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In the coming days, when Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes signs the Access to Information Law-already approved by Congress-a big milestone for ATI and the open government movement will be reached: 100 countries with ATI laws. All of us who care…

It was 35 °C outside, yet Fauzan Helmi Sudaryanto traveled all the way from University of Indonesia at Depok, West Java to Open Government Indonesia Secretariat located at Central Jakarta. He was invited to deliver a presentation about Jakarta Flood…

On September 24th at 4pm EDT there will be an Open Government Partnership High-Level Event hosted by the OGP Co-Chairs on behalf of the OGP Steering Committee.  The event will be held in the United Nations Building in New York and…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature open government champions both from government and civil society, and ask them about their OGP experiences. Here is what they have to say:  How does open government make a difference in…

La iniciativa de la Alianza de Gobierno Abierto es única y particular en el universo de los compromisos, estándares y demás iniciativas de transparencia y rendición de cuentas. Lo que la hace única es precisamente el principio de complementariedad y…

A large group of OGP participating countries is entering its second National Action Plan cycle. The Independent Reporting Mechanism has published 43 reports into the first cycle and 27 countries have now published their second plan, with more expected in the…

Perhaps the greatest benefit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is that it provides a forum for openness advocates in government and civil society alike to share information in order to learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes…

Hello all, A survey which forms part of the study “Open Justice: transparency and proximity to justice within the current context of Open Government” is now available for public participation. The study intends to explore the concept of Open Justice…

The government of South Africa will serve as Support Chair on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee from October 2014, and Lead Chair in October 2015. Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo as Special Envoy…