OGP Support Unit

As with any OGP summits, there will be lots of opportunities to get involved with the 2023 OGP Global Summit in Tallinn, Estonia. We’re looking to make this the most interactive and participatory summit yet. Here we outline what’s to…

Private sector actors—including corporations, financial institutions, investors, government contractors—have a clear stake in opening government. Open governments can prevent corruption, increase efficiency, reduce transaction costs, and cultivate a better business environment. Though business has always been a critical part of…

Officials from the Government of Mexico City, Mexico announced the local government would no longer be part of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international partnership of...

El Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, México, anunció que el gobierno local ya no formaría parte de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés), una alianza internacional...

This literature review by Matías Valderrama, María Paz Hermosilla, and Romina Garrido focuses on transparency in a broader sense and seeks to bring more clarity to the concept of algorithmic transparency by identifying some of the main mechanisms that have been proposed in the literature to promote it.

How can countries better manage existing and future debt challenges? This report assesses the empirical evidence on the consequences of debt transparency to understand its potential use as a tool to combat continued challenges to debt sustainability.

By Joseph Foti, Paula Pérez, Christina Socci, and Dieter Zinnbauerin collaboration with The B Team Overview The Business Case for Open Government In 2011, reformers—including government ministers, mayors, parliamentarians, justices, journalists, and activists—launched the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Through the…

As we face challenges that affect our democracies the need to integrate a local perspective to identify innovative solutions to the most pressing issues cities face is more evident than ever.

A medida que hacemos frente a los retos que afectan a nuestras democracias, es más evidente que nunca la necesidad de integrar la perspectiva local para identificar soluciones innovadoras a los problemas más urgentes de las ciudades. La Cumbre...

“One of the most favorable outcomes of encouraging collaboration between civil society organizations and the Regional Council is improved communication,” reflected a Moroccan civil society leader at the conclusion of Béni Mellal-Khénifra region’s open government reform co-creation process. Since 2016,…