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Uruguay to host the Open Government Partnership Americas Regional Meeting
Uruguay será el anfitrión del Encuentro Regional de las Américas de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY- 27 MAY 2016- In preparation for the 2016 Regional Americas Meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) held June 1st and 2nd, some 500 participants from government, civil society, the media, and business from 25 countries are gathering…
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – 27 DE MAYO DE 2016 – En preparación al Encuentro Regional de las Américas 2016 de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (Open Government Partnership – OGP por sus siglas en inglés) que se llevará a cabo…
OGP in the News – Week of May 23, 2016
A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week OGP received a considerable amount of press coverage in France, which is set to take over as lead chair of the…
2016: A year for open government
This blog originally appeared on the Financial Transparency Coalition website. 2016 is a big year for the open government movement, and recent revelations from the leaked Panama Papers will only serve to forward the transparency discussion further. As we’ve seen…
Open Contracting – The Next Generation of Procurement in Africa
The next generation of Africa’s development will require billions in investment to build infrastructure and provide quality services to its citizens such as health centers, food for school children, water, and roads to help farmers market their produce. Investments in…
OGP in the News – Week of May 8, 2016
A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week OGP’s press largely centered around the Anti-Corruption Summit in London – specifically with regard to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s participation in…
African countries come together to address gaps in managing digital information for open government
This blog originally appeared on the World Bank Governance for Development blog. On April 22 and April 29, 2016 representatives from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Sierre Leone, South Africa, and Tanzania came together in a virtual South-South Knowledge exchange…