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Graphics: Merijn Bram Rutgers The Centre for Budget Monitoring and Citizen Participation is a Dutch organization founded in December 2011. The foundation is the result of a co-operation between active citizens and social workers from the Netherlands and INESC from…

This interview, conducted by Helen Crane, originally appeared on the Guardian's Public Leaders Network. You joined the Cabinet Office as director of open data and transparency in January. What will be your biggest challenge?  Promoting open data on the international…

Hace cuatro años era utópico pensar un evento en torno a Gobierno Abierto y sus tendencias en Iberoamérica. Un grupo de jóvenes se unió y decidió crear la Fundación Sociedades Digitales, una organización de la sociedad civil dedicada a fortalecer…

Four years ago it was pure utopia to think about an event around Open Government and its trends in Spain and Latin America. A group of young people came together and decided to create Fundación Sociedades Digitales (Digital Societies Foundation),…

I warmly welcome Ireland’s intention to participate in the OGP – a move strongly backed by Irish civil society. As current lead co-chair of the OGP, the UK is evangelical about spreading the word of the benefits of open government.…

We welcome the Irish government’s announcement that Ireland will participate in the Open Government Partnership (OGP).  This international initiative aims to strengthen cooperation between civil society and the state, enhancing transparency and openness through citizen participation and dialogue. We commend…

DublinBridge.png  Brendan Howlin's article was originally posted on website of the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform. It has been cross-posted here with his department's permission. The announcement concerning Ireland's decision to participate in OGP can be found here. There is…

The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the…

The compass of transparency (www.magellanopa.it/bussola) is an automated online instrument that gives the citizens the possibility to monitor, in real time, the implementation of all the data and information requirements imposed by Italian law on the websites of public administrations.…

In two recent, companion posts on this site, Graham Gordon from the UK OGP Civil Society Network and Ilaria Miller from the Cabinet Office reflect on whether the process of drafting the UK’s second National Action Plan (NAP) has been…