Europe
The Future of Open Government
If the last five years of the open government movement has seen a huge amount of activity - including the creation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and the rapid development of the open data agenda - how will we…
Open Government means becoming better at governing
On December 7, 2016, the Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr. Thomas de Maizière, announced the beginning of Germany’s participation in the Open Government Partnership (OGP). We are very glad to be part of this initiative and we are looking…
Open Climate Governance Primer
As OGP co-chairs in 2016-2017, the Government of France and World Resources Institute made climate change and sustainable development core priorities for their chairmanship. This resource explores benefits of a "whole of society" approach to climate governance.
German Federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière announces Germany’s participation in OGP
Press release: German Government, 7 Dec. 2016 “Democracy means listening and reaching out” Representing Germany’s Federal Chancellor at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Paris, the Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr Thomas de Maizière, today announced Germany’s participation…
Germany Joins the OGP with Government and Civil Society on Board
Deutsche Fassung » Germany finally joined the Open Government Partnership on December 7th. Enthusiasm about Germany taking this step is high, since German civil society has been advocating for it since 2011. Though it had already been included into the…