This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. A friend of mine hates development buzzwords. Ever since Andrea Cornwall and her colleagues published “ Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords” in 2010, said friend…
The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer revealed the largest-ever drop in trust amongst four cornerstone global institutions: business, government, NGOs and the media. In the 28 countries surveyed, trust in all four institutions combined fell below 50%. CEOs suffered the biggest…
On July 13, 2017 Germany’s first Open Data law came into effect, finally enabling free access to government data. The Open Data law is part of the change of the German E-Government law, which we translated here. While it is…
Pakistan joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in December 2016. Government agencies both at the national and provincial levels are now working with civil society on developing the country’s first National Action Plan. Pakistan’s late entry to the partnership offers…
On August 15, over 1.3 million people – 31.7 percent of 4.1 million eligible voters in Jordan- cast their ballots for local and municipal elections, as per statistics from the Independent Election Commission (IEC). For the first time, Jordanians voted for mayors…
This blog originally appeared on Medium. In being a member of the Open Government Partnership, Scotland is seeking a culture of governance that follows the principles of transparency, accountability and participation. This is the lifeblood of open government and we…
Berlin 16.08.2017 - The German federal government adopted its first Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP) today. With the NAP, the federal government takes important steps to strengthen citizen participation. The 15 commitments in the NAP will provide…
Cuando se menciona el término gobierno abierto, muchas veces se piensa en datos abiertos, transparencia y anticorrupción, pero no necesariamente en un sistema de justicia justo y responsable. Sin embargo, recientemente se está utilizando el movimiento del gobierno abierto para…
Originalmente publicado en opengovernment.org.uk. El año pasado, Escocia fue elegida para formar parte del programa pionero de la Alianza del Gobierno Abierto, un programa piloto de 15 gobiernos subnacionales con planes de acción para lograr la apertura en el gobierno.…
Originalmente publicado por la organización Defender el derecho humano a un juicio justo en FairTrials.org. Las Cartas de Derechos pueden tener un impacto positivo pues ayudan a las personas detenidas por la policía a saber cuáles son sus derechos, pero existen…
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