Perspective

Participation from women in leadership positions in Germany was either stalling, or even falling. A new legal act, brought into effect in 2015, introduces obligations and incentives to improve gender representation in private and public leadership positions.

As OGP celebrates its 10th anniversary, we sat down with Rakesh Rajani, an open gov advocate who has been involved with OGP since its inception.

OGP está celebrando su décimo aniversario y en ese contexto platicamos con Rakesh Rajani, impulsor del gobierno abierto que ha colaborado con OGP desde su creación.

Alors que le PGO célèbre son 10e anniversaire, nous avons rencontré Rakesh Rajani, un défenseur du gouvernement ouvert qui est impliqué dans le PGO depuis sa création.

OGP Deputy CEO Joe Powell shares reflections on how OGP’s experience can inform some of the most critical policy debates facing the world today.

Esta semana, la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) cumple 10 años. En septiembre de 2011, en el marco de la Organización de las Naciones unidas, un grupo de jefes de Estado, ministros y líderes…

Cette semaine, le Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert fête officiellement ses 10 ans. C’est aux Nations Unies, en septembre 2011, qu’un groupe fondateur de chefs d’État, de ministres et de dirigeants de la société civile s’est réuni après des mois…

After years of distrust, the Costa Rican courts established a collaborative process for the public to determine how the judiciary should be reformed.

By building a website that allowed citizens to understand the government budgets and report concerns, Georgia empowered its citizens to keep the government accountable.

By building stronger ties with its Indigenous populations, and including them in policy development, Costa Rica is better able to serve all of its diverse citizens.

In Paraguay, Municipal Development Councils give citizens a greater say in projects that impact their local communities.

Uruguay’s citizens were not able to fully understand the healthcare system and the choices it provided them. To fix this, an easy-to-use website empowered citizens in their decisions.

To deal with a justice system that was complicated, Colombia’s Ministry of Justice developed the mobile application LegalApp, providing free legal knowledge and access to its public, presented in accessible language.

By creating a beneficial ownership register, which makes information on company owners more accessible and transparent to the public, Armenia makes serious advances in its efforts to eradicate political and corporate corruption.