This post originally appeared on Martin Tisne's blog Open Up and has been republished with permission from the author. Coming back from two weeks on the road for OGP events, I’ve been struck by a few important developments within the…
This overview reflects on the OGP European and Asia-Pacific regional summits, recaptures some interesting moments, and provides additional links and suggested reads. On the Summits It all started off with the Steering Committee meeting in Bali, on May 4th and…
We recently added a new resource page on local government to the Open Government Guide to reflect the importance of local government action for transparency, accountability and participation. From participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre to social audits in Andra Pradesh to tracking snow ploughs…
This post originally appeared on opendataresearch.org The opening plenary of the second day (7 May) of the first OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference held in Bali, Indonesia was probably the most inspiring session in the whole conference. It is a…
Bali summit.jpg This post originally appeared on the Open Data Research Network and has been republished with permission from the author. The plenary room of Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center was jam-packed at 845 in the morning, with representatives from…
Dublin page.jpg Open government advocates sometimes struggle to offer a compelling vision of what they stand for. Too often the esoteric jargon around the issues obscures the fundamentals of an open society, in which civil society has space to…
The last couple of months have been quite an interesting time for those advocating for open government in Italy. The Italian government officially began participating in OGP in September 2011 and developed its first two-year action plan in early 2012…
For immediate release France becomes 64th country to join the Open Government Partnership Paris – At the Paris Conference on Open Data and Open Government, Minister Marylise Lebranchu today announced that France is to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP). …
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