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Originally posted on the Poverty Alliance blog for Challenge Poverty Week. It becomes clear after flicking through the pages of Poverty in Scotland that the knowledge base exists to tackle poverty. We also know this simply through the everyday response of Scotland’s third sector.…

Elections are sensitive times in Georgia, with rising media attention directed towards politicians. As a result, politicians have become more cooperative with the public, and use the opportunity to discuss critical social and political issues. This has bolstered the discourse…

Subnational Pilot: Madrid, Spain Action Plan: 2017 Commitment: Development of participatory budgeting In April, the Financial Times reported that Spain’s ongoing ruling-party corruption scandal had “claimed a new political scalp,” with a Popular Party veteran resigning in the wake of…

Piloto Subnacional: Madrid, España Plan de Acción: 2017 Compromiso: Desarrollo de presupuestos participativos En abril, el periódico Financial Times publicó un artículo sobre un escándalo de corrupción en el partido político que estaba al mando en España cuando un veterano…

The launching of the Subnational Pioneer Pilot Program within OGP in early 2016 was a significant step forward in the global open government agenda. While born within countries, cities and local governments are especially well positioned to make open government…

El lanzamiento del Programa Piloto Subnacional de OGP a principios de 2016 fue un avance muy importante para la agenda global de gobierno abierto. Aunque este movimiento surgió a nivel nacional, las ciudades y los gobiernos locales son ideales para…