Perspective

This fireside chat brings together two leaders in open government: Sanjay Pradhan, outgoing CEO of OGP, and Rakesh Rajani, President of Just Systems and former OGP Co-Chair. As Sanjay prepares to step down as CEO after 9 years at the helm of OGP, this conversation offers a chance to reflect on the challenges confronting democracies, implications of the US elections and future of open government.

After a whirlwind of a year, my role as civil society Co-Chair of OGP recently came to an end. As Co-Chair with the Government of Kenya, it was a year of incredible progress but also many challenges—and plenty of learning.…

In the decades-long discussion of the value of participatory and deliberative democracy, there have regularly been such criticisms of processes not being adequately empowered or connected to decision-making. This blog seeks to explore what a mainstreaming approach to public participation might mean.

To mark the International Day for People with Disabilities, we’re joined by Agila Barzdienė, Chancellor at the Office of the President of Lithuania, and Rugilė Trumpytė, Chief Executive of the Lithuanian Diversity Charter. They share how socially responsible public procurement…

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