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Carlos.jpg El día 28 de octubre se ha celebrado en Barcelona, en el Palau de la Generalitat, sede del gobierno catalán, la I Jornada de Transparencia de la Generalitat de Catalunya (#TransparenciaGC).  En este evento focalizado en la perspectiva de…

This article originally appeared on FT.com and was written by Mo Ibrahim Leaders are embracing the idea that democracy is enhanced by information, says Mo Ibrahim. We have seen a global financial crisis triggered by bad corporate governance and increasing political unrest, from…

This article originally appeared on the Guardian Public Leaders Network: Open Government London 2013 Speaking at the Open Government Partnership summit, delegates say more open governments should lead by example. Heads of civil society organisations have said encouraging openness in…

#OGP13 Summit: John Kerry, William Hague, Mo Ibrahim, Aruna Roy Video of #OGP13 Summit: John Kerry, William Hague, Mo Ibrahim, Aruna Roy Broadcaster Rageh Omar moderated a lively and robust exchange on topics such as open government, the relationship between…

NZ.jpg Photo credit: The Icy Blue Lake by Trey Ratcliff via Flickr. Transparency International New Zealand very much welcomes the announcement this week that New Zealand has now officially joined the OGP. We see OGP membership as an important opportunity…

This article originally appeared on the Guardian Public Leaders Network: Open Government 2013  One key challenge is to strengthen the link between transparency and accountability, says OGP moderator. In the first of a series of interviews with speakers and attendees at…

Over 1500 reformers from government and civil society are gathering in London this week for the annual summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Paul Maassen is the Civil Society Coordinator who has been informing civil society about the OGP,…

The OGP Summit 2013 kicks of with the Civil Society Day. We asked the civil society community what they think of OGP today. Two key numbers to start with: 64% of the respondents are more positive today than 12 months…

Originally posted at internationalbudget.org  At the end of the week I will join over 1,000 delegates from over 60 countries at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Annual Summit in London. This is the second OGP Summit since its inception in 2011…

Cross posted with the permission of the author from blog.openingparliament.org Just a few months ago, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) announced the creation of the Legislative Openness Working Group (LOWG), one of five new thematic working groups to be launched in 2013. Since…