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Open Government Partnership at Five Years: What to Look for at the Paris Summit
OGP is five years old! What has happened in this time? What is happening next? Join us for a short lunch discussion with such exciting topics as: OGP Steering Committee members on their strategic goals for the next few years…
OGP in the News – Week of November 7, 2016
A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. It’s been a tumultuous week in international politics, yet the nature of OGP coverage remained relatively unchanged. The English-language online computer magazine PCWorld,…
Pasito a pasito: el camino para la apertura legislativa
Los Poderes Legislativos son el órgano democrático por excelencia, dado que es donde se encuentran los representantes del pueblo, electos por el voto directo. Allí se debate toda legislación que luego regirá a la vida cotidiana de los habitantes de…
Open Government and Democracy: Improving the reliability of the political system
The importance of Open Government Open Governance as a public policy is based on the integration of the principles of transparency, access to information and the effective participation of citizens in the State’s operating procedures. Expanding openness policies and civic participation involves creating infrastructures…
Open government: a solid step towards peace agreements
Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens. This…
Featured Commitment – Indonesia
Country: Indonesia Commitment: Accelerate open and good governance practices in natural resources management National Action Plan: 2014-2015 Learning from a forestry failure: What a withdrawn commitment from Indonesia tells us about the politics behind success Indonesia’s 3rd national action plan…
Open government: Moving beyond arguments on the ‘right thing to do’
This post originally appeared on the Results for Development blog. The U.S. Congress can barely pass routine spending bills that support everything from roadways and bridges, to service members and their families and keeping the lights on at the post…