Europe

The last couple of months have been quite an interesting time for those advocating for open government in Italy. The Italian government officially began participating in OGP in September 2011 and developed its first two-year action plan in early 2012…

For immediate release  France becomes 64th country to join the Open Government Partnership Paris – At the Paris Conference on Open Data and Open Government, Minister Marylise Lebranchu today announced that France is to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP). …

Macedonia.jpg “Two years ago I was in this alone and now it’s seventy of us” – said the national coordinator for OGP in Macedonia, Irena Bojadzievska, in her opening speech for the second public consultative meeting for the action plan…

Bulgarian_Parliament_TodorBozhinov_041009.jpg On April 2, 2014, the Access to Information Programme (AIP), a Bulgarian NGO with 18 years of experience in advocacy for access to information, transparent and accountable government, launched the updated 2014 Active Transparency Rating of Bulgarian Institutions. The…

Plaza Mayor.jpg En este artículo, ponemos de manifiesto la importancia del proceso de creación de leyes como un elemento que también puede ser indicador de la apertura real de un gobierno. Así, focalizados en el proceso relativo a la creación…

This blog post originally appeared on Salua Nassabay's blog and has been republished with permission from the author.  What is the first thing you do when you intend to execute a new project? You, of course conduct some research. In a…

How open is our administration and governance in Denmark? "Very open," you're probably thinking. But is it so? Do you for example know exactly what your municipality has registered about you? Or do you know how to access the information they have? Can you…

Hvor åben er vores administration og regeringsførelse egentligt i Danmark? ”Meget åben”, tænker du sikkert. Men er den så det? Ved du for eksempel præcist, hvad din kommune har registreret om dig? Eller ved du, hvordan du får adgang til…

Economists may argue about the precise mechanisms through which the quality of public governance underpins economic prosperity but organisations like the OECD and the World Bank have long advocated policies founded on this linkage. Their consistent advice is that greater…

Moldova.jpg The Government of Moldova took a different and more participatory approach on developing and consulting the new open government action plan for 2014-2015. The launch of the new process, which is significantly different from last year and which actively…