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The response to global climate change may be the biggest opportunity for the foreseeable future to direct public funds to poor and vulnerable communities. In December 2015, 195 countries joined the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate…

La respuesta al cambio climático global podría ser la más grande oportunidad para canalizar fondos públicos hacia las comunidades pobres y vulnerables. En diciembre de 2015, 195 países firmaron el Acuerdo de París bajo la Convención Marco de las Naciones…

Country: Liberia Action Plan: 2015-2017 Commitment: Ensure that information on commercial land use rights is made publicly available In the past quarter century, Liberia has been ravaged by civil war and an Ebola epidemic, both of which have severely impacted…

How did you get involved in open government - what is your personal story about why you joined the movement? In 2015, Guatemala went through a process that marked the country's history. The presidential run-off election was characterized by cases…

¿Cómo te involucraste en el gobierno abierto? ¿Qué te llevó a formar parte del movimiento? En el año 2015, Guatemala vivió un proceso que marcó la historia del país. El binomio presidencial que estaba en funciones, fue señalado por casos…

The Environmental Justice Atlas currently has registers of 2,089 cases of socio-environmental conflict due to mining, and oil and gas extraction. This is yet another of the many striking figures that we see everyday about unemployment; malnutrition; displaced, migrant and…

El Atlas de Justicia Ambiental  (www. https://ejatlas.org/) registra 2.089 casos reportados a esta fecha sobre conflictos socio ambientales debido a la actividad minera, petrolera y de gas entre otros. Esta terrible cifra es una más dentro de las tantas que…

The statistics are frightening: According to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer, trust in media stands at 43% - an all time low in 17 countries. Gallup reported in September that Americans' trust and confidence in the mass media "to report…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. This week’s OGP coverage included stories on…

Version en español »   It is my distinct pleasure to present to the OGP community the Government Points of Contact (POC) Manual 3.0 (Spanish). This is the third iteration of the guidance materials for government officials that the Support…

Es para mí un gran placer presentarle a la comunidad de OGP el Manual de los Puntos de Contacto de Gobierno (POC) 3.0 en inglés y en español. Ésta es la tercera versión de los materiales de orientación para los…

Originally posted to El blog de Estratic. CALL FOR PAPERS Social Science Computer Review (2015 Impact Factor: 1.525) Special Issue on “Information and Technology in Open Justice”. Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2017 Guest editors: Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez, IEEE Computer…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. What does openness look like in…

One of the positive outcomes of the OGP Subnational Pilot Program is that it creates relationships among like-minded cities and governments. These relationships result in exchanges of knowledge, practices, and experiences. Buenos Aires Elige (BA Elige), a platform through which…