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Germany Finally has an Open Data Law
On July 13, 2017 Germany’s first Open Data law came into effect, finally enabling free access to government data. The Open Data law is part of the change of the German E-Government law, which we translated here. While it is…
First German National Action Plan for more Transparency and Open Government
Berlin 16.08.2017 - The German federal government adopted its first Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP) today. With the NAP, the federal government takes important steps to strengthen citizen participation. The 15 commitments in the NAP will provide…
Latvia Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017
In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the progress report for Latvia’s second action plan. The report covers the development and first year of implementation of the action plan, from July 2015 through June 2016. The IRM researcher in…