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Version en español » What got you personally involved in open government? What in your background inspired you to work in this field? Open governments are a way to strengthen and improve democracy. Besides, as a journalist, I have witnessed…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, OGP coverage came overwhelmingly out of Latin America. Following the appointments of Arely Gómez González as new Secretary to the Ministry…

Version en español » Buenos Aires is one of 15 cities that participate in the subnational pilot program of the Open Government Partnership, a network that promotes co-creation between civil society and government through citizen participation, collaboration and transparency, ultimately…

Buenos Aires es una de las 15 ciudades en todo el mundo que participa del Programa piloto para Entidades Subnacionales de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, una red que promueve la co-creación entre sociedad civil y gobiernos a través…

Durante las últimas décadas del siglo XX y la primera del XXI fuimos testigos de las “olas” democratizadoras: más y más países asumieron la democracia como forma de gobierno. En la mayoría de los casos, estas transiciones fueron el resultado…

Version en español » This monthly news roundup recaps the OGP stories we’d like to make you aware of either because they generated significant media buzz or because they provide new perspectives on OGP for the weeks of October 3,…

This post originally appeared on the World Bank blog. In my blog “The Governance Gap – can we bridge it?”, I stressed that strengthened institutions and improved governance are especially critical for the world’s most vulnerable countries in IDA, the…

For the first time in the history of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative, a high-powered delegation came to oversee the developmental stages of Nigeria’s National Action Plan. This momentous occasion occurred on October 23, when OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan…

English Version » Del 7 al 9 de diciembre de 2016, Francia será la sede de la cuarta Cumbre Global de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) en París. En un momento crucial para…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Following a series of meetings held on October 24 in Kaduna, Nigeria between members of OGP’s Support Unit and high-level ministers and members…

Version en español » On December 7-9, 2016, France will host the 4th Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Paris. Coming at a critical time for global democratic renewal and the pushback against populism and divisiveness, French President Francois Hollande…