Sarchí, Costa Rica

There has been a welcome debate in recent years about how to shift power, decisions, and resources on economic and social development into the hands of the people closest to the problems that need solving. This shift to localisation includes…

As we face challenges that affect our democracies the need to integrate a local perspective to identify innovative solutions to the most pressing issues cities face is more evident than ever.

A medida que hacemos frente a los retos que afectan a nuestras democracias, es más evidente que nunca la necesidad de integrar la perspectiva local para identificar soluciones innovadoras a los problemas más urgentes de las ciudades. La Cumbre...

On October 10-14, the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) held its 7th World Congress in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. The Congress brought together representatives from local, regional, and national governments, civil society, academia and the international community to reflect on the current context and the role of local and regional governments in facing the challenges affecting their communities.

Del 10 al 14 de octubre, Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos (CGLU) organizó su séptimo congreso mundial en Daejeon, República de Corea. En el congreso se reunieron representantes de gobiernos locales, regionales y nacionales, la sociedad civil, la academia y la comunidad internacional para reflexionar sobre el contexto actual y sobre el papel de los gobiernos locales y regionales para atender los retos que afectan a sus comunidades. 

The European open government community met at the OGP Europe Regional Meeting in Rome, Italy at a critical time when democracy and open government are under threat externally from events such as the Russian invasion and internally from a growing lack of citizen trust.

La comunidad europea de gobierno abierto se reunió durante el Encuentro Regional de OGP de Europa en Roma, Italia en un tiempo crítico en el que la democracia y el gobierno abierto enfrentan amenazas externas por eventos como la invasión…

On 11 October 2022, the CEO of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Sanjay Pradhan, the Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Rafael Benitez, and the Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC) Oleksandr Slobozhan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support in the reconstruction of Ukrainian communities after Russia’s full-scale invasion.