Over the past 18 months, the OGP Civil Society Engagement Team and Involve have been building and testing a new tool for civil society to evaluate their country's National Action Plan. The main objective of the tool is to equip…
The Open Government Partnership Support Unit is pleased to invite research proposals on the commitments made by participating countries in their National Action Plans. Six grants of EUR 2500 each will be awarded and the lead authors of the three…
The Open Government Partnership co-chairs have received a letter of intent from the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cabo Verde. The letter indicates the government’s interest in joining OGP. Cabo Verde will become a full participant in OGP once…
The Private Sector Council on Open Governance is seeking examples of corporate or business-oriented programs to promote better governance in countries and communities around the world. For instance: Microsoft has held open data hackathons to develop applications for disaster…
Even as the membership base of the Open Government Partnership continues to grow year on year, with 65 countries having joined since its inception in 2011, Asia Pacific as a region continues to remain underrepresented. For a region with more…
In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Jessica Klein (Special Advisor, Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, and ForeignAssistance.gov Project Lead, U.S. Department…
On June 12, 2015 the Republic of Liberia convened a Stakeholders’ Interactive Forum to Validate the Open Government Partnership Action Plan at the Ministry of Information (MICAT). Participants included members of the OGP Steering Committee who came from various counties,…
Open government is often referred to as a two way street, providing citizens access to a flow of government information, as well as a voice in decisions that affect them. But even those people who want to be part of…
Tomemos el gobierno abierto en su dimensión tecnológica (es decir, sin considerar los mecanismos de participación y colaboración con interacción tangible, como presupuestos participativos y algunos formatos que pueden resultar híbridos como incubadores cívicos, design thinking ciudadano, etc.). Ahora recuperemos…
El Gobierno Abierto busca que la administración pública trabaje en estrecha relación con la sociedad civil para impulsar la participación ciudadana, incrementar la transparencia y combatir de mejor forma a la corrupción usando a la tecnología como habilitador de esta…
Click here for more information about the Open Government Partnership's terms of use.
Terms & Conditions Close