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Remarks by INDONESIA’s VICE PRESIDENT at High-Level OGP Event, 19 September 2017
REMARKS H.E. MR. JUSUF KALLA VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AT OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) HIGH LEVEL EVENT NEW…
Ukraine End-of-Term Report 2014-2016
In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for Ukraine's second action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of September 2015 through November 2016. Dmytro Kotlyar, an indepdendent researcher, wrote this…
Israel Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017
In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the progress report for second’s action plan. The report covers the development and first year of implementation of the action plan July 2014 through June 2016. In Israel, the IRM researcher Roy…
La palabra de moda “cocreación”: reflexiones del taller de gobierno abierto para los servicios públicos de Manila
Tengo un amigo que odia las palabras de moda que se crean en la comunidad del desarrollo. Desde que Andrea Cornwall y sus colegas publicaron “Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords” (Desconstrucción del discurso del desarrollo: las palabras de moda)…
That co-creation buzzword: reflections from the open government for public service delivery workshop in Manila
This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. A friend of mine hates development buzzwords. Ever since Andrea Cornwall and her colleagues published “ Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords” in 2010, said friend…
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…
Dominican Republic End-of-Term Report 2014-2016
In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for Dominican Republic's second action plan. The report covers the second year of implementation of the action plan through 30 July 2016. In Dominican Republic, findings from…
2017 Local and municipal elections: a step forward in Jordan’s journey to opening government
On August 15, over 1.3 million people – 31.7 percent of 4.1 million eligible voters in Jordan- cast their ballots for local and municipal elections, as per statistics from the Independent Election Commission (IEC). For the first time, Jordanians voted for mayors…