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The first Open Government Awards are being presented to countries that have pioneered new approaches to citizen engagement in public policy and services. Thirty-three OGP countries nominated projects for the awards, which were assessed by an independent panel of judges.…

Visit OGPSummit.org for more information about the Summit. The Open Government Partnership’s Global Summit provides a wonderful opportunity for members of the open government movement to consolidate and build momentum, to reflect on what is working and what is not, and…

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…

Jordan Schneider drafted this case study based on interviews conducted in Bratislava in July 2015. This case study was funded by the Open Government Partnership. Case published in October 2015. Innovations for Successful Societies (ISS) is a joint program of…

When Gerson Martínez became head of El Salvador’s Ministry of Public Works in 2009, the organization was notorious for corruption that contributed to poor-quality construction, unfinished projects, and frequent lawsuits. Working with a prominent nongovernmental organization (NGO) and industry representatives,…

In Uruguay, innovative practices of consultation and dialogue between government and civil society have enlarged the scope of open government reforms. All the actors involved agree on the priority of access to information commitments as part of the action plans.…

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,…