Latin America

El pasado diciembre, tuve el placer de moderar una mesa redonda, como académico y miembro de  DATA , sobre la situación del gobierno abierto en Uruguay.  Servidores públicos, organizaciones internacionales, desarrolladores, investigadores y activistas, discutieron que significa (al menos en…

Entendiendo el gobierno abierto: Una experiencia Uruguaya Last December 2012, I had the pleasure to chair in my academic capacity and as a member of DATA  a round table about open government in Uruguay where government officials, civil society advocates,…

Before Brazil’s first OGP action plan even had its one year anniversary, preparations for a new action plan and consultation process were already underway. In fact, conversations around a new action plan and a more robust consultation process started back…

Coming out of the regional meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) held in Santiago, Chile, from January 10-11, it’s clear that the movement to open the world’s parliaments has a number of allies outside of civil society and parliamentary monitoring…

Alejandro Ferreiro: "Hemos sido capaces de definir como país lo que queremos en esta materia" Video of Alejandro Ferreiro: "Hemos sido capaces de definir como país lo que queremos en esta materia"   En el Parlamento chileno y la Comisión…

Federico Allendes, presidente de Pro-Acceso: "Los avances en transparencia en Chile han sido notables." Federico Allendes: "Los avances en transparencia en Chile han sido notables" Video of Federico Allendes: "Los avances en transparencia en Chile han sido notables" Como parte…

Last week, Latin America advanced its commitment to open government with a regional conference in Santiago, Chile and welcomed Argentina as the 58th country to join the Open Government Partnership. Roughly 300 representatives from Latin American governments, civil society and…

El encuentro regional de la OGP en América Latina toma lugar en Chile el 10 y 11 de Enero el 2013. El evento comenzará con Cristian Larroulet, el Ministro Secretaria General de la Presidencia de Chile. Larroulet comentó: El hecho…

Watch the OGP Regional Outreach Meeting in Chile live in either English or Spanish. Let us know what you think of the meeting by tweeting us @opengovpart using #OGPChile. OGP-Chile-Live-Stream.bmp

Chile is hosting a Regional Outreach Meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) for Latin America on the 10th and 11th January 2013. It will be opened by Cristián Larroulet, Minister Secretary-General of the Chilean Presidency, who commented: The fact…