Asia and the Pacific
OGP European Regional Meeting Tbilisi, Georgia
26 POCs on one stage! Early last month, 26 OGP Points of Contact or POCs, (the people who serve as liaison between their government and the OGP support unit) met for a 2-day regional meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia opened…
Remarks from OGP Deputy Director at the Opening of the Georgia European Regional Meeting
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Minister Thea Tsulukiani and all the Georgian government and civil society leaders here today - we thank you for hosting this meeting of European members of the Open Government Partnership. It is no accident that we…
Fostering peer exchange and learning in the European Region
Tomorrow the first ever European Region Government Point of Contact (POC) conference will begin in Tbilisi, Georgia. This conference will bring together more than 50 public servants from 21 Open Government Partnership (OGP) participating countries in order to share experiences,…
Faces of Open Government – Giorgi Kldiashvili
In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Giorgi Kldiashvili from Georgia had to say: a. How does open government make a difference in peoples lives? …
Statement on the Government of Azerbaijan’s Participation in OGP
On March 2, 2015 three civil society organizations submitted a letter of concern to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) regarding the climate for civil society to operate in Azerbaijan. The letter was filed under the OGP Response Policy, which aims…
No Corruption, No Poverty: Will Open Government Work in the Philippines?
Just months into its mandate, the Aquino administration made a powerful push for better governance designed to reduce corruption and increase transparency, accountability and participatory decision making. The plan is anchored in the vision of Philippines President Aquino’s commitment of…
Faces of Open Government: Kety Tsanava
How does open government make a difference in people’s lives? Open government principles denote that the governments declare themselves ready to open a dialogue with citizens, to listen to them and to build the transparency and accountability in response to…