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Germany Joins the OGP with Government and Civil Society on Board
Deutsche Fassung » Germany finally joined the Open Government Partnership on December 7th. Enthusiasm about Germany taking this step is high, since German civil society has been advocating for it since 2011. Though it had already been included into the…
The open government partnership offers an opportunity to respond to the global crisis of legitimacy of political power
The last year has been marked by a global rise of populist political projects, carrying nationalist aspirations of closed borders and ultimately revealing the deep mistrust of political elites and traditional government institutions. Globally, electoral defeats of liberal parties have…
Deutschland ist jetzt Teil der Open Government Partnership (OGP): Regierung und Zivilgesellschaft sind im selben Boot
English Version » Die deutsche Zivilgesellschaft schaut auf den OGP Gipfel in Paris mit hohen Erwartungen, weil Deutschland am 7. Dezember schließlich offiziell Teil der internationalen Partnerschaft für mehr Transparenz, Bürgerbeteiligung, weniger Korruption und innovativen Regierungsansätze wird. Bundesinnenminister Thomas de…
Cities Join the Open Government Partnership
Version Française » A miniature democratic revolution is underway. Some of you are already familiar with the Open Government Partnership (OGP), or this organisation of governments and civil society organizations doing remarkable work to advance openness in government and citizen…
Speech by the President of the Republic, François Hollande – Global Summit for Open Government Partnership
Version Française » Paris Salle Pleyel - Wednesday 7th December 2016 Ladies and Gentlemen, Heads of State, of government, Ladies and Gentlemen, representatives of the many countries associated with this summit for open government, Ladies and Gentlemen the elected representatives,…
What’s at stake in the future of U.S. participation in the Open Government Partnership
This post originally appeared on the Sunlight Foundation blog. The dominant political binary of the 21st century won’t be left versus right, but open versus closed. That’s the observation that author Alec Ross shared more than six years ago, while he was still serving…