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A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, the entire OGP community rejoiced when Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the Access of Information bill this Wednesday. Following…

Civil society advocates have long argued that greater transparency leads to greater accountability. Put more information in the public domain and it will be used to hold governments to account. Yet the causal chain between transparency and accountability may be…

Nairobi, August 31 2016 - Open Government Partnership (OGP) would like to congratulate the government of Kenya and Kenyan civil society for passing the long-awaited Access to Information bill. This bill is an important commitment in Kenya’s 2nd National Action…

Open Government Partnership summits are inherently political affairs. The mix of government and civil society leadership from around the world represents an opportunity to commit to lasting change. From experience, this only happens when civil society pressure complements the political…

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…

This week, top press coverage came out of Africa with a number of member countries making headlines in connection to OGP.   On Tuesday the U.S. State Department released the transcript of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech delivered…

Want to read this blog in English? El próximo mes Open Government Partnership (OGP) cumplirá su quinto aniversario y nos estamos preparando para celebrar sus logros: en esencia, construir un movimiento creciente de hasta ahora 70 países y miles de…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?Next month, Open Government Partnership (OGP) will be marking its fifth anniversary. This sets the scene for us to celebrate the achievements of OGP - which at its essence has been about building a growing …

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…