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On the eve of ICIJ’s next significant release of the Panama Papers, focused on the damage wrought by secrecy jurisdictions, and a major, G20-style anti-corruption summit in London, it seems logical to expect ambitious government agreements that will open up…

Want to read this blog in English? En octobre 2015, lors du Sommet Mondial du Partenariat pour un Gouvernement Ouvert (PGO) au Mexique, la Côte d’Ivoire devint officiellement le premier pays sub-saharien francophone membre du PGO. Une étape importante pour…

Voulez-vous lire ce communiqué en français? Cape Town, South Africa– May 5, 2016.  Over 500 high-level participants from civil society organizations, business, academia, multilateral organizations and governments are expected to attend the two-day Africa Regional Open Government Partnership (OGP) Meeting,…

This piece originally appeared on the Huffington Post blog. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a bold initiative between governments and civil society organizations that seeks to make governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. In less than five…

Want to read this press release in English? Communiqué de presse Réunion Régionale Africaine du PGO L’Afrique du Sud s’engage fermement sur la transparence financière pendant que les leaders régionaux du gouvernement et de la société civile se rassemblent Le Cap,…

Country: Sierra Leone Commitment: Records Management & Archives National Action Plan: 2014-2016 Sierra Leone’s current archives law dates to its early independence and many of the national archives were destroyed during its decade-long civil war. Without records, however, many administrative…

Cape Town, South Africa, May 4, 2016- The Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) today elected the government of Georgia and Mukelani Dimba, Executive Director of the Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC), to be the next government and…

Cape Town, South Africa, May 4, 2016 - The Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership today resolved that Azerbaijan will be regretfully designated as inactive in OGP, due to unresolved constraints on the operating environment for Non-Governmental Organizations. Azerbaijan…

You were very involved in bringing OGP to life. Are you surprised at how it’s developed? It’s all happened quickly. For several years a motley crew of us worked on the idea of open government, open budgets, open data –…

Estuviste muy involucrado en el proceso de creación de OGP. ¿Te sorprende lo que es ahora? Todo ha pasado muy rápido. Durante varios meses en un grupo heterogéneo trabajamos con la idea del gobierno abierto, presupuestos abiertos y datos abiertos,…

  This piece originally appeared in the World Bank Governance for Development blog.  I have worked on public procurement and governance for most of my life. But I have never been more excited to finally have a solution at hand…