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A large group of OGP participating countries is entering its second National Action Plan cycle. The Independent Reporting Mechanism has published 43 reports into the first cycle and 27 countries have now published their second plan, with more expected in the…

Perhaps the greatest benefit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is that it provides a forum for openness advocates in government and civil society alike to share information in order to learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes…

Hello all, A survey which forms part of the study “Open Justice: transparency and proximity to justice within the current context of Open Government” is now available for public participation. The study intends to explore the concept of Open Justice…

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The government of South Africa will serve as Support Chair on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee from October 2014, and Lead Chair in October 2015. Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo as Special Envoy…

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 week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and surrounding events have engaged leaders, civil society representatives, and business people from 50 African countries in a number of key initiatives and dialogues in Washington. Not just across countries, but also within them, such…

The Government of South Africa and Civil Society Leader Alejandro Gonzalez to join OGP’s Leadership Group  In October 2014 the co-chairs of the Open Government Partnership will change.  As the Government of Indonesia and Rakesh Rajani complete their one-year term…

Miguel Ángel Blanes ha publicado el libro titulado “La transparencia informativa de las Administraciones públicas. El derecho de las personas a saber y la obligación de difundir información pública de forma activa”. Nos encontramos ante un trabajo de investigación en…

On every continent, parliaments are working together with civil society to ensure that legislative information and processes are open to the citizens those parliaments represent. And some of the most innovative digital governance and monitoring tools are being built around…