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What is the way forward for Africa?

The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. “What will distinguish the Africa’s OGP plan?” was a question Alison Tilley posed to the participants at the first Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting. “We all know the common challenges that we…

Day One of OGP Africa Meeting 2013

Mombassa-beach1.jpg The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting is currently underway at the Serena Beach Hotel, Mombasa, with representatives from 16 countries in attendance. This is the first OGP Africa Regional Meeting that…

Disappointing, yet not surprising: Russia leaves OGP

Kremlin.png The recent post by Ivan Pavlov on the decision of the Russian government to ‘postpone’ the process of joining the Open Government Partnership (OGP) leaves some questions to be answered. Why did the administration decide to effectively withdraw its bid to…

India in Open Government and Open Government in India

The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the…

Russia moves towards “Sovereign Openness”

Russia.png  The Freedom of Information Foundation and our colleagues from Russian civil society are deeply concerned by the latest declarations by federal officials regarding Russia's position on discontinuing its present relationship with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) which Russia was…

Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting

 The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting will take place on 29-30 May at the Serena Beach Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. The theme of the conference is Taking OGP Forward in Africa  The main objectives of the OGP Africa Conference are to: Draw…

Building a Global Norm on Open Government

The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the SSIR website.  The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a…

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