Perspective

The OGP’s growth has been so rapid that it’s easy to forget that it launched only eight years ago. What started as a membership of eight countries in 2011 has blossomed into 79 countries and a number of local governments…

El crecimiento de OGP ha sido tan rápido que es fácil olvidar que se fundó hace apenas ocho años. Lo que empezó como un grupo de ocho países en 2011, ha florecido a una alianza de 79 países y diversos…

The impact of immigration and the recent refugee crisis have together contributed to the rise of far-right parties in Europe, which in turn poses a serious threat to the health of democracy on the continent.

We’re pleased to announce the results of the OGP Multi-Donor Trust Fund’s recently concluded calls for proposals on advancing thematic priorities and supporting participation and co-creation.

A small but growing number of countries have committed to championing feminist approaches to foreign policy. Sweden, France and Canada, to different degrees, have all pledged in recent years to make gender equality a goal of their international assistance and diplomatic…

One way to "break the roles" and minimize the risk of bias and inequity is to increase employers' transparency. Publishing information about pay and broader compensation opens up for examination any disparities that exist between employees of different genders, races and ages.

Una forma de “romper los roles” es incrementar la transparencia de la información de salarios (y las compensaciones en general) que publican las empresas, con lo que cualquier persona tendrá la oportunidad de analizar las desigualdades que existen entre hombres y mujeres (así como otros factores como raza, género, edad, etc.) para minimizar los riesgos de sesgos e inequidades.

The evidence is clear: the exploitation of natural resources impacts women very differently to men...

La evidencia es clara: la explotación de los recursos naturales impacta a las mujeres de forma muy diferente que a los hombres...

The principal mission of OGP is to make governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. In other words, its success depends in large measure on civic space or enabling conditions for people to freely organize, participate and communicate to shape…

La misión principal de OGP es lograr que los gobiernos sean más abiertos y rindan cuentas y respondan a las necesidades de sus ciudadanos. En otras palabras, su éxito depende en gran medida del espacio cívico o de las condiciones favorables…

We find ourselves in the midst of a digital revolution and the rate of upheaval is accelerating. Technological progress is happening so quickly that political actors genuinely struggle to shape it or to even keep pace.

Young people in Africa currently make up 60% of the continent’s population. This young growing population is demanding accountability, better and responsible government across the continent. Recently,I met Mfundo, a 21-year-old young man who became a breadwinner of his family…