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Chile is a successful open government reformer. The implementing agencies have achieved the targets set in the national action plans for transparency and access to information commitments. These reforms are changing administrative practices and attitudes about transparency and access to…

This is a United States government document. This White House fact sheet outlines the developments made in Africa in regards advancing democracy, human rights, gender equality, wildlife conservation, and governance. The document was produced following President Barack Obama's visit to Kenya…

During President Barack Obama's visit to Kenya this weekend, he mentioned Open Government Partnership, calling it an 'institution' that helps to address human investment issues, accountability issues, and rule of law issues. The full transcript is below.   United Nations Compound Nairobi,…

President Barack Obama, POTUS, as he is now popularly referred to, will this weekend visit Kenya for the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) being co-hosted by the Government of Kenya. The visit is one that, in the minds of Kenyans,…

The Open Government Partnership co-chairs have received a letter of intent from the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cabo Verde. The letter indicates the government’s interest in joining OGP. Cabo Verde will become a full participant in OGP once…

Even as the membership base of the Open Government Partnership continues to grow year on year, with 65 countries having joined since its inception in 2011, Asia Pacific as a region continues to remain underrepresented. For a region with more…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Jessica Klein (Special Advisor, Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, and ForeignAssistance.gov Project Lead, U.S. Department…

On June 12, 2015 the Republic of Liberia convened a Stakeholders’ Interactive Forum to Validate the Open Government Partnership Action Plan at the Ministry of Information (MICAT). Participants included members of the OGP Steering Committee who came from various counties,…

Open government is often referred to as a two way street, providing citizens access to a flow of government information, as well as a voice in decisions that affect them. But even those people who want to be part of…