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Representatives of Irish Civil Society who have engaged in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) process have written this open letter to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D. We are seeking a meeting with him to clarify…

Cabo San Lucas Rocks 700.jpg The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has launched its sixth of eight reports; this one is on Mexico and can be found below. IRM progress reports are carried out by an independent researcher…

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Zambia 123.jpg On September 25-27, 2013, approximately 150 representatives from key stakeholders groups-government, civil society, media, private sector, academia, donors and regional and international organizations met in Lusaka, Zambia to reflect on the domestication of the African Platform on Access…

stortinget-parliament.jpg Introduction Norway, one of the most open governments in the world, has achieved one of the highest degrees of information integrity.  In common with other Nordic countries, its aim is to make government as accountable, transparent and democratic as…

Dublin.JPG As Ireland takes its first steps towards joining the Open Government Partnership, civil society has shown a strong appetite for more openness and accountability in government. A total of 62 proposals for inclusion in Ireland’s first OGP Action Plan…

This week at the World Bank’s annual fall meeting, I was part of a panel discussion on the IMF’s newly revised Fiscal Transparency Code. First, kudos to the IMF for publishing the consultative draft of the revised Code. The revised…

2013-10-02 Germany in good hands-bearbeitet.JPG This post originally appeared on Democracy International and has been republished with permission of the author. Following the federal elections in Germany on 22 September 2013, coalition talks are slowly getting underway. For democracy activists,…

Mt.Mayon_tam3rd.jpg The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has launched its fifth of eight reports; this one is on the Philippines and can be found below. IRM progress reports are carried out by an independent researcher under the guidance of…