How Can Local Governments Accelerate the Implementation of SDGs?
OGP Local, UNDP, and UCLG have united to bolster local government efforts, showcasing innovative open government strategies and effective communication of SDG local action.
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National Actions to Help Professional Services Ensure Financial System Integrity
Safeguarding the financial system is paramount for national security, democracy, and combating corruption. Highlighting the role of "enablers" in money laundering, leading to reduced tax bases and empowering repressive regime and with the Summit for Democracy's objectives, this note guides the Financial Transparency, and Integrity Cohort on actionable steps to ensure professional services contribute to growth and integrity.
Four Takeaways from our Stakeholder Survey
A core tenet of the OGP model is that regular feedback leads to more effective policies. For this reason, over the past two years, we (the OGP Support Unit) have continued to survey our civil society partners to learn how the OGP process is working (see past results here). Below are four takeaways from the survey results, including how they relate to the new OGP strategy.
Local Roundup | October 2023
Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for October 2023. OPEN GOVERNMENT PROCESSES Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, opened a call for initiatives for their first action plan aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in the development of the…
End of Commitment Report – Improvement of the transparency portal and increase of open data visualisations
Overview Name of Evaluator Álex González Ruiz and Anabel Suso Araico Email madrid-spain@opengovpartnership.org Member Name Madrid, Spain Action Plan Title Action plan - Madrid, Spain, 2022 - 2023 Commitment Improvement of the transparency portal and increase of open data visualizations.…
End of Commitment Report – Improvement of the decide Madrid platform
Overview Name of Evaluator Álex González Ruiz and Anabel Suso Araico Email madrid-spain@opengovpartnership.org Member Name Madrid, Spain Action Plan Title Action plan - Madrid, Spain, 2022 - 2023 Commitment Improvement of the Decide Madrid platform, in order to encourage citizen…
End of Commitment Report – Community Actions for a Healthy City Strategy
Overview Name of Evaluator Álex González Ruiz and Anabel Suso Araico Email madrid-spain@opengovpartnership.org Member Name Madrid, Spain Action Plan Title Action plan - Madrid, Spain, 2022 - 2023 Commitment Community Actions for a Healthy City Strategy Action This commitment includes…
Open Government is Essential to Make Localisation a Reality
There has been a welcome debate in recent years about how to shift power, decisions, and resources on economic and social development into the hands of the people closest to the problems that need solving. This shift to localisation includes…
Obstacles and Innovations at the Local Level: Perspectives from Latest IRM Local Report
Quintana Roo, Mexico recently experienced a period of rapid growth, but improvised planning left a trail of social inequality, corruption, and environmental impact. In its first OGP action plan in 2021, Quintana Roo made legal changes to set the stage…