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In April 2012, NASA led an international collaboration with government agencies and civil society organizations around the world that culminated in a two day technology development event called the International Space Apps Challenge. The goal of the event was to…

This is the third in our five part series of Q&As with selected countries and their experiences with the OGP process at the national level. This post is a Q&A with Veronica Cretu, President “CMB” Training Center, Coordinator of the…

From hackathons to social media, open government is transforming the way that Mayor Bloomberg’s administration and New York City government serve the public. And there has been no greater testament to open government’s potential than the strategy and innovation in…

UK Prime Minister David Cameron today kicked off his country's year-long presidency of the Group of Eight Industrialised Nations by writing a letter to his counterparts. The good news for the open government movement is that it's clear that his…

One of the major goals of the Government of Canada’s open government work has been to support a more seamless end-user experience. We have found that users want government information, especially data, but do not want to have to deal…

“For us, open government is a government that is closer to its citizens”, says rafael Ariztía, head of the state modernization Unit, when asked about the Chilean government’s vision of OGP. He means this both in a conceptual and a…

One of the most meaningful ways the public can interact with the government is through public consultations on laws. Croatia made improving the quality of their public consultations a key tenet of their OGP Action Plan; ensuring citizens are given…

A strong focus of the first Estonian OGP action plan is developing public e-services. The ultimate goal is to make government easy and accessible to everybody. The first step in doing this has been to improve the functionality and user-friendliness…

Access to information at all levels of public life is a crucial component of a true information society. This was the position the Greek government took when it came to reforming how they publish their data. It’s not just that…

This is the second in a five part series of posts based on Q&As with selected countries and their experiences with the OGP process at the national level. This post is a Q&A with Emilene Morales Martinez, independent Regional Civil Society Coordinator…