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Using indicators and data to strengthen accountability for the SDGs Summary note of consultation workshop[1]This note draws upon a consultation on 6 December 2016, which focused on whether and how the indicators and data linked to the Sustainable Development Goals…

Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and…

Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens.…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. In Brazil, controversy over the ethics of transparency came to a head in a debate covered by Brazilian weekly Época about whether or…

Análisis de la percepción e implementación de Gobierno Abierto en el ámbito local español. Investigadores de NovaGob.Lab y el Departamento de Ciencia Política de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid realizaron el primer estudio sobre la percepción e implantación del Gobierno…

What it is meant by Open Government and how is it perceived and implemented in Spain? Researchers from NovaGob.Lab and the Department of Political Science of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid sought to answer these questions by conducting a study…

This post originally appeared on freedominfo,org. Freedom of information activists will face at least four challenges in 2017 that will test their ability to act in a globally organized way. Eight new FOI regimes were created in 2016, for a…

Pioneros líderes de la sociedad civil y de gobierno en el Ayuntamiento de París con la alcaldesa Anne Hidalgo, quien organizó los eventos subnacionales de la Cumbre de OGP. En diciembre de 2016, la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP…

Un campesino que lleva sus frutas y verduras al mercado, un padre que busca una mejor educación para sus hijos y una familia desplazada por un terremoto tienen más en común de lo que podría parecer a primera vista. La…

Aunque los 75 países miembros de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) están formando un grupo de “chicos populares”, afortunadamente no se consideran a sí mismos un grupo elitista. Un mensaje que utilizan mucho…