Perspective

Learn how OGP members are using their action plans to advance concrete lobbying reforms.

El cabildeo en ocasiones tiene mala reputación, pues se interpreta como una actividad rodeada de escándalos. En realidad, el cabildeo es una actividad legítima que permite a los grupos presentar sus opiniones a los funcionarios. En las democracias sólidas, esta…

Fatou Jagne Senghore is the Director for Article 19, West Africa. As the open government community observed Open Gov Week and World Press Freedom Day this month, Fatou reflects on...

Fatou Senghore es la directora de Artículo 19 para el oeste de África. La comunidad de gobierno abierto celebró la semana del gobierno abierto y el día mundial de la libertad de prensa este mes y, en ese contexto, Fatou nos presenta sus reflexiones sobre...

Open Gov Week (OGW) has always been about scaling up our efforts and advancing open government in our communities. But this year, OGW offered a unique opportunity...

This blog is part of a series from students of the Institut de Sciences Politiques de Paris who interviewed reformers working on initiatives recognized by the OGP Leaders Network. Read the series here.  Despite Mexico being a leader of transformative gender equality, it remains ranked…

A pesar de que México es líder en la equidad de género, sigue siendo uno de los países con la distribución más desproporcionada de trabajo no pagado entre hombres y mujeres. Datos de la OCDE muestran que, en promedio, las…

OGP can serve as a space to ensure that efforts to enhance information, participation, and accountability translate into concrete outcomes to address the issues that environmental defenders are facing.

OGP puede servir de espacio para que los esfuerzos por aumentar la información, participación y rendición de cuentas se traduzcan en resultados concretos que solucionen los problemas que enfrentan los defensores ambientales.

The New Zealand government is working to improve their transparency and accountability in the use of algorithms; a project that benefits from high levels of civil society engagement...

Overspending and under-delivered infrastructure projects are among the symptoms of government vulnerability to corruption. Learn about Kaduna State "Eyes and Ears" project, which ensures that community funds are properly managed while fostering citizen participation.

Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine - joined OGP in 2011. Though different in many ways, these countries shared a strong incentive to use their participation in OGP to address Soviet legacies of opaque and highly centralized governance.

Armenia, Georgia, Moldavia y Ucrania, se incorporaron a OGP en 2011. Aunque son diferentes en muchos sentidos, estos países comparten el incentivo de utilizar su participación en OGP para atender la herencia soviética de la gobernanza opaca y altamente centralizada.

At its heart, whistleblowing is about speaking up against wrongdoing and corruption. See what OGP members have done to protect whistleblowers.

Denunciar irregularidades es alzar la voz en contra de actos indebidos y casos de corrupción. Explora recomendaciones para asegurar reformas ambiciosas para proteger a los denunciantes. Recommendations for ensuring ambitious reforms that protect whistleblowers

Learn how reformers in Buenos Aires launched JusLab, a space for discussing, co-creating and designing solutions for justice sector problems using transparency and access to information, accountability and collaboration.