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We need your help to develop a citizen engagement chapter for “The Guide to Opening Government”.  In 2011, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI) published “Opening Government” – a guide for civil society organisations, and governments, to support them to…

Hace cuatro años era utópico pensar un evento en torno a Gobierno Abierto y sus tendencias en Iberoamérica. Un grupo de jóvenes se unió y decidió crear la Fundación Sociedades Digitales, una organización de la sociedad civil dedicada a fortalecer…

Four years ago it was pure utopia to think about an event around Open Government and its trends in Spain and Latin America. A group of young people came together and decided to create Fundación Sociedades Digitales (Digital Societies Foundation),…

The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) proudly announces the addition of new staff members and interns to bolster its coordination and research capacities. The IRM produces independent assessments of OGP action plan development and implementation in each OGP participating country. In…

Este texto no pretende ser sólo un artículo de opinión, sino también un texto que pueda ayudar a profundizar más en el ámbito del Open Government, la interoperabilidad y el back office en las Administraciones Públicas, desde una perspectiva objetiva e…

The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. “What will distinguish the Africa’s OGP plan?” was a question Alison Tilley posed to the participants at the first Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting. “We all know the common challenges that we…

Mombassa-beach1.jpg The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting is currently underway at the Serena Beach Hotel, Mombasa, with representatives from 16 countries in attendance. This is the first OGP Africa Regional Meeting that…

Kremlin.png The recent post by Ivan Pavlov on the decision of the Russian government to ‘postpone’ the process of joining the Open Government Partnership (OGP) leaves some questions to be answered. Why did the administration decide to effectively withdraw its bid to…

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT Presented by: Jennifer Shkabatur (World Bank) Jay Bhalla (Project Manager, Code 4 Kenya) Register to join the webinar here  Sponsored by: OGP Networking Mechanism…

The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the…