Documents
United Kingdom Progress Report 2011–2013
In September and October of 2013, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published eight Progress Reports for public comment. These eight countries joined OGP in September 2011, and the IRM progress reports cover the first full year of action plan implementation. …
Civic Participation in Latin American OGP Commitments
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is a key means by which all stakeholders can track OGP progress in participating countries. The IRM produces independent progress reports on action plan commitments for each country participating in OGP.…
Case Study (2014): Creating a Single-Window Access to Public Services in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijani, ASAN translates to “EASY” and was conceived as a one- stop shop where the services of various government agencies are provided.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B471ujVfgLNMZmM1WHk0RGJSdnM
Case Study (2014): Increasing Corporate Accountability in Brazil
In keeping with the spirit of transparency and accountability, Brazil became one of the founding members of OGP, and promoting corporate accountability is one of the more unique features in its first Action plan. To encourage the private sector to…
Case Study (2014): Making election campaign finances public in Croatia
Transparency in the flow of money in politics means a more informed voting public, which consequently strengthens the democratic process. Croatia’s legislative framework is deemed to be one of the best among the Balkan countries. Political parties are required to…
Case Study (2014): Soliciting Citizen Feedback on Public Services in Indonesia
Using a variety of media such as the LAPOR! website, text messaging and mobile applications, citizens can report on anything from bribe requesting public of cials to damaged bridges and teacher absenteeism. The website allows users to even upload pictures…
Case Study (2014): Finding Creative Use for Public Data in Israel
For a service that is offered for over one million stops in 800 cities, Sonny ben- Shimon, software engineer at Google Israel, thought it odd that Google Transit was still not available in his country. The thought quickly materialized into…
Case Study (2014): Encouraging parents’ engagement in public education reform in Mexico
Mexico’s membership to OGP opened the gateway to negotiating with the education authorities to provide data. IMCO acquired databases on standardized test results and active teaching spaces, and cross-referenced them with basic data on the schools. Mejora tu Escuela covers…
Case Study (2014): Promoting Citizen’s Awareness of the National Budget in Tanzania
The government draws its revenues from multiple sources including domestic taxes and fees, natural resource extraction, foreign aid and loans, which it then spends on delivering services to the public. These revenues and expenditures make up the national budget, which…