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Enabling people to be informed and active consumers is critical to developing a participative, critical and competent citizenship. Since its inception the Open Government Partnership has viewed empowering consumers as a core concern. Two of the five OGP grand challenges involve citizens in…

The belief that open, reliable and transparent data will drive better development outcomes in developed and developing countries is one of the founding principles of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). This can be seen in many of the more than…

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…

A significant benefit to joining OGP is being connected with a network of allies with valuable experiences in working toward a common objective of a more open government. In advance of the OGP High-Level Event at the United Nations on…

On September 24 2014, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and Ford Foundation hosted a Civil Society breakfast meeting of senior civil society leaders and open government advocates from around the world. These reformers came together to talk about what is…

A new anti-corruption app, Action 4 Transparency, has been launched in Uganda this month. It is the result of a collaboration between civil society organisations and media organisations - a rare coupling. Rowan Emslie spoke to the project lead, Gerald Businge,…

The story I’ve heard is that at a recent meeting of political advisers from US Embassies in the Eastern Europe countries, OGP was on the agenda, and Romania stood up as one of the most advanced countries. Being a civil…

Tuesday Sept. 30 marked the last day of Indonesia as the lead chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) movement. Mexico assumed this role starting on Oct. 1. Some of us were together in New York last Wednesday to celebrate…

Last week, in the presence of 10 Heads of State and hundreds of civil society leaders from around the world, OGP hosted its first annual Open Government Awards (Awards) ceremony at the United Nations. Government and civil society teams stood…

The majority of countries participating in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) have submitted new National Action Plans since the London Summit in October 2013. For a voluntary initiative such as OGP, this is an important indication of support from governments and…