Celebrating Open Government Progress on International Right to Know Day
Maria Otero serves as the Under Sec. of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. When President Barack Obama helped launch the…
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Open government doesn’t naturally flow from open information: big ideas meet challenges in British Columbia
On September 19th, many of British Columbia’s leading minds on freedom of information and privacy issues gathered in downtown Vancouver for the 2012 BC Information Summit. Under the moniker This Time, It’s Personal: Freedom of Information and Privacy Under Government…
Open Government Partnership – the UK takes the lead
This post originally appeared on Huffington Post Politics. The transparency movement has opened a Pandora's Box. It's transforming the world for the better. And now we have started, there's just no going back. But why would you want to stop…
Ireland: Closing the door to Open Government?
On the international stage, Ireland is very much a country of contrasts: On one hand, Ireland holds an international reputation as a knowledge economy and as a global technological centre-of-excellence. On the other hand, its government is one of…
The Open Government Partnership’s First Year [INFOGRAPHIC]
THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP'S FIRST YEAR [INFOGRAPHIC] Video of THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP'S FIRST YEAR [INFOGRAPHIC] This infographic, designed to mark the first year anniversary of the Open Government Partnership, can be downloaded from Flickr and embedded on your…
What is the Open Government’s role in tackling corruption?
Does the Open Government agenda have something useful to say about corruption? The Open Government’s working assumption is that a revolution in openness will raise confidence in governments across the board by raising levels of public participation and ensuring more…
National ‘Open Government Camp’ in Denmark
On 25th September 2012 Danish citizens, businesses, NGOs and public authorities will roll up their sleeves and set to work at a national 'Open Government Camp'. At the camp, participants will work together to develop new ideas, to learn from…
Open Government Standards: Call for participation
Open Government Standards is a citizen-led initiative to set standards on what open, transparent, accountable and participatory government really means. Open Government is a hot topic right now, but what does it really mean in practice? What should governments be…
South Africa looking for innovative ways to work with NGOs – interview with Minister
Ayanda Dlodlo has been South Africa's Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration since 2010. Before being appointed Deputy Minister she was the Parliamentary Councilor to President Zuma. OGP has decided to interview her to find out more about developments…