OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism Concept Note July 2012 I. Overview of IRM The OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is a key means by which all stakeholders can track progress and impact among OGP participating governments, as well as promote strong…
Photo credit: Whole Earth by NASA on The Commons via Flickr This week, hundreds of open data enthusiasts descended upon Washington DC as the World Bank Open Data Initiative and the Open Development Technology Alliance came together to host the…
More than 80 high-level ICT experts and decision makers from 20 countries participated in the international Samos 2012 Summit on Open Data and Interoperability for Governance, Industry and Society, that took place from 2nd to 6th July 2012 in the…
The British Government has just published Unleashing the Potential - the Open Data White Paper [PDF]. It is the culmination of a two-year programme to put transparency and participation at the centre of its strategy for public service reform. The White paper…
Clipboard April’s annual meeting was a great success showcasing the innovative work being done in open data by governments, civil societies and individuals around the world. As the dust settles from Brasilia, we are looking to keep the momentum going.…
One year and a half ago, concepts like, good governance, openness, rule of law, transparency, accountability, zero-corruption tolerance sounded hollow and hazy words that meant nothing for Tunisian people In his opening speech at the Brasilia 2012 OGP annual conference, Hedi…
This week is Innovation Week in the country of Moldova. In collaboration with the World Bank, the government—in partnership with civil society—has set up a series of events to help launch the implementation of their OGP National Action Plan (NAP).…
The Open Government Partnership is officially afoot with the Articles of Governance formally approved and adopted at the first annual meeting in Brasilia last month. With distance gained from the meeting, this is a good moment to take stock of…
Allison Tilley from Open Democracy Advance Center, sent out the Civil Society Transparency Report for South Africa prepared for the OGP meeting in Brasilia and updated it onto their OGP website (and on to several places on the ODAC website). You…
Along side the OGP meetings April 17-18, we spent two days opening local geo data with OpenStreetMap. There's a lot of excitement in Brazil around OpenStreetMap, which you can see in its recent community growth. Members from Track Source, Transparency…
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