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Politics has often been the obstacle to greater transparency in Nepal. But the country’s open government movement took an important step forward last month, when twelve leading accountability and transparency groups gathered in the new OpenGov Hub Kathmandu- a resource…

This post originally appeared on the Natural Resource Governance Institute blog. For years, Tunisia’s extractives sector was viewed with skepticism. Information on reserves, the rights allocation, resource revenues and their management was particularly scarce. But during the last two years,…

This post originally appeared on the Global Witness blog.UK companies with hidden owners lie behind some of the worst problems of our time. Amongst other things they have been used to breach UN sanctions, evade taxes and rip off ordinary…

This blog is part of a series on how open government can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The series came out of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub and the Open Government…

Version en español » Versão em Português » Open government has many definitions. By articulating transparency, social participation, accountability and technological innovation, this concept and its practice has been increasingly prominent in the public policy agenda. The richness of interpretations…

English Version » Versão em Português » Gobierno abierto tiene varias definiciones, como transparencia, participación social, rendición de cuentas (accountability) y la innovación tecnológica. El concepto y la práctica ha ganado cada vez más, en la agenda de las políticas…

Version en español » English Version » Governo aberto possui inúmeras definições. Articulando transparência, participação social, accountability (prestação de contas) e inovação tecnológica, esse conceito e sua prática tem ganhado, cada vez mais, destaque na agenda das políticas públicas. A…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Current President of the United States, Barack Obama, mentioned OGP in remarks delivered at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece,…

Whether it is a flat “no” or a “no with reasons,” governments typically have this knee jerk reaction whenever presented with new ideas. This mentality is what stifles progress and makes it extraordinarily frustrating for change-makers both inside and outside…

From Newsroom America Feeds at 16 Nov 12:02 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Athens, Greece2:03 P.M. EET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Please, please have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER:…