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Canada, Italy, and Kenya Elected to Guide the Open Government Partnership

The Governments of Canada, Italy and Kenya have been selected by their peers to serve on the OGP Steering Committee starting October 1.

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Statement on the COVID-19 response from civil society members of OGP Steering Committee

The civil society members of Open Government Partnership's Steering Committee have released a statement on COVID and its risks to open government. Focused on democratic values, the statement is a call to action to governments, donors and international organisations. You…

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Rudi Borrmann Joins the Open Government Partnership, will Lead Efforts to Support Local Governments

Washington, D.C. March 23 2020 - Open Government Partnership (OGP) is pleased to announce the addition of Rudi Borrmann as head of OGP Local. Borrmann most recently served as the Undersecretary for Public Innovation and Open Government in Argentina's Ministry…

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Message to the OGP Community on Coronavirus

Open government thrives when people come together in dialogue and work to co-create and implement reforms that bring governments closer to their people. Sadly, in the current context, it is not possible to have gatherings in many of our member countries. Coronavirus is now present in over 100 countries and the virus has impacted more than 120,000 people.

OGP Civil Society Leaders Statement of Significant Concern on Guatemala

As the Civil Society leadership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, we were extremely concerned about Decree 4-2020 in Guatemala and its likely negative impact on the freedom of association, assembly, and speech throughout the country. We welcome…

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OGP Team in the Baltics

In early December, OGP Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Pradhan and members of the OGP team met with high-level government officials and civil society members in Estonia and Latvia to discuss their open government successes and next steps in their democracy…

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