Asia and the Pacific
Interview with the Regent of Bojonegoro, Suyoto Ngartep Mustajab
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Mr. Suyoto Ngartep Mustajab is the current Regent of the Regency of Bojonegoro. His regency is one of those participating in OGP’s Subnational Government Pilot Program. What do you think made your government a…
Faces of Open Government – Ibu Raden Siliwati
Ibu Raden Siliwati is the Director of State Apparatus, Ministry of National Development Planning, Republic of Indonesia. Quieres leer este blog en español? What got you personally involved in open government? What in your background inspired you to work in this…
The Progress of OGP in Papua New Guinea
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? To the extent that geography can pervade a country’s sense of self, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has often been described as inaccessible, with an abundant plurality of cultures borne of isolation. With a sparse…
Beggars and Netizens: Crowdsourcing policy-making in Armenia
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? In ancient times, people were privileged with several chances to meet their king in the streets, who would be dressed as a beggar to talk to his citizens. “Are you happy with your king,…
Seven lessons learned on making governance and public sector management investments work
This post was originally published at the Asia Development Bank's blog. ADB has a growing and active governance and public sector management (PSM) agenda. In recent years, ADB’s investments in public sector reforms in its developing Asia and the Pacific…
Featured Commitment – Mongolia
Country: Mongolia Commitment: Improving Environmental Information Access for Citizens National Action Plan: 2014-2016 While Mongolia is a compliant country in the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), many agreements and contracts related to natural resources extraction remain closed and inaccessible to…