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Open Parliaments

An open parliament – one that encourages transparency, participation, and accountability both within the parliamentary institution and throughout government – is an essential part of an open government.

Overview

An open parliament – one that encourages transparency, participation, and accountability throughout the legislative process – is an essential part of an open government. Ensuring access to legislative information and creating mechanisms for public participation and accountability are critical to building an open, trusting relationship with citizens. Parliaments can also lead by example by adopting open government principles within their own processes and practices, including measures to improve its accountability to citizens.

Parliaments can engage with the OGP in a number of ways. Read more.


Recommendations

Explore our list of recommendations for actions that parliaments can take to advance open government through legislation, oversight, opening up parliamentary institutions and processes, and fostering dialogue.


Current Commitments


Resources

  1. Open Parliaments Fact Sheet 2023

    An open parliament - one that encourages transparency, participation, and accountability throughout the legislative process - is an essential part…

    2023, Document, PDF

  2. Memorandum on Parliamentary Engagement

    This memorandum aims to provide a coherent framework for parliamentary engagement where it is pursued. Recognizing that different political systems...

    2021, Guidance Document, Web Page

  3. Open Parliaments Fact Sheet

    A look at global progress and member-level examples of open parliament work in OGP

    2021, Document, PDF

  4. Parliamentary Engagement in OGP: Learning from the Evidence

    This paper aims to inform the Legislative Engagement Policy review and serves as background for consultations with parliaments and partners.

    2021, Research Product, Web Page

  5. Webinar: Working Towards an Open State

    This webinar was organized by the Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN) for Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW) 2020. Hear from panelists…

    2020, Outbound Link, Web Page

  6. Parliaments and Open Government: Early Lessons from Country Experiences

    This tool pulls together early lessons from the Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN)'s project with the OGP Multi-Donor Trust Fund, which…

    2020, Outbound Link, Web Page

  7. Parliaments and the Power of Young People: A Call to Action

    Explore the findings from a recent survey conducted by the OpenGov Youth Collective about how young people perceive parliament and…

    2020, Outbound Link, Web Page

  8. Parliaments as Partners for Open Government Reform

    Parliaments can be formidable champions of the principles and values of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and pivotal partners in…

    2018, Document, PDF

  9. Parliamentary Engagement Policy Guidance (Previous Edition)

    Recognizing the benefits of regularizing parliamentary engagement in OGP, the OGP Steering Committee adopted this Policy Guidance to facilitate and…

    2017, Resource, Web Page


The Open Parliament eNetwork (OPeN) 

OGP’s parliamentary engagement is driven by a longstanding commitment on the part of leading parliamentary partners that deliver in-country technical assistance.  The Open Parliament eNetwork (OPeN), formally launched in March 2018, supports open parliament initiatives across OGP and beyond.

Members include:


Commitments


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Faces of Open Government: Sammy Obeng

In this month's Faces of Open Gov, Sammy Obeng sheds light on the collaborative work to implement Ghana's landmark Right to Information law and underscores the importance of open parliaments and the interconnectedness of the open government community in driving impactful reforms.

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Open Parliaments: The Case of Buenos Aires

Between 2021 and 2023, the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires adopted open government and active transparency standards to promote a Legislative Branch that is closer to citizens. The Legislature, with which I have had the pleasure of…

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