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Five Asks from Global Coalition for Tech Justice to Big Tech Companies
In 2024, sixty-five general elections will take place all over the world, including India, Mexico, Indonesia, and the United States. In past years, the underinvestment in safeguards by big tech companies could have contributed to allowing for misinformation and disinformation to run rampant and negatively impact democratic outcomes and human rights, with disproportionate harms in global majority countries.
A Political Trojan’s Horse: How Agora’s Hack Allowed Citizens to Directly Shape Legislation
How citizens of the city of Brussels, Blegium creatively leveraged institutional shortcomings to create a new space for political expression free from the usual partisan logics.
OGP and EITI: A Shared Agenda on Anti-Corruption and the Energy Transition
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) have much in common. These global multi-stakeholder initiatives both aim to deepen open governance and transparency and share a number of strategic and thematic objectives. With more than 30 shared member countries, they offer a powerful platform to drive positive governance outcomes.
Mining through an Open Government Lens
Gobierno abierto en clave minera
In recent years, the open government agenda has taken on increasing relevance in mining public policy based on the implementation of reforms, regulations, and tools focused on transparency and participatory dialogue...
En los últimos años la agenda de gobierno abierto ha tomado una creciente relevancia en la política pública minera a partir de la implementación de reformas, normativas y herramientas centradas en la transparencia del sector y el diálogo participativo. Argentina…
Faces of Open Government: Liia Hänni
Rostros de Gobierno Abierto: Isabel Moya Pérez
In this month's Faces of Open Government feature, meet Liia Hänni, a trailblazer in open government and e-democracy.
La Semana de Gobierno Abierto (OGW por sus siglas en inglés) se celebra en mayo de cada año para reunir a los gobiernos y la sociedad civil y encontrar soluciones a los problemas más apremiantes que enfrentan las comunidades a…
Open Contracting: Moving from Transparency to Transformation
In challenging times, the Open Contracting Partnership seeks transformative ideas for open government. They prioritize positive outcomes, combat corruption, and drive impactful initiatives. Join their workshop at the OGP Global Summit in Tallinn to be part of this transformative movement.
Three Pathways to More Meaningful Public Participation
To make public participation meaningful and inclusive, we need to synthesize knowledge, make it easier for reformers to connect with the right experts and use participation to solve big public problems.
Faces of Open Government: Cielo Magno
Rostros de Gobierno Abierto: Isabel Moya Pérez
In this month’s issue of Faces of Open Government, Cielo D. Magno, Undersecretary for the Department of Finance’s Fiscal Policy and Monitoring Group, shares her insights on how openness can uniquely impact the extractives industry, women, and government.
La Semana de Gobierno Abierto (OGW por sus siglas en inglés) se celebra en mayo de cada año para reunir a los gobiernos y la sociedad civil y encontrar soluciones a los problemas más apremiantes que enfrentan las comunidades a…
Estonia’s Journey of Open Government Reforms
This September, Estonia will host the 8th OGP Global Summit. Explore Estonia’s development through six action plans, and how the government has been able to institutionalize co-creation, public participation, transparency and openness at the local level.