Open Government Approaches in Summit for Democracy Commitments
Explore OGP's analysis of Summit For Democracy commitments, their relevance to open government values, their areas of focus, and how they compare to OGP commitments.
Case Studies and Stories
When the Whole Neighborhood Pitches In, Results Are Better
In this episode, Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi shares how the Basque Country in Spain has worked to involve all local institutions and citizens in the policy-making process.
Georgian Municipalities on a Journey to Become More Open
Municipios de Georgia en camino a ser más abiertos
Having served as a national researcher for Georgia from 2013 to 2019 for OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism, I have developed a particular interest in implementing the values of openness and accountability in local governments. From 2014-2015, Georgia implemented a series…
Entre el 2013 y el 2019 me desempeñé como investigador nacional para el Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente en Georgia. Desde entonces, he tenido especial interés en implementar el valor de la apertura y la rendición de cuentas en los gobiernos…
Faces of Open Government: Inita Pauloviča
Rostros del gobierno abierto: Inita Pauloviča
The Director of the State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia on public administration policy issues Inita Pauloviča shares her views on Open Latvia, a platform created to help Latvia in its co-creation process.
Actualmente, Inita Pauloviča es asesora del director de la cancillería del Estado de Letonia sobre asuntos de administración pública. Antes de ocupar ese puesto, fue subdirectora de la cancillería del Estado y fue clave para el desarrollo de una plataforma…
Hope is Hard Work but Necessary Work
In this Voices of Open Government episode, Patrick Harvie, member of the Scottish Parliament, explains how open, participative, and deliberative approaches to decision-making helps turn voices of citizens into concrete actions.
Faces of Open Government: Aidan Eyakuze
Rostros del gobierno abierto: Aidan Eyakuze
OGP civil society co-chair Aidan Eyakuze shares some of the work he and his counterparts in Italy hope to achieve this year and his hopes for the future of the open government community.
En diciembre, Aidan Eyakuze y el Gobierno de Italia se convirtieron en los copresidentes del Comité Directivo de OGP, trabajando en una agenda conjunta para atender los retos que representa este año. Aidan platicó con OGP para compartir el trabajo…
Part 1: Building Political Will for Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Nigeria
Learn how Nigeria is achieving key milestones in beneficial ownership transparency through their engagement in OGP – from gaining political will within key institutions to navigating conversations between government, businesses, and civil society.
Open Contracting for Better Goods and Services in Kenya
Learn how Kenya is making progress on open contracting reforms through strong civil society-government collaboration and ambitious OGP commitments.
Planting the Seeds for a Better Environmental Future in Ecuador
Learn how Ecuador is advancing environmental democracy by applying open government approaches to their implementation of the Escazu Agreement.
Building the Ladder of Citizen Engagement
In this Voices of Open Government episode, we learn how the local government in Austin, Texas has taken steps to level the playing field and include historically marginalized groups, including people experiencing homelessness, in open government and policy processes.