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Open Government in the Rural Areas of Azerbaijan

  We are happy to announce that nongovernmental organization “Umid” Support to Social Development Public Union (UMID)’s “Initiative for the ‘Promotion of Open Government’ at Local Level”, was approved by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and will be implemented within…

Philippines 2017-2019 Action Plan (Updated)

The development of the PH-OGP National Action Plan 2017-2019 strived to focus on crafting commitments that would make a direct positive impact on the lives of regular citizens. After a nine-month planning and consultations process that was jointly led by…

Featured Commitment: Mongolia

What makes a country stop issuing licenses to mine and drill for resources and oil at the height of a global financial crisis and a commodities boom? In Mongolia, it’s rampant corruption.

Faces of Open Government – Peter Timmins

How did you get involved in open government - what is your personal story about why you joined the movement? I became aware of the Open Government Partnership the day after the inaugural meeting in New York on 20 September…

Hidden ownership – a particular challenge in the oil, mining and gas sectors

 A little over a year ago, the release of the Panama Papers implicated dozens of high-profile individuals with links to the extractive sector. A month before that, in February 2016, Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) member countries had adopted…

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