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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…

This post is adapted from OGP Executive Director Linda Frey’s November 2014 remarks, delivered as she joined OGP’s co-chairs to accept the Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action" Award. The Center for Global Development’s prize has been given annually since…

A bit more than a decade ago I worked at the Dutch development organization Hivos. This was at the time of the World Summits on the Information Society. Hivos was – and is - promoting the smart use of technology…

Part of the four "grand challenges" recognized by the Georgian government's 2014-15 Open Government Partnership action plan is increasing public integrity. One particular non-governmental organization is creating online solutions to put these words into practice. The Institute for Development of…

Recently, the Netherlands published its self-assessment report on its first National Action Plan (2014-2015). In the report, eight learning points and challenges are mentioned in order  to improve the impact of the open government activities in our country. Three of them relate…

The Open Government Partnership's International Expert Panel is concerned by the recent personal attacks on Vanja Calovic linked to her work in ensuring open, transparent, and accountable government. Montenegro is a part of the Open Government Partnership. As a member…

Last month, government and civil society leaders gathered at the High Level Event in New York to renew their commitment to OGP. Leaders shared powerful and inspiring words to reimagine the government through more open and honest collaboration with citizens…

Este martes 28 de octubre la sociedad civil salvadoreña ha hecho entrega al gobierno de sus recomendaciones para el nuevo plan de acción de El Salvador en el marco de la Alianza de Gobierno Abierto.  En septiembre de 2011, El…

“The thing with OGP: If you benefit from it, you have to share it”, Richard Bon Moya, Undersecretary – CIO of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management while giving the keynote speech in OGP Asia Pacific outreach in Cambodia,…

One of the most significant decisions taken by the OGP Steering Committee at their September 24th meeting in New York was to adopt a new policy to deal with concerns raised about civic space in participating countries. This has been debated…