Local Roundup | May 2022

Here’s our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for April 2022.

ACTION PLAN

• Timișoara, Romania has delivered its action plan.
• The lessons learned from the construction of the Santa Catarina Action Plan, Brazil, were presented to students from the State University of Santa Catarina, who are public servants.

OPEN GOV WEEK

• Check out some Open Gov Week highlights in: Bogota, Catalunya, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Kaduna, Nuevo Leon + Monterrey + San Pedro Garza Garcia, Yucatán, Nariño.

NEW MEMBERSHIP

• Discover how new OGP Local members announced their membership: Nuevo Leon + Monterrey + San Pedro Garza Garcia (Twitter and Youtube), Sarchi, Salcedo, Novi Pazar, Maipu, Chepo.

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

• Osasco, Brazil held a workshop on the budget cycle of a municipality and developed engaging materials to exemplify the process.
• The Open Government Laboratory of Aragon, Spain (LAAAB) opened a new space to enhance citizen participation in the design of policies and renew trust in  institutions.
• Check out the Municipal Open Government Self-diagnosis Tool from Mexico, a platform that assesses the level of government openness.
• Bogota’s Open Government Unit, in collaboration with the University Institution Uninpahu, held a workshop on Open Data to socialize its importance.
• Nandi is the second local OGP member in Kenya (after Elgeyo Marakwet) to launch with the Open Institute a data desktop for citizens to monitor activities such as budgeting, spending, development projects and tendering.

Looking for more? Read our previous local roundups.