Local

Explore how to adopt an open government approach to policies and activities and adapt them for your own national and local context.

Why Local? The OGP process provides a unique space to explore local solutions for global challenges. For example, many OGP Local members use their action plans to localize, advance and implement global efforts like the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Memorandum on Parliamentary Engagement adopted by the OGP Steering Committee in November 2021 outlines three models for parliamentary engagement in OGP: direct participation in the national or local OGP process; stand-alone open parliament plans (hereby known as OGP parliamentary…

El Memorando sobre la Participación Parlamentaria adoptado por el Comité Directivo de OGP en noviembre de 2021 describe tres modelos para el compromiso parlamentario en OGP: participación directa en el proceso OGP nacional o local; planes independientes de parlamento abierto…

Today, 30 local governments join OGP, an international partnership that brings together government and civil society organizations to create ambitious reforms to open up governments and better respond to citizens’ needs.

Washington, DC – Hoy, 30 gobiernos locales se unen a la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés), una alianza internacional que reúne a gobiernos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil para crear reformas ambiciosas para…

Washington, DC – Aujourd’hui, 30 gouvernements locaux rejoignent le Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert (PGO), un partenariat international qui rassemble des organisations gouvernementales et de la société civile pour créer des réformes pour ouvrir les gouvernements et mieux répondre aux…

The new report from the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) highlights the main results and key successes of 68 commitments implemented by 12 OGP Local members between 2018 and 2021 and offers a glimpse of the challenges and lessons learned.

Now is the time for governments to invest in reforms that can accelerate and improve how they deliver quality education, healthcare, water and sanitation, and supportive infrastructure.

Take a look at Ukraine’s 10-year journey as a champion in OGP, their progress that has been tragically interrupted by the war, and how reformers continue to live by and fight for the principles of open government.

Learn how OGP members are using open gov approaches to take climate action, plus find key lessons from the first OGP Local Circle on Climate Action.

Pocas personas cuestionan que el reto más importante que enfrenta actualmente el mundo es cómo implementar acciones para mitigar de forma justa el cambio climático. Éste no es un problema para una sola industria, región geográfica o nivel de gobierno.…

In this episode, Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi shares how the Basque Country in Spain has worked to involve all local institutions and citizens in the policy-making process.