Perspective

The Open Government Partnership is a naturally optimistic organization. We are made up of thousands of reformers inside and outside of government who believe in more open and responsive democracies that put citizens first. This made 2017 a particularly tough…

Business is increasingly recognizing its role in building a sustainable and just future through promoting transparency and restoring trust. The past year brought a swell of business leaders taking a stand on several key issues, including protection of civic rights,…

Las empresas, cada vez más, están reconociendo su papel en la construcción de un futuro justo y sustentable a través de la transparencia y la construcción de la confianza. El año pasado hubo una gran cantidad de líderes del sector…

Featured Commitment: Kenya Commitment 1: More transparent and participatory development of climate policies at the national and subnational level 2016 – 2018 Action Plan 2 OGP is the international platform for major players to launch big ideas to promote open…

Plan de acción 2: 2016-2018 Compromiso 1: Desarrollo de políticas de cambio climático más transparentes y participativas a nivel nacional y subnacional OGP es una plataforma internacional que permite presentar ideas ambiciosas para promover reformas de gobierno abierto, además de…

In 2015, 264 million primary and secondary age children and youth were out of school. In 2016, 5.6 million children died before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes and treatable diseases. In 2015, it was estimated that close to…

  This post originally appeared on Thea Tsulukiani’s blog. In 2016, partner governments and civil society organizations elected Georgia to serve as the Co-Chair of Open Government Partnership (OGP) – granting a great honor and responsibility. Starting from October 2017,…

  “What we are trying to do is to support people to understand that enabling them to be part of the decision-making is not just something that we should be doing, it’s an absolute right.” These are the words with…

Adapted from OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan’s opening remarks at the “Women and the Right of Access to Information Conference” at the Carter Center, Atlanta, February 14, 2018 I want to share with you a story from a remarkable woman, Lavalina…

« Se réunir est un début. Rester ensemble est un progrès. Travailler ensemble est la réussite. » - Henry Ford Après 3 projets et 6 ans d’attente, la loi sur le droit d’accès à l’information vient d’être enfin votée au…

Version en español » English Version » 2018 sera une année clé pour le Partenariat pour un Gouvernement Ouvert (OGP, selon le sigle anglais), avec la lancée de plusieurs initiatives passionnantes. L’OGP se transformera en organisation indépendante, le Fonds fiduciaire…

Disclaimer: The following piece is written down from a deep love towards the tiny yet sturdy country called Estonia, also in firm belief that there is a lot of unused potential regarding further developments of the effective and flexible e-state…