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OGP members have taken an extremely varied approach to dealing with health, from citizen monitoring of local expenditures to bringing members of the public into major regulatory and policy decisions.

Improving open government yields significant dividends to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Healthy, engaged communities strengthen infrastructure, create stability, and drive growth that creates more inclusive and sustainable outcomes.

Open contracting continues to gain momentum, and is on the way to becoming a global norm.

Activists and journalists serve as critical intermediaries, connecting public institutions and decision-makers with everyday citizens.

Peaceful assembly is a bedrock of democratic institutions. It allows people to bring attention to issues, demand change, and get answers from public officials.

Freedom of association is one of the rights-based pillars that underpin civic space. Countries that guarantee freedom of association and other indicators of open civic space do better – politically, economically, and socially.

This guide has been designed to help countries that are part of the Open Government Partnership apply Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to all open government commitments and to ensure that their commitments and their co-creation process are inclusive.

Beneficial ownership transparency has emerged as an essential means for combating corruption, stemming illicit financial flows, and fighting tax evasion.

The European election of 2019 asked voters to choose between more or less Europe, between inclusion and diversity or exclusion and nationalism, and between societies that are more open or more closed...

The Feminist Open Government Initiative aims to use research and action to encourage governments and civil society to champion new initiatives leading to gender advancements in open government.