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…
In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Jessica Klein (Special Advisor, Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, and ForeignAssistance.gov Project Lead, U.S. Department…
El Gobierno Abierto busca que la administración pública trabaje en estrecha relación con la sociedad civil para impulsar la participación ciudadana, incrementar la transparencia y combatir de mejor forma a la corrupción usando a la tecnología como habilitador de esta…
Over the past year, political and social challenges have tested the relationship between civil society and government in Mexico. Not only has the government lost legitimacy in the eyes of many due to corruption and security scandals, but the most…
Want to read this blog in English? A mediados del mes de febrero, el Ejecutivo Federal de México propuso una serie de cambios de última hora a la Ley General de Transparencia que pusieron en riesgo los recientes avances en…
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? In mid-February, the Mexican Federal Executive Branch proposed a series of last minute changes to the General Transparency Law that put recent constitutional transparency reforms at risk, at odds with the open legislative process…
Open government has been in the news lately — just in time for the 10th annual Sunshine Week, the nationwide week-long celebration of access to public information. Critics sometimes contrast President Obama’s soaring rhetoric with the realities of making government functionally transparent.…
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Mexico´s upper chamber is currently discussing the Transparency and Access to Information bill, following a Constitutional amendment held in 2014. This Law appears as a great opportunity, not only for transparency but for democracy…
OGP Civil Society Co-chairs Statement on the General Transparency Law in Mexico February 21, 2015 By Suneeta Kaimal and Alejandro González Arreola[1] Mexico has a demonstrated track record of international leadership in the field of transparency. In 2002, Mexico…
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