Stories

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...

“One of the most favorable outcomes of encouraging collaboration between civil society organizations and the Regional Council is improved communication,” reflected a Moroccan civil society leader at the conclusion of Béni Mellal-Khénifra region’s open government reform co-creation process. Since 2016,…

For those of us working on OGP Local, there is much to be excited about and look forward to in OGP’s 2023–2028 strategy. It is at the local level where ...

Canada is currently drafting our first, whole-of-government Open Government Strategy. This follows the launch of the new global Open Government Partnership Strategy, which Canada helped develop as a Steering Committee member.

The new OGP Strategy 2023-2028 has highlighted that there can be no open government without free civil society and that  OGP is an “equal partnership between government and civil society”. To strengthen this...

Isabel Moya Pérez is the Deputy Director General of Open Government of Spain and shares what her country did during their own OGW and how the new OGP strategy can help foster more open and accountable democracies.

La Semana de Gobierno Abierto (OGW por sus siglas en inglés) se celebra en mayo de cada año para reunir a los gobiernos y la sociedad civil y encontrar soluciones a los problemas más apremiantes que enfrentan las comunidades a…

That civil society organizations are the secret and effective antidote in the struggle for shared dignity and prosperity for all is a truth hidden in plain sight. This truth is...

We are proud to be the current lead co-chairs of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and are honored to launch OGP’s Strategy 2023-2028. We would like to...

Journalists and civil society have a key role to play in promoting good governance, preventing and detecting corruption, and demanding accountability from those in positions of power. And so we ask: how can we harness the potential of investigations into…

The 2023 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit is less than five months away! Here are four exciting and important updates you should know before then.