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On December 9-10, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden convened the first of two Summits for Democracy. Leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector agreed to a Year of Action by reviving democracy at home and abroad and advancing democratic reform. But is this Summit capable of tackling democracy’s challenges?

El 9 y 10 de diciembre de 2021, el presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden organizó la primera de dos Cumbres por la democracia. Un grupo de líderes de gobierno, la sociedad civil y el sector privado acordaron impulsar un “Año de acción”, revitalizando la democracia nacional e internacionalmente a través del impulso a reformas democráticas. Pero ¿la Cumbre será capaz de combatir los retos que enfrenta la democracia?

Learn how a concerned mother in Kaduna, Nigeria used a citizen feedback app to notify government leaders about poor conditions in a healthcare clinic and improve access to health services in her community.

In this Voices of Open Government episode, we learn how reformers in Mexico are designing a national policy to reduce the gender inequality gap and position the right to care in the public agenda.

As her term as Civil Society Co-Chair of the OGP Steering Committee comes to an end, Maria Baron reflects on the initiatives she advance in collaboration with the Republic of Korea.

El año pasado, cuando me enteré de que había sido nominada para ocupar la copresidencia del Comité Directivo de OGP en representación de la sociedad civil, recuerdo que mi orgullo y emoción iniciales dieron paso a algunas dudas. Me preguntaba…

Watch His Excellency Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea welcome participants to the 2021 OGP Global Summit.

In Italy, the use of EU funds has long been mismanaged. With OpenCoesione and its school program “A Scuola di OpenCoesione”, thousands of students are learning how to monitor EU funds for a more inclusive, participatory, and accountable society.

When his community was hit by COVID-19, Jimmy used a citizen audit tool to investigate how the government was spending response and recovery resources.

Shell companies are often a major enabler of corruption and financial crime. To tackle this, Nigerian reformers in government and civil society came together to establish a registry to disclose the real owners of this companies through OGP. This is how they did it.

When millions gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in the Republic of Korea to protest the previous administration, President Moon invited citizens back to the square to propose policies that responded to their needs. Many proposals have become policies - one of them came from third graders in Jeju.

Watch the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada speak at the 2021 OGP Global Summit. See all government statements from OGP's 2021 Global Summit »