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On January 2009, President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government that declares the new Administration’s commitment to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government and establishing a system linking three principles: transparency, public participation and collaboration. Since…

Last week, civil society advocates gathered in The Hague to review and conclude the pilot phase of the Civil Society National Action Plan Review tool. The idea of the project is primarily to equip national OGP actors with an advocacy tool that can…

I was asked by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to facilitate a round-table discussion on the topic  “Constructive Engagement Process between Governments and CSOs: Are We Getting Results?—Experiences and Lessons from Asia”. The event, held in July 2014 and sponsored…

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

Last week the Support Unit released the Open Government Partnership activity calendars for all participating countries. The calendars clearly present dates and deadlines for key activities in the OGP process, such as National Action Plan (NAP) drafting, implementation, and assessment.…

From May 28-29, 2015 hundreds of open data experts, senior government officials, industry leaders, and civil society champions from around the world will gather in Ottawa, Canada to take stock of the evolution of the global open data movement and…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?   The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is a key means by which government, civil society, and the private sector can monitor the advances that have taken place in the framework of the Open Government…

  Want to read this blog in English? El Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente (MRI o IRM por su nombre en inglés) es una manera clave mediante la cual todos los interesados pueden monitorear los avances que han tenido lugar en…

In 2013 I spoke with Irish civil society actors engaged in OGP processes on two occasions: first with Denis Parfenov and Martin Wallace about their active lobbying campaign for Ireland to join the OGP; and later that year, with Nuala…

In just over four months time the UK public will elect a new parliament and government. Ahead of the election, the UK Open Government civil society network has sent the following letter to all political parties calling on them to…