Perspective

This spring, 30 Open Government Partnership (OGP) member countries will develop National Action Plans. With international momentum growing and new rules on parliamentary participation in place, this cycle presents an opportunity to advance the legislative openness agenda by developing meaningful…

The extraordinary events of 2016 call upon OGP to reinvigorate the global movement for open government and democratic engagement.  This was clearly evident last month when civil society members of the OGP Steering Committee met in Paris for our annual…

This blog originally appeared on the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) website here. This post is the first in a short series that GIFT ran to provide ideas for countries preparing their next Action Plans. Two further blogs looked…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. This week, OGP news came from…

One of four sisters, I have had the great privilege to grow up in a family of impressive women—an experience that has made me certain of two things. First, tapping into the limitless potential of women is beneficial to society…

Ukraine’s open data journey started in 2015 but has roots dating back to the historic events of 2014 when thousands of Ukrainians came together on the Maidan, Kyiv's central square, to demand greater transparency of government and economic development.  These…

How do you mobilize political support for further reforms in public service provision, when 88% of customers are happy with what you do? Georgia is grappling with an unusual dilemma of coping with success in public administration reform. A survey…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. Between March 27th and 31st, OGP’s…

The World Water Day Summit 2017 gave recognition to South African innovators who participated in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) #Hack4Water challenge which was hosted by OGP South Africa in collaboration with Code4SA, The Innovation Hub and the national Department…

Uno de los temas centrales de la Cumbre de París fue la necesidad de lograr que OGP y el gobierno abierto resulten en beneficios tangibles en la vida de los ciudadanos. En los próximos cinco años, el éxito de OGP…