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Since joining the Open Government Partnership steering committee this January, I’ve become increasingly immersed in the world of civic space or, more specifically, the nascent campaign to “defend” civic space. In the OGP context this manifests itself most concretely in…

Open government has been in the news lately — just in time for the 10th annual Sunshine Week, the nationwide week-long celebration of access to public information. Critics sometimes contrast President Obama’s soaring rhetoric with the realities of making government functionally transparent.…

All members of the Open Government Partnership have already voluntarily committed to opening their governments. Measuring the success of these open government reform efforts is a critical second step. One option is to look at legal and administrative tracking mechanisms.…

In October 2014 OGP-executive officers from the public administration in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden met in Berlin. The main purpose was to discuss and exchange experiences about OGP Actions Plans. In addition we wanted to learn more about the…

In 2011, South Africa joined 7 other countries to found the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Since then, it has been joined by Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Malawi and most recently, Tunisia as African countries participating in the OGP.…

Just months into its mandate, the Aquino administration made a powerful push for better governance designed to reduce corruption and increase transparency, accountability and participatory decision making. The plan is anchored in the vision of Philippines President Aquino’s commitment of…

OGP's Articles of Governance are now open for a 30-day public comment period. The Articles of Governance (http://www.opengovpartnership.org/Articles) were adopted by consensus by OGP's Steering Committee in April 2012 and revised in March 2014 to reflect decisions taken by the…

On March 16, OGP will be launching the 2nd annual Open Government Awards.  We are excited to announce this year’s theme, which will be “Improving Public Services through Open Government”. Our goal is to once again showcase and celebrate the…

*This blog is available in English here.* La participación cívica es uno de los tres valores de gobierno abierto que todos los compromisos de planes de acción deberían involucrar.  Pero también puede ser un área particularmente desafiante para reformas hacia…

Este blog está disponible en español aquí. Civic participation is one of the three open government values that all action plan commitments should address.  But it can also be a particularly challenging area of open government reform.  Some stakeholders have…