Pakorn drives National Action Plan for open government

Khaosod•Politics•19d ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilpraphan chaired the first Multi-Stakeholder Forum meeting to develop a National Action Plan for an open government system.

•Pakorn Nilpraphan chaired the 1/2026 Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) meeting on August 6, 2026.
•The meeting approved four key policy areas for the National Action Plan (NAP).
•Thailand is preparing to welcome representatives from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) from August 5–7.
•The completed NAP is scheduled for submission to the OGP Secretariat by December.

Overview

•Pakorn Nilpraphan chaired the first Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) meeting on August 6, 2026, at Government House.
•The MSF meeting approved four policy priorities for the National Action Plan (NAP) based on public suggestions collected by the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC).
•The four NAP priorities are anti-corruption, climate and environment (specifically PM2.5 and low-carbon cities), justice (Open Justice Data), and public participation.
•Thailand is hosting representatives from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) between August 5 and 7 to receive international technical advice.
•Thailand officially became a member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on January 27.
•The Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) consists of 25 representatives from the public sector, civil society, private sector, media, and political sector.
•Host agencies will draft commitments, gather public feedback, and seek Cabinet approval before sending the final NAP to the OGP Secretariat by December.

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Key Entities

Person

Pakorn Nilpraphan(ปกรณ์ นิลประพันธ์)

Deputy Prime Minister who chaired the first Multi-Stakeholder Forum meeting.

Organization

Multi-Stakeholder Forum(คณะกรรมการร่วมพหุภาคีเพื่อการบริหารงานภาครัฐระบบเปิด)

A body of 25 representatives from various sectors serving as the main mechanism for driving open government policy.

Open Government Partnership(ภาคีเครือข่ายภาครัฐระบบเปิด)ℹ️

An international partnership that Thailand officially joined on January 27.

Office of the Public Sector Development Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการพัฒนาระบบราชการ)

The secretariat that collected and screened public suggestions for the NAP framework.

Cabinet(ครม.)

The body responsible for approving the draft commitments before the NAP is submitted to the OGP Secretariat.

OGP Secretariat

The entity to which the completed National Action Plan will be submitted by December.

Policy

National Action Plan(แผนปฎิบัติการแห่งชาติ)

A plan (NAP) focused on four priority areas: anti-corruption, climate/environment, justice, and public participation.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the MSF meeting took place on August 6, 2026.