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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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United States · South Africa · Philippines · Nigeria · New Zealand

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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An Evaluation Framework for Digital ID

National Digital ID programmes are being deployed worldwide to facilitate inclusion of marginalised communities, and ensure more effective and open governance through efficient delivery of government services and welfare measures, reduced corruption, and preservation of national security. In many national…

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Kyrgyz Republic · Republic of Korea · Philippines · Mongolia

Open Response + Open Recovery: Conversations with Asia-Pacific’s Open Gov Community

On July 7, over 100 open government reformers across the Asia-Pacific region convened for the conversation “Open Response + Open Recovery: Inclusive Participation and Civic Space in Times of Crisis”. The discussion focused on how reformers in the region are working to maintain inclusive civic participation and protect and expand civic space during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what we heard.

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As We Face New Challenges, Open Gov Champions Step Up

In early 2020, OGP started looking for new candidates to fill three seats in the OGP Civil Society Steering Committee. The list of candidates this year was particularly strong and we are grateful to the impressive civil society leadership OGP can rely on.

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Making Trillion Dollar Stimulus and Safety Nets Work for All: The Essential Steps We Can Take Now

OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan calls on governments, citizens, civil society, businesses and others to join together to shape COVID-19 stimulus and safety nets and follow the money to save millions of lives and livelihoods.

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Open Response + Open Recovery: Conversations with Europe’s Open Gov Community

Read how Europe's open government community is leveraging the OGP platform during the pandemic and tackling the challenges it poses to civic space.

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