Just months into its mandate, the Aquino administration made a powerful push for better governance designed to reduce corruption and increase transparency, accountability and participatory decision making. The plan is anchored in the vision of Philippines President Aquino’s commitment of…
*This blog is available in English here.* La participación cívica es uno de los tres valores de gobierno abierto que todos los compromisos de planes de acción deberían involucrar. Pero también puede ser un área particularmente desafiante para reformas hacia…
Este blog está disponible en español aquí. Civic participation is one of the three open government values that all action plan commitments should address. But it can also be a particularly challenging area of open government reform. Some stakeholders have…
To mark the occasion of the State Visit of President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to the UK, the UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade Kuribreña met for discussions on open government among other issues. During their…
The Coalition for Open Data and the Government of Romania, in partnership with the Embassy of the United States, the Embassy of the United Kingdom and the Embassy of Netherlands in Romania organized on 20th of February, at the National…
In 2014, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) grew to 65 countries that collectively have developed more than 2,000 policy initiatives to make their governments more open, transparent and responsive to citizens. This was a critical year for many OGP countries…
How does open government make a difference in people’s lives? Open government principles denote that the governments declare themselves ready to open a dialogue with citizens, to listen to them and to build the transparency and accountability in response to…
On March 3rd 2015, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) releases a report assessing Ghana’s compliance with OGP process and implementation of open government commitments in the country. OGP is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on…
Despite the reported importance of e-skills for successful open goverment data (OGD) initiatives, there are no studies found reporting on this topic. Hence, using the case study methodology, this study has explored e-skills needed for efficient and effective provision of…
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Mexico´s upper chamber is currently discussing the Transparency and Access to Information bill, following a Constitutional amendment held in 2014. This Law appears as a great opportunity, not only for transparency but for democracy…
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