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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…

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT Presented by: Jennifer Shkabatur (World Bank) Jay Bhalla (Project Manager, Code 4 Kenya) Register to join the webinar here  Sponsored by: OGP Networking Mechanism…

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.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…

 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…

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…

Crawling pubs on a Friday night in Prenzlauer Berg, one of Berlin’s hip districts, chatting up guys in bars that have as special names as “Zu mir oder zu Dir” (“to me or to you”) and getting their autographs. This…

I warmly welcome Ireland’s intention to participate in the OGP – a move strongly backed by Irish civil society. As current lead co-chair of the OGP, the UK is evangelical about spreading the word of the benefits of open government.…

Alex Howard's article was originally posted on his e-pluribusunum blog on May 17. “Inevitably, there will be questions about what we are each prepared to sign up to,” said British Prime Minister David Cameron in January, in his letter to his fellow…

We welcome the Irish government’s announcement that Ireland will participate in the Open Government Partnership (OGP).  This international initiative aims to strengthen cooperation between civil society and the state, enhancing transparency and openness through citizen participation and dialogue. We commend…