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Jordan Schneider drafted this case study based on interviews conducted in Bratislava in July 2015. This case study was funded by the Open Government Partnership. Case published in October 2015. Innovations for Successful Societies (ISS) is a joint program of…

When Gerson Martínez became head of El Salvador’s Ministry of Public Works in 2009, the organization was notorious for corruption that contributed to poor-quality construction, unfinished projects, and frequent lawsuits. Working with a prominent nongovernmental organization (NGO) and industry representatives,…

In Uruguay, innovative practices of consultation and dialogue between government and civil society have enlarged the scope of open government reforms. All the actors involved agree on the priority of access to information commitments as part of the action plans.…

Chile is a successful open government reformer. The implementing agencies have achieved the targets set in the national action plans for transparency and access to information commitments. These reforms are changing administrative practices and attitudes about transparency and access to…

By Brandon Brockmyer & Jonathan Fox Transnational multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) – voluntary partnerships between governments, civil society, and the private sector – are an increasingly prevalent strategy for promoting government responsiveness and accountability to citizens. While most transnational MSIs involve using…

This report, commissioned by Hivos and carried out with a grant of the IDRC in Canada, looked at government-civil society interactions within 9 OGP member countries: Peru, Honduras, Chile, South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, Croatia, Romania, and Armenia. The central questions…

The Open Gov Guide is a resource for people working to make their governments more transparent, responsive, accountable and effective. It was designed in particular to support the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Download Summary Guide The summary guide gives an…

By Alvaro Herrero Access to Information (ATI) is not only a fundamental human right but also a key instrument contributing towards transparency and accountability to build more open institutions, and generating useful public knowledge. Furthermore, it is a valuable tool…