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This post originally appeared on Open Data Charter. Corruption has a devastating impact on the lives of people around the world. When money that should be spent on schools, hospitals and other government services ends up in the hands of…

It was a cold gray day in late 2015 when OGP was forced to admit that their website, recently spit-polished but basically held together with bubble gum and paper clips and strength of will, had to go... Some time later...…

Era un día nublado de finales de 2015 cuando OGP tuvo que admitir que su sitio web que acababan de pulir, pero que en pocas palabras se sostenía con clips y con la voluntad del equipo, tenía que renovarse… Tiempo…

Originally posted on Medium. It has been a year since former British Prime Minister David Cameron hosted what many described as a landmark anti-corruption summit in London. Political leaders in attendance committed to make uncovering corruption wherever it exists a…

This time last year the international anti-corruption community had its eyes on London, where a global Anti-Corruption Summit would take place and our leaders would make promises with the potential to catalyse our shared goals. Between the 43 governments represented…

Without effective access to justice and legal empowerment, no country can realize meaningful transparency, accountability and citizen participation.  Increasingly, Open Government Partnership (OGP) members are acknowledging the fundamental links between access to justice and open government, and are using OGP…

In 2016, Mexico endorsed the OGP Paris Declaration for two reasons. We are founding members of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and by legal mandate, Mexican public institutions must engage in open government. The General Law of Transparency and Access…

Many governments, international agencies and civil society organisations support and promote open data. The Open Government Declaration states that “people all around the world are demanding more openness in government”. But what kind of openness and what kind of open…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. This week’s OGP coverage included news on the…

***For Immediate Release*** PARIS, FRANCE - May 8, 2017 - We welcome the election of President-Elect Emmanuel Macron, who will now chair the Open Government Partnership until September, and who has been an important voice on the virtues of openness…