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One of the enduring challenges faced by the African continent in lifting millions out of poverty is this: how do you ensure that Africa’s natural endowments are used to benefit Africans directly? It is the conundrum of all time that a…

Over the past two months, OGP’s government, civil society and other stakeholders have heard me deliver a key message: OGP is at a critical juncture – it has grown significantly in scale, with 70 countries joining the partnership in just…

En el marco de la XVII Conferencia Iberoamericana de Ministras y Ministros de Administración Pública y Reforma del Estado, celebrada los pasados 7 y 8 de julio en la ciudad de Bogotá, organizada conjuntamente con el Departamento Administrativo de la…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, OGP was featured in news items around the globe. The biggest source of coverage  was Mexico, where open government issues made…

This piece originally appeared on the OpenNorth blog.  As it does every two years, the Government of Canada released its open government action plan, the third of its kind so far. And yet, for many of the millions of engaged Canadians…

This piece original appeared on the Sunlight Foundation blog.    Chart titled "Figure 4 – Misdemeanor Charges Per 1,000 Residents, 2010-2015" from the DOJ Investigation of the Baltimore City Police Department." The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division investigation of…

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…

Read this announcement in English here. Entre le 7 et le 9 décembre, la France recevra à Paris le quatrième Sommet global du PGO. C’est une occasion unique pour la communauté PGO de se réunir à la même ville afin…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, the most significant press coverage related to OGP came out of Latin America. In Argentina, a piece in the leading La…

Cliquez sur ce lien pour accéder à la version française. From December 7-9 this year, France will host the 4th OGP Global Summit in Paris. This is the one time that the OGP community from around the world has the…