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All throughout the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2015, which was held in Mexico last October 27-29, I tried to steer discussions around the idea of government financing of citizen participation. I purposely used this opportunity to sound off…

This is the fourth in a six blog series written by winners of the IDRC grant for research on OGP. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has 69 participating countries around the world, with over 2,000 commitments made and countless citizens and…

Linida, as beautiful it may sound is not somebody’s name, nor a government project. It is a story of people engagement in negotiating their demands to shape the development agenda and improve public services in Batang district, Central Java, Indonesia.…

There has been much discussion in the global transparency community around the key theme of sustainable development, especially following last month's adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Central to the SDGs is building resilient infrastructure (goal 9). Given…

With the ink barely dry on the Sustainable Development Goals, naturally the just-completed Open Government Partnership annual summit focused on how greater openness can accelerate progress toward the goals.   The open government agenda is most closely linked to the ambitious Goal 16 on…

Excellent news from Asia Pacific - just announced at the OGP Global Summit in Mexico, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has joined OGP as its 67th member. PNG will work in concert with Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and others to advance the…

Alas, it is the final day of OGP’s Third Global Summit in Mexico City and my first OGP summit. I joined the partnership exactly one year ago. As I celebrate my first anniversary I am astounded by what this multi…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Mexico City, Mexico –  October 29, 2015, The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit concluded Thursday evening with innovative ideas for using OGP framework as a basis for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…

Want to read this blog in English? Ciudad de México, México  - 29 de octubre de 2015. La Cumbre Global de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (Open Government Partnership - OGP) concluyó este jueves por la noche con ideas…

● Three new countries signal their intent to join OGP● Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto presents prestigious OGP Awards● Winnie Byanyima officially becomes an OGP Global Ambassador ● So far 36 countries have signed The Open Government Partnership’s Joint Declaration on Open Government for the…