Asia and the Pacific

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in 2011 implemented the Full Disclosure Policy which directs local government units (LGUs) to post public finance documents including receipt and utilisation of funds in LGU websites. The objective is to make…

All eyes were on Kathmandu this week, as Nepal hosted the 18th annual SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit from 22-27 November, 2014.  The annual meeting, convening the heads of state of the 8 member nations—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,…

Part of the four "grand challenges" recognized by the Georgian government's 2014-15 Open Government Partnership action plan is increasing public integrity. One particular non-governmental organization is creating online solutions to put these words into practice. The Institute for Development of…

“The thing with OGP: If you benefit from it, you have to share it”, Richard Bon Moya, Undersecretary – CIO of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management while giving the keynote speech in OGP Asia Pacific outreach in Cambodia,…

On 15th October 2014, the International EITI Board declared Indonesia ‘EITI compliant’ during a board meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Indonesia, which just ended its OGP lead chairmanship last September, is the first ASEAN country that holds a compliant status.  Through a…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature open government champions both from government and civil society, and ask them about their OGP experiences. Here is what they have to say:  How does open government make a difference in…

Tuesday Sept. 30 marked the last day of Indonesia as the lead chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) movement. Mexico assumed this role starting on Oct. 1. Some of us were together in New York last Wednesday to celebrate…