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Featured Commitment – Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka – AP1 2015-2017 (2016-2018) Theme: Women in Political Governance Commitment 15: Strengthening Women’s Participation in the political decision-making process at the local level Across the globe, women have seen slow-moving and limited progress on advancement of rights and…

The Open Election Data Initiative: Expanding and Using Data to Improve Electoral Processes

Initiatives like OGP have made substantial strides in opening a broad range of government data. This trend is particularly relevant to - and much needed in - elections, which are subject to basic democratic standards for transparency. With advancements in…

Faces of Open Government – Catalina Uribe Burcher

Tell us a little bit about IDEA. What work is IDEA doing, and how is it supporting democratic change around the world? International IDEA is the only intergovernmental organization whose sole mandate is to support democracy worldwide. As such, we…

Chile’s Multistakeholder Forum and Political Dialogue

Since its first National Action Plan process in 2012, the Government of Chile has maintained a permanent dialogue with civil society stakeholders in open government reforms. Initially, a small group of organizations held conversations with the General Secretariat of Presidency…

Tackle fake news with transparency

In the Netherlands, the next municipal elections will be held on 21 March 2018. On the same day, voters will also be asked their opinion in a non-binding referendum on the Intelligence and Security Services Act. This advisory referendum will…

Who funds political parties? What we have learned from an effort to create meaningful transparency

As a voter, I would like to know who the largest donors for a party are before I make my choice on election day. To shed light on the funding of Austrian political parties, last July – three months ahead…

OGP Global Summit: Contribute to the Agenda

We are pleased to announce that registration and the call for proposals have opened for the 5th OGP Global Summit to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on July 17-19, 2018. Representatives from more than seventy countries are expected to attend…

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