Asia and the Pacific

  20 September, 2016, New York Honorable Co-chairs; Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, We express our gratitude to the Government of South Africa for its efforts towards advancing the important agenda of Open Government Partnership in the past year and wish…

Civil society advocates have long argued that greater transparency leads to greater accountability. Put more information in the public domain and it will be used to hold governments to account. Yet the causal chain between transparency and accountability may be…

This blog is part of a series on how open government can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The series came out of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub and the Open Government…

Country: The PhilippinesCommitment: Citizen Participatory AuditsNational Action Plan: 2013-2015 Following public outcry over the misuse of priority development assistance funds, and faced with the daunting task of monitoring the transactions of over 161,000 government units with fewer than 7,000 state…

Want to read this blog in English? Una vez un hombre se miró frente a un espejo de cuerpo completo. Podría estar mejor, pensó, pensando en todo lo que había sufrido. Algunas partes todavía se ve bien, pero tenía algunos…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? There was a man who, one fine day, stood in front of a full length mirror. Could be better, he thought, considering everything he had been through. Some parts still look good, but clearly…

Want to read this blog in English? ¿Por qué crees que tu gobierno fue un buen candidato para el programa piloto subnacional? Creo que la solicitud del alcalde fue muy bien intencionada, con una visión clara y compromisos realistas. Además,…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? What made your government a good candidate for the subnational pilot program? I think the Mayor’s application was well motivated, with clear vision and realistic commitments. I am certain, that the overall success of…