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I have been designated as IRM researcher for the Philippines. With help from the PCIJ staff, I conducted two workshops with 31 stakeholders, secured government's comments on the research findings, and reviewed relevant documents on the implementation of the Philippines'…

When asked what makes the Open Government Partnership model different I always mention three elements: the guaranteed seat at the table for civil society; the concrete, ambitious commitments made; and the independent monitoring of the process and promises. Two years…

The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has launched its third report, this one on the UK which can be found below. IRM progress reports are carried out by an independent researcher under the guidance of an International Experts'…

The UK is now deep into the detail of developing the commitments which will form its second National Action Plan. This will be published at the Annual Summit at the end of October.  The release of the IRM report on…

country-united-states.jpg As a co-founder of the Open Government Partnership, the Obama Administration presented its first National Action Plan (NAP) in 2011. Importantly, this plan included the commitment to “release and implement government wide reporting requirements for foreign aid.” The OMB bulletin released in September 2012…

Earlier this week, on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly, I was privileged to attend an extraordinary meeting. On the stage and in the audience were the presidents of the U.S., Mongolia, Liberia and several other nations, as well…

A CKAN hackathon is taking place on Saturday, 28th September at TCube in Dublin bringing together IT specialists, political representatives and members of the public with an interest in making data open. Developers, designers, journalists, academics, policy makers, creative thinkers,…

Right to Know Day is on 28 September! Publish What You Pay Indonesia will hold a series of activities to raise the issue of the right to information and public transparency, such as: 1. On-line discussion via Google+ Hangout Google+…

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The Philippines is one of the eight countries that founded the OGP. As early as mid-2011, a steering committee was established to drive the process of developing the OGP Action Plan, which was occurring in tandem with the government’s Good…