechanisms in medical facilities offering treatment for CKD to elicit responses on access to, quality of and reliability of facilities and Services.
Publish semi-annual reports of citizen/user feedback on access, quality and reliability of facilities and services offered on CKD.
Appointment of the advisory board to the national medicinal drug regulatory authority INMDRA) with representation from CSOs Health Activists.
Establish an institutionalized monitoring system to ensure essential drug availability (RMsD, Institution level) with provision for public feedback.
All government hospitals and clinics ensure provision of quality essential medicines at all times and ensure public dissemination of the information through display boards.
Establish a rating system for private pharmacies that will be based on availability of essential medicines at affordable pricing and make that information public through a web portal.
Public awareness on the rating system for private pharmacies based on availability of essential medicines at an affordable price.
Ministry of Health to publish detailed health budget and spending information.
Raise awareness on the National Health Performance Framework (NHPF) through public consultations.
Popularise the NHPF through the Ministry of Health website, newspapers, radio, television, public campaigns and the internet.
Citizens will be actively involved in monitoring the implementation of the framework through a public forum on a quarterly basis.
Findings and deliberations from the forum to be systematically discussed with government counterparts to ensure follow up actions Indicator.
Ministry of Education to publish and make transparent criteria and data about teacher selection, appointment, transfers, and subject selection, on Ministry website, newspaper (in all languages) and regular circulars. The datasets will be made available in open data format and hosted in the open data portal of government of Sri Lanka.
Ministry of Education to appoint an independent review committee consisting of government (including teachers) and civil society stakeholders (including parents) to review the process of appointments and subject allocation, enhance information shami and publish review recommendations in the public domain.
Report of the independent review committee will be widely disseminate in the public domain through ministry website, print and visual media and consultations with sector CS0s.
Engage the Divisional Secretariats, Nenasala/Telecentre network to make citizens aware of GIC services and assess their key needs.
Train The CIOs of government agencies to develop institutional knowledge bases related to public services.
Increase the number of institutions covered under the Government Information Centre.
Enhance the service platform of the GIC.
Stocktaking of the improved project with key partners of the Government.
Revamp website www.data.gov.lk with already available data sets of different government agencies.
Survey on citizens’ demand on government data sets.
Open consultation on Data and Services.
Enhance the current 89 datasets of various government institutes and increase it to 500 by July 2018.
Meetings with the MMDE and CEA to advocate the need for the relevant amendments to the NEA and its regulations.
Drafting amendments to the NEA and its regulations to restore provisions on public participation in the IEE process.
Ensure government accountability on public comments received on IEEs AND eiaS.
Amendments to NEA and regulations with aforesaid provisions passed by parliament
Enforcement of the amendments to NEA and regulations by the CEA.
CEA to facilitate the enforcement of the aforesaid amendments to NEA and regulations by strengthening its EIA unit and provincial branches with adequate staff,necessary budgetary allocations and other required facilities.
Approximately 3 workshops to creating awareness amongst respective government agencies and public officers on:-
a) the requirement of opening up IEEs for public comments as per the amendment to the NEA and regulations;and
b) the government accountability provisions.
(A) Approximately 04 programmes each on state owned television and radio to create awareness amongst the civil society on:
1) The reintroduction of public participation provisions on IEEs as per amendments to the NEA and regulations and how to make effective and responsible comments on the same; and
2) Government accountability provisions.
(B) Dissemination of aforesaid information through the websites of the MMDE and CEA.
Meetings with the MMDE and CCRMD to advocate the need for the relevant amendments to the CCCRMA, CCCRMP and regulations.
Drafting amendments to the CCCRMA, CCCRMP and regulations to include provisions on public participation in the IEE process.
Ensure government accountability on public comments received on IEEs and EIAs.
Amendments to CCCRMA, CCCRMP and regulations with aforesaid provisions passed by parliament.
Enforcement of the amendments to CCCRMA, CCCRMP and regulations by the CCCRMD.
CCCRMD to facilitate the enforcement of the aforesaid amendments to CCCRMA, CCCRMP and regulations by the CCCRMD.
CCCRMD to falicitate the enforcement of the aforesaid amendments to CCCRMA,CCCRMP and regulations by strengthening its EIA unit with adequate staff, necessary budgetary allocations and other required facilities.
Approximately 03 workshops to creating awareness amongst respective government agencies and public.
Officers on:-
a) The requirement of opening up IEEs for public comments as per the amendments to the CCCRMA, CCCRMP and regulations; and
b) The government accountability provisions.
Dissemination of aforesaid information through the websites of the MMDE and CCCRMD.
Meetings with the DWLC and NWPEA to advocate the need for the relevant amendments to the FFPO, NWPES and regulations.
Drafting amendments to the FFPO and NWPES and its regulations to ensure government accountability on public comments received on IEEs and EIAs.
Amendments to FFPO and NWPES and regulations with aforesaid provisions passed by Parliament and the North Western Provincial Council.
Enforcement of the amendments to FFPO and NWPES and regulations by the DWLC and the NWPEA.
DWLC and the NWPEA to facilitate the enforcement of the aforesaid amendments to the FFPO and the NWPES and regulations by strengthening its EIA units with adquate staff, necessary budgetary allocations and other required facilities.
Approximately 03 workshops to create awareness amongst respective government agencies and public officers on government accountability provisions.
(A) Approximately 04 programme each on State owned television and radio to create public awareness on the government accountability provisions in the FFPO and NWPES.
(B) Dissemination of aforesaid information through the websites of the DWLC and NWPEA.
GuideLines prepared by FSLGA for Municipalities, Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas are reviewed by a committee consisting of Procurement Commission, FSLGA, and Ministry of Local Government and representatives from Civil Society.
Incorporate required amendments to the reviewed Procurement Guidelines.
Approval obtained from "Procurement Commission and Ministry of Local Government on the final guidelines.
Gazetting out the relevant procurement guidelines and approval from Parliament for the same.
Government to publicise the procurement guides through mass & soda media and make copies of the same available for the public at the local authorities/councils.
Printing and distribution to the councils.
Creating awareness among all Local Authorities, Commissioners offices of Local Govt. and Assistant Commissioners of Local Govt.
Publicly disseminating the guidelines through websites and through display boards in all Local Authorities.
Implementation and Monitoring the New System as by all Local Authorities and civil societies through 'citizens report cards’.
Establish a transparent grievance redress mechanism to be operative in 3 concurrent forms - online, a telephone hotline and through an ombudsperson in all three languages.
Report on divisional Secretariat level Consultations with Muslim and Tamil community to elicit their views
Report on consultations with ongoing lawyers, judges, religious leaders to elicit their views made available to the public.
Law on certificate of absence New passed
Send the Cabinet paper on New the findings of #1 and #2 reports to the Cabinet for follow up implementation by the Ministry.
Quarterly meetings of the New Committee comprising of Ministry reps and CSOs to monitor progress and to promote transparency in the process by the Ministry providing an update on the status of the suggested amendments.
Amendments to Personal New Laws in Parliament.
Draft Land Development Ordinance amendment is presented in Parliament.
Inter-Ministerial meeting held with the participation of AG's Department and Csos on joint ownership in state land distribution.
Quarterly meetings of the Committee comprising of Ministry reps and Csos to monitor progress on #1 & #2.
Prioritize thematic areas from CEDAW concluding observations on employment.
Prioritize thematic areas from CEDAW concluding observations on employment.
Publishing information on gender discrimination in selected thematic areas in formal and informal sector employment for greater transparency and reporting data in open data format.
Public consultation with civil society to Propose guidelines on protection of women in the formal and informal employment sector.
Quarterly meetings of the Committee comprising of Ministry reps and CSOs to monitor progress on #3.
Sharing progress of the OGP commitment on Concluding Observations with CSOs and other relevant stakeholders.
Trained women planning on contesting for local government elections brought together to advocate for nominations.
Political parties nominate trained qualified women for 2017 local government elections.
Political parties provide financial and other support for women to carry out political campaigns under party banners.
Publicity campaign tracking women's 2017 entry into local government from nomination to contesting to election.
Names and profiles of all candidates (including women) released to the public ahead of local elections.
Government to host national anti-corruption summit.
Government to appoint multi stakeholder monitoring council comprising society and officials, private sector implementation to monitor the of the mandatory Sri Lanka's UNCAC Implementation Action Plan.
Government to explore the inclusion in the new constitution a provision to recognize freedom from corruption in the Directive Principles of State Policy, as an element that guides the state in the formulation of its policy.
a) CIABOC to submit a budget of its projected expenses for preventing and combating corruption for the year to the Ministry of Finance with public justifications.
Government to allocate requested budgetary national in its annual budget estimates with public justifications in case of discrepancy.
CIABoc to publicly report on annual expenditure allocations and spending for the year 2017, without prejudice to on-going investigations.
Government to establish an ad hoc multi-stakeholder committee comprising of government, civil society and l the private sector in consultation with CIABOC to review the mandates of existing corruption investigation agencies to ensure the avoidance of duplication of efforts, enhanced information sharing (e.g. amendment to s, 17 CIABOC Act) and specialized and independent investigations into allegations of corruption.
Multi-stakeholder committee on corruption investigation agency mandates to publish its findings in the public domain.
Government and CIAB00 to implement recommendations of the multi-stakeholder committee on corruption investigation agency mandates and each agency to annually publicly report on instances of duplication.
Civil society to publicly monitor progress of implementation of the findings of such committee.
Government to amendment the election laws to include a disclosure (declarations register) of the quantum and sources of campaign contributions.
CIAB0C will initiate and communicate to the president's office legislative amendments for the repealing of sections 7(4), 7(5) and 8 of the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Act to allow publication and dissemination of information obtained through a request for such declaration of assets and liabilities.
Government table and to in Milestone 7(a).
a) CIABOC initiate legislative amendments to the scope to include the offence of money laundering where the predicate offences fall under CIABOC’s mandate.
Government to table and enact legislation referred to in Milestone 8(a).
CIABoc to publish statistical data on money laundering cases, without prejudice to on-going investigations
CIABoc to establish Inter-agency Corruption Prevention Council, which, in consultation with civil society and the private sector, will be in-charge of the overall corruption prevention drive in Sri Lanka. The council will facilitate the input of state, private sector and civil society to develop a two- year corruption prevention action plan. This action plan will assign implementation goals across the state, private sector and civil society to undertake to
a) Mainstream corruption prevention across public agencies
b) Ensure clear oversight roles as well as monitoring & evaluation,
c) Provide sufficient resources for corruption prevention, d) Base the prevention action plan on a holistic and robust assessment of the anti-corruption system.
e) Allow for meaningful participation by non- State actors, particularly civil society in the design of the action plan.
10. Government to introduce a declaration /oath of zero-tolerance for corruption to be displayed prominently in the entrances of all state offices with the contact details l of the CIABoc complaints hotline.
a) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to ensure RTI requests can commence being processed from within 6 months of the Speaker certifying the RTI Act.
a) Constitutional council to appoint RTI Commission.
b) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media and/or the Commission to develop the initial Terms of Reference for Information Officers and Designated Officers.
c) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to conduct 4 training programmes for a Ministry-level Information Officers and Designated Officers for the performance of their duties under the Act on the following themes:
Value of RTI and their role
Receiving and responding to requests
Proactive disclosure o Records-management
d) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media facilitate training of RTI Commission staff and Commissions by resource persons from RTl in comparable jurisdictions.
e) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to sensitize and train public authorities in order to change the mindset of secrecy to one of civic participation accountability and assistance to citizens.
a) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to appoint an RTI implementation co-ordination officer.
b) RTI implementation co-ordination officer to examine & implement international best practices on procedure and proce of RT implementation.
c) RTI Commission to publish rules in the Gazette as per the provisions of the Act including details of information to be provided free of charge.
d) RTI Commission to publish record management guidelines for public authorities.
e) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to Gazette regulations as per the provisions of the Act.
f) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to request the Ministry of Finance to include RT resource allocation in the provisional and annual national budget.
g) Presidential Secretariat to develop the Government Information Centre Helpline (Glc -1919) into the main voice-based trilingual central RTI request portal, which would transmit requests in writing to relevant Public Authorities for response.
h) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media to facilitate the development of system tha a allows for tracking, monitoring and the reporting of RTI requests analytics.
i)Parliament to amend official Secrets Act No. 32 )ו of 1955 and the Establishments Code for RT Compliance Ensure contradicting Secrecy o similar provisions are amended in line with RT framework .
a) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media, in collaboration with other relevant state actors, to conduct at least 3 media awareness campaigns targeted at 3 categories the general public, Social welfare recipients and women.
b) Ministry in charge of the subject of mass media, in collaboration with other relevant state actors, to conduct a targeted public awareness campaign for thematic training on the use of RTI in diverse fields for civil society.
c) Government to allocate one-hour weekly slot for an RTI show on a State electronic media Discussion around key RTI cases, activists, accomplishments, debates, etc.
d) Government to ensure publication of RTl-related content in State newspapers in Sinhala, Tamil and English fortnightly
a) Each Ministry and public authority to proactively disclose and update in a manner accessible to the public, an annual inventory of documents to be publicly available, and the information required to be reported to the RTI Commission under Section 812) and Section 10 of the RT Act.
b) Each Ministry and public authority to publish and update information made public as per Milestone 5(a) on their respective website.