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Next week Mexico will host the first OGP Steering Committee Meeting of 2015. This ministerial level meeting will take place over three days. What should you be watching and where can you find the key documentation? The Support Unit will…

Denmark won the The Open Goverment Awards 2014, and winning the awards gave me one of the greatest moments of my life. To stand in The United Nations Building in New York, to be spoken to and given the award by the Danish…

Transparency International Ukraine, almost a hundred of NGOs and experts sent the Prime Minister an open request to urgently take the implementation of the international Open Governance Partnership initiative (OGP) under control. In accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers’ order…

The Independent Reporting Mechanism is pleased to announce the selection of five individuals to the International Expert Panel (IEP) of the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM). The IEP plays an important role in setting the vision for the IRM and promoting its findings.…

The Open Government Partnership is a dynamic platform where issues, interests and actors come together on both the national and international level. When it all comes together, this platform is a fertile base for partnership, achievement and, at times, even…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what they have to say: a. How does open government make a difference in people's lives? In the…

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…