Policy Resources

How can governments build a more constructive relationship with civil society? Get started with four steps outlined by OGP members at a recent Democratic Freedoms Learning Network here.

Muchas veces, los gobiernos que quieren establecer una relación más constructiva con la sociedad no saben por dónde empezar. La sociedad civil abarca diferentes tipos de organizaciones, áreas de experiencia y alcances geográficos por lo que puede ser abrumador entender…

The Autonomous Republic of Ajara is a political-administrative region of Georgia. Its Supreme Council is made up of 21 congresspeople who represent about 350,000 citizens. While the Autonomous Republic of Ajara is not a member of OGP Local, its legislative body, the Supreme Council, has played a significant role in promoting open government values.

En esta serie de blogs sobre parlamentos abiertos, mostramos las experiencias de diversos parlamentos abiertos de diversas partes del mundo. Los parlamentos abiertos son instituciones que promueven la transparencia, participación y rendición de cuentas en el proceso legislativo.  La República…

Learn about Argentina's efforts to integrate gender and diversity perspectives into Argentina’s fourth open government national action plan as a tool for mainstreaming into future open government commitments.

Esta publicación de blog explora los aspectos más destacados del informe de Argentina, Incorporación de la Perspectiva de géneros y diversidad en el Cuarto Plan de Acción Nacional de Gobierno Abierto. Encuentre el resumen ejecutivo disponible en inglés y español…

English and Spanish versions of the executive summary are available as web text and PDFs below. The full document is available in Spanish on Government of Argentina's website here. Annex: Mainstreaming the Gender and Diversity Perspective Into the Fourth Open…

Explore three ways advocates in Tijuana, Mexico, are engaging the community and using open justice and artistic approaches to allow citizens to more fully exercise their rights and improve relations between migrants and authorities.

Alma Migrante, una organización que busca garantizar el acceso a la justicia de personas migrantes, litigó el caso 1597/2018 que evidencia que la práctica de que la policía local entregue a personas migrantes a las autoridades migratorias para que las deporte es ilegal en Tijuana.

This paper is part of the background research for the Skeptic’s Guide to Open Government (2022 Edition). Peter Noorlander developed it with guidance from the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative and Center for Human Rights. Civic space and democratic…

In this episode, Andrej Leontiev walks us through his experience as an anti-corruption lawyer and the movement for beneficial ownership transparency reform in Slovakia and globally.

A key part of democracy at the local level is providing citizens with the opportunity to take action on the issues that are important to them. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the area of urban planning. When planning…

Una parte clave de la democracia a nivel local es brindar a las y los ciudadanos la oportunidad de tomar medidas sobre los temas que son importantes para ellos. En ninguna parte es esto más evidente que en el área…

Public participation is at the heart of OGP, so it was no surprise that it was a frequent topic across community conversations during the consultations for...

La participación pública está en el corazón de OGP, así que no fue sorpresa que este tema surgiera constantemente en los diálogos comunitarios que se realizaron durante...

Have you ever searched an online government transparency portal only to find that the vital information you hoped to find is not there or that the portal itself has disappeared? If so, you’re not alone. Over the last decade, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has reviewed countless commitments that promise to deliver a transparency portal as the antidote to a wide range of governance challenges.

¿Alguna vez has hecho una búsqueda en un portal de transparencia del Gobierno y notado que la información que esperabas encontrar no se está disponible o ha desaparecido? Si es el caso, no estás solo. En los últimos diez años,…