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26 POCs on one stage!   Early last month, 26 OGP Points of Contact or POCs, (the people who serve as liaison between their government and the OGP support unit) met for a 2-day regional meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia opened…

In 2015, the governments on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee will rotate for the second time since OGP was launched in September 2011.  As the number of countries participating in OGP has grown – from the founding 8 to…

Mr Pethuel A. K. Danyo, Deputy Director at Public Sector Reforms Secretariat in Ghana, responds to Ugonna Ukaigwe's blog post entitled 'Ghana's absence at the OGP Africa Regional meeting: did it matter?'.  The OGP Africa Regional Meeting held in Tanzania ended…

Successive Governments in Sierra Leone as part of its democratic renewals and post-conflict reform processes have made considerable efforts toward inclusive participation of Civil Society (CS) in governance. Additionally, the leadership of Ernest Bai Koroma instituted the Open Government Initiative (OGI)…

Dear colleagues, As you are likely aware, Linda Frey, the Executive Director of the Open Government Partnership Support Unit, will step down from her role later this year. Linda has accomplished a remarkable amount during her tenure. When she arrived…

OGP is growing up. At the end of the month, a dozen countries will complete new national action plans, adding to the more than 2,000 commitments already made and many delivered. Several of these countries are embarking on their second…

The following presents a summary of findings from the paper “Review of Uptake of IRM Reports.” The full review is not available to the public as it contains direct quotes from interviewees and the IRM did not seek express permission…

This year’s Open Government Partnership regional meeting for Africa was held last month in Dar es Salaam, under the theme “Enhancing Accountability through Open Governance”. The meeting included over 300 participants from across government, the private sector, civil society, academia…

imagen OCYGA.jpg Buenos Aires, 15 y 16 de junio de 2015 ¿Cómo integrar a los órganos de control en la agenda de Gobierno Abierto de modo que puedan contribuir a fortalecer los procesos en sus respectivos países, y en particular,…

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Minister Thea Tsulukiani and all the Georgian government and civil society leaders here today - we thank you for hosting this meeting of European members of the Open Government Partnership. It is no accident that we…