Guidance Document

The Open Gov Guide is the “how-to” resource on applying open government principles to real-world challenges. It is a one-stop shop for concrete recommendations, examples of reforms, and international standards and guidance to help reformers, whether they are working on…

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…

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…

The Memorandum on Parliamentary Engagement adopted by the OGP Steering Committee in November 2021 outlines three models for parliamentary engagement in OGP: direct participation in the national or local OGP process; stand-alone open parliament plans (hereby known as OGP parliamentary…

El Memorando sobre la Participación Parlamentaria adoptado por el Comité Directivo de OGP en noviembre de 2021 describe tres modelos para el compromiso parlamentario en OGP: participación directa en el proceso OGP nacional o local; planes independientes de parlamento abierto…

Explore our list of recommendations for actions that parliaments can take to advance open government through legislation, oversight, opening up parliamentary institutions and processes, and fostering dialogue. Legislative action Adopt, or review and amend legislation to strengthen the legal frameworks…

This policy brief lays out the key issues to address for regulating online political advertising in Europe and proposes ideas for how to address them through policy action grounded by open government, fundamental rights, and democratic values.

OGP is delighted to announce a new expansion of the OGP Local with a planned intake of up to 50 new local governments in 2022. To that end, we are launching a Call for Applications for New Local Members interested in joining OGP.

The following updated OGP Participation & Co-Creation Standards were approved by the Steering Committee on November 24, 2021, and will become effective on January 1, 2022, replacing the previous version. Download as a PDF in English, Spanish, and French. The…