Pakorn and MSF Committee Drive Open Government Initiatives

Matichon•Politics•19d ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapan chaired the first Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) meeting of 2026 to drive an open government system through four key policy areas.

•Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapan chaired the MSF meeting No. 1/2026 on August 6 at Government House.
•The meeting approved four key policy areas for the National Action Plan (NAP) focusing on anti-corruption, environment, justice, and public participation.
•Thailand is preparing to welcome representatives from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) from August 5-7.
•The completed NAP must be submitted to the OGP Secretariat by December.

Overview

•Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapan chaired the Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) meeting No. 1/2026 on August 6 at Government House.
•The MSF meeting approved four policy areas for the National Action Plan (NAP) based on public suggestions collected by the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC).
•The four priority areas for the NAP include anti-corruption, climate and environment (specifically PM2.5 and low-carbon cities), justice (Open Justice Data), and public participation.
•Representatives from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) are visiting Thailand officially from August 5-7.
•Thailand officially became a member of the OGP on January 27.
•The MSF committee consists of 25 representatives from the government, civil society, private sector, media, and political sector.
•Host agencies will draft commitments, gather public feedback, seek Cabinet approval, and send the final NAP to the OGP Secretariat by December.

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Key Entities

Person

Pakorn Nilprapan(ปกรณ์ นิลประพันธ์)

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

Organization

Multi-Stakeholder Forum(คณะกรรมการร่วมพหุภาคีเพื่อการบริหารงานภาครัฐระบบเปิด)

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

Open Government Partnership(ภาคีเครือข่ายภาครัฐระบบเปิด)ℹ️

An international organization 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.

OGP Secretariat

The body to which Thailand must submit the completed National Action Plan by December.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the MSF meeting was held on August 6.

Policy

National Action Plan(ร่างแผนปฏิบัติการแห่งชาติ)

The NAP is the operational plan being developed to drive open government through four key policy areas.