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This article originally appeared on the Guardian Public Leaders Network: Open Government 2013. The London summit of Open Government Partnership produced some plans and a lot of talk – now it's time to get to work. It took a quietly-spoken,…

  Following the Irish government’s letter of intent to join the OGP in May 2013, a tender was issued for an organisation to undertake the initial civil society (CS) consultation process on behalf of the Irish government. Transparency International Ireland…

Screen Shot 2013-09-08 at 07.18.28.png In a couple of days, the British Prime Minister David Cameron will be speaking at the Open Government Partnership event in London, and the question is: will he follow through on his statement made at…

Ireland.jpg We caught up with Denis Parfenov and Martin Wallace, two of the lead initiators of the campaign for Ireland to join the OGP. We asked them to share their reflections on the experience to date, and to share lessons,…

Representatives of Irish Civil Society who have engaged in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) process have written this open letter to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D. We are seeking a meeting with him to clarify…

stortinget-parliament.jpg Introduction Norway, one of the most open governments in the world, has achieved one of the highest degrees of information integrity.  In common with other Nordic countries, its aim is to make government as accountable, transparent and democratic as…

Dublin.JPG As Ireland takes its first steps towards joining the Open Government Partnership, civil society has shown a strong appetite for more openness and accountability in government. A total of 62 proposals for inclusion in Ireland’s first OGP Action Plan…

There are just three weeks to go before the UK hosts the annual Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in London. The Partnership is now a truly global movement and the governments of around a third of the world population will…

fjord.jpg The independent progress report on Norway´s participation in OGP is a bittersweet read for a country that prides itself in its strong democracy and equal opportunities for all. Sweet, because it confirms Norway´s strong position in promoting gender equality…