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Lobby Law in Chile: Democratizing Access to Public Authorities
Since 2004, succeeding governments in Chile have launched legal initiatives to improve transparency, probity and principles of good government, including the Transparency Act, Government Procurement Act, Declaration of Assets and Interest Act, and the Civil Service Reform Act. Recently, President…
Open Government Partnership at Five Years: What to Look for at the Paris Summit
OGP is five years old! What has happened in this time? What is happening next? Join us for a short lunch discussion with such exciting topics as: OGP Steering Committee members on their strategic goals for the next few years…
Open government: a solid step towards peace agreements
Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens. This…
Open government: Moving beyond arguments on the ‘right thing to do’
This post originally appeared on the Results for Development blog. The U.S. Congress can barely pass routine spending bills that support everything from roadways and bridges, to service members and their families and keeping the lights on at the post…
Rostros del Gobierno Abierto – Mabel Caceres
English Version » ¿Por qué estás interesada en el gobierno abierto? ¿Cómo es que tu experiencia te trajo hasta aquí? El gobierno abierto es una forma de consolidar y mejorar la democracia. Como periodista veo, además, cómo la corrupción ha…
Open Cities: Buenos Aires to host the Open Government Regional Meeting of Subnational Governments
Ciudades abiertas: Buenos Aires será sede del Encuentro Regional de Entidades Subnacionales por el Gobierno Abierto
Version en español » Buenos Aires is one of 15 cities that participate in the subnational pilot program of the Open Government Partnership, a network that promotes co-creation between civil society and government through citizen participation, collaboration and transparency, ultimately…
Buenos Aires es una de las 15 ciudades en todo el mundo que participa del Programa piloto para Entidades Subnacionales de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, una red que promueve la co-creación entre sociedad civil y gobiernos a través…
Hábitos democráticos: comisiones abiertas
Durante las últimas décadas del siglo XX y la primera del XXI fuimos testigos de las “olas” democratizadoras: más y más países asumieron la democracia como forma de gobierno. En la mayoría de los casos, estas transiciones fueron el resultado…