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In 2011, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative worked with more than 20 expert organizations to put together the first Open Government Guide as a a resource for governments and civil society working to improve transparency, accountability and participation in their…

Every two years OGP participating countries are required to submit new National Action Plans (NAPs) which are co-created with civil society. This year’s NAPs were due by the end of June, and thus far 14 of the countries that were…

In the third week of December, Nepal will be celebrating Open Nepal week, which will focus on the theme of open government this year. The Open Government Partnership (OGP), with its mission of securing concrete commitments from governments to increase…

The values underlying OGP’s mission of making governments transparent, accountable and responsive to citizens stand as the pillars of any anti-corruption movement. Making governments commit to open government actions allows us to engage government squarely on developing concrete actions to…

The urgent imperative of tackling climate change is rarely associated with the dry science of budgeting and fiscal policy.  Yet this could dramatically change if the current climate negotiations in Paris that will conclude this week produce a groundbreaking deal. …

Corruption is like a weed, strangling democratic development before it can take root and cracking the foundation of democratic institutions. Left untreated; even the strongest institutions topple. Like a weed, why is corruption so difficult to stifle and address?Every year…

18 months ago we set out to develop a tool for civil society in OGP countries to assess how open and ambitious their governments were being in developing their National Action Plans. After countless drafts of questions and two rounds…

“We support open government not just because it is good for business but because is central to human rights and dignity” concluded a leading member of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the recent Open Government Partnership (OGP)…

Measuring the Impact of the Open Government Partnership in Member States using an Implementation Size Model This is the final blog in a six blog series written by winners of the IDRC grant for research on OGP. Since 2011, OGP…

South Africa recently took over as chair of the Open Government Partnership. This represents an important opportunity for the country, and Africa. The partnership is a voluntary initiative that aims to promote transparency, public accountability and civic participation in government.…