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Featured Commitment: Access to Justice for Environmental Matters

Read how Ecuador is expanding access to environmental information, opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making, and access to justice for environmental matters. This commitment is featured in the "What's in the 2019 Action Plans" publication.

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Featured Commitment: Technology Rights and Privacy

Read how Mexico is seeking to address the lack of regulation and supervision of government digital surveillance. This commitment is featured in the "What's in the 2019 Action Plans" publication.

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Featured Commitment: Publish Beneficial Ownership Data

Read how the Slovak Republic is expanding their beneficial ownership work. This commitment is featured in the "What's in the 2019 Action Plans" publication.

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Featured Commitment: Establish Beneficial Ownership Registry

Read how Nigeria plans to tackle money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorism, and grand corruption by establishing a beneficial ownership register. This commitment is featured in the "What's in the 2019 Action Plans" publication.

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Fiscal Data for Emergency Response: Guide for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many governments to launch emergency spending and tax policy measures to mitigate the impact on the health of their people and economies. GIFT's practical guide helps practitioners identify the datasets and data fields that are required for informed internal decision-making and transparent disclosure of information related to emergency responses.

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Don’t Let Cash Slip Away: Strengthening Government Oversight of Stimulus Spending Through Disclosure and Public Participation

Explore why public participation and disclosure are crucial elements for a robust government oversight mechanism. This is the third blog in a limited series on strengthening government oversight of stimulus spending.

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Reviewing OGP Processes for its Tenth Anniversary

The 10th anniversary of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) offers an exciting opportunity to gather feedback and propose ambitious changes to safeguard open government values and accomplish two main goals set out in OGP’s Three-Year Implementation Plan (3YP): more ambition…

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Don’t Let Cash Slip Away: How to Build Strong Government Oversight of Stimulus Spending

As governments around the world implement massive stimulus packages to protect individuals’ economic and physical wellbeing in the midst of the pandemic, robust oversight mechanisms are essential to ensure these huge social programs reach intended recipients.

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Faces of Open Government: Cesar Nicandro Cruz-Rubio

Meet Cesar Nicandro Cruz-Rubio, a policy researcher at GIGAPP and member of OGP’s International Experts Panel. Cesar explains what the IRM refresh means for the open gov community and how the IRM is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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