OGP in the Balkans
It’s a quiet walk from the Tirana International Hotel to the Orthodox Church, but on the morning of September 10th I was surprised to see how many people joined me to head to the opening of the first OGP Western…
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¿Cómo puede un gobierno abierto promover la aplicación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible?
Want to read this blog in English? En enero de 2016, la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible entrará en vigencia. Para 193 Estados Miembro de las Naciones Unidas esta fecha marca el inicio del reto de 15 años para…
How Can Open Government Promote the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals?
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? On January of 2016, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will go into effect. For 193 Member States of the United Nations this date marks the beginning of a 15 year challenge to effectively…
Press Release – Open Government Partnership Declaration in Support of 2030 Agenda
PRESS RELEASE Open Government Partnership Open Government Partnership Declaration in Support of 2030 Agenda New York, September 27, 2015 - At today’s ministerial-level meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), members of its Steering Committee adopted the “Open Government for…
Open government in Asia – What works, what doesn’t, and what can be improved
In the run-up to next month’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Mexico City, ADB and the OGP support unit recently co-organized an Asia-Pacific regional workshop for representatives from governments, civil society, and multilateral organizations to share what works,…
Press Release: OGP Balkans Countries call for “Proactive Openness” in Refugee Crisis
Washington DC, September 21, 2015 - At the Western Balkans OGP Dialogue 2015 conference held in Tirana, Albania earlier this month, government and civil society members of the Open Government Partnership issued a declaration calling upon "governments and civil society…
Launch of OGP Government Champion Award!
The civil society members of the OGP steering committee are proud to announce the inaugural OGP Government Champion Award! Now is the time to consider nominating OGP government offices, departments, or teams you feel are going “above and beyond” the…
Vital for the OGP, Civil Society Needs Sharper Tools to Defend Civic Space
A few weeks ago on 28 August Mozambican journalist and publisher Paulo Machava was shot dead while jogging. Machava was involved in a campaign supporting an economist and two reporters who are facing national security and defamation charges. Their…
The future of government is open
The World Bank Group sees the pillars of a more open and citizen centric government--transparency, citizen participation, and collaboration--as strategic priorities in its work on governance because they suggest concrete ways to promote shared prosperity. Having made significant strides to increasing…
#Openyouth
We, young people from around the world, gathered here in Rovinj, Croatia, on 2nd September 2015 at the Open Data Youth Camp, to express our commitment to the principles of open, transparent, participative and accountable government, which provides efficient services…