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Charting the Course to Strengthen Political Integrity

This analysis was originally published on the Global Data Barometer website here. Governments should serve citizens rather than the other way around. This concept is at the heart of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international initiative that brings together more than…

Gone But Not Forgotten: Translating High-level Global Endorsements into Country Action

It all makes sense on paper – the cycle of action and accountability one hopes that international summits and forums will trigger. A government commits to making a change, sets out timelines, appoints somebody responsible and explains the steps they…

A tax on the poor to benefit the rich: Corruption and Inequality

I often wondered what impact doing my job from a developing country instead of a developed one would have on my thinking about inequality. One area where I can see a big shift is my feelings about corruption and its…

Building a Peaceful and Safer World through Collective Action in the Fight against Corruption

by Sanjay Pradhan, Ulla Tørnæs, Delia Ferreira, Mari Kiviniemi (Joint blog post by Government of Denmark, Transparency International, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and OGP) Over the last year, political rights and civil liberties around the world have experienced a…

Kenya

Leveraging OGP for key accountability reforms in Kenya

An ambitious second national action plan illustrates Kenya’s intent and provides impetus for its future progress in opening government. The release of Kenya’s Progress Report by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) reviews the implementation of its second Open Government Partnership…