Value Propositions

This toolkit is a collaboration between Accountability Lab and the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Young people aged 15-24 account for 16% of the global population. In some regions, Africa for instance, youth make up 60% of the continental population. As…

Governments are entrusted with the power to collect, allocate, and spend public funds. Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) provide a check on governments’ use of public resources through regular audits of government budgets and expenditures. SAIs provide objective and unbiased information…

Los gobiernos tienen el encargo de recaudar, asignar y ejercer fondos públicos. Las instituciones superiores de auditoría (ISA) supervisan el uso de los recursos públicos a través de auditorías continuas de los presupuestos y gastos de los gobiernos. Las ISA…

This document complements the Memorandum on Parliamentary Engagement, adopted by the OGP Steering Committee in November 2021. It captures the approaches taken by a growing number of OGP members, illustrating how parliaments can participate in OGP and help advance the…

Este documento complementa el Memorando sobre participación parlamentaria, adoptado por el Comité Directivo de OGP en noviembre de 2021. Captura los enfoques adoptados por un número creciente de miembros de OGP, ilustrando cómo los parlamentos pueden participar en OGP y…

Evidence continues to show that open government affects people’s lives. But there are still skeptics who are not aware of all the benefits associated with this approach. Use this guide to convince them to take an open government approach when implementing reforms.

Discover evidence on grievance redress mechanisms from around the world, including mechanisms attached to public services and programs in the Global South, where they are relatively new and emerging fast.

Explore research and empirical evidence from the last fifteen years on how social audits work and their main benefits.

Explore empirical evidence on the effects of open contracting on a range of outcomes, including cost savings and efficiency, reducing corruption, improving service delivery, and increasing social inclusion.

As the field of fiscal openness evolves and grows interest, explore the state of research on its impacts and how it shapes the debate on its future directions.

Explore the benefits of access to justice, including the impacts of improved and expanded provision of justice services—both formal and informal—on economies, societies, and the social contract.

Now is the time for governments to invest in reforms that can accelerate and improve how they deliver quality education, healthcare, water and sanitation, and supportive infrastructure.