Perspective

This blog is modified from remarks made by OGP Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Pradhan at the World Bank’s launch of the Open Budget Survey 2017 on January 20th, 2018. Yesterday marked  the global release of the Open Budget Survey 2017…

Version Française » Version en español » 2018 will mark a critical year for the Open Government Partnership (OGP), with many exciting initiatives being launched. OGP will ‘spin-off’ into an independent organization, the OGP Multi-Donor Trust Fund will be launched,…

The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer released last week shows a very troubling, continued decline of trust in institutions across the globe, which was already at all-time low in 2017.  Citizens perceive their democratic institutions to be captured by elites, who…

English Version on eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government » Hace seis años, varios factores se combinaron para dar lugar a la creación de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés). Existía la necesidad de…

From Bali to Jakarta: The evolution of OGP in Asia Pacific >>    Han pasado tres años y medio desde que la comunidad de gobierno abierto se reunió en Bali en la reunión regional de Asia Pacífico de 2014. Entonces…

This is Why OGP Commitments Fail >> En Grecia, el gobierno se comprometió a establecer un proceso abierto para cubrir las vacantes del sector público. En Macedonia, el gobierno se comprometió a exigir procesos de consulta con los ciudadanos a…

English Version » “Los funcionarios públicos hacen un gran trabajo y tienen tareas muy difíciles a su cargo. Esta agenda, el gobierno abierto y la transparencia, muchas veces enfrenta resistencia y es difícil vencer los obstáculos que se presentan. Así…

Por qué los compromisos de OGP fallan >> In Greece, the government committed to create an open process for filling public sector positions. In Macedonia, the government committed to require consultations with citizens at the municipal level. And in Mongolia,…

Version en español » With the goal of promoting and enhancing transparency in the tracking process of Open Government Action Plans, Uruguay has deployed four management tools: the Open Government Observatory, the Tracking Meetup, the Achievement Dashboard, and the Open…

A theme that surfaced consistently at the Asia Pacific Leaders Forum, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, was decreasing trust in governments. For countries committed to the principles and praxis of openness, this trust deficit could severely undermine the transformative…