Open Money, Open Government
Through the Treasury, the South African government has invested in opening up budget information at the national and provincial levels. This has seen South Africa becoming a global leader in the Open Budget Survey.
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Increasing Oversight, Decreasing Police Violence
The unchecked use of violence and intimidation by the Nigerian police is a serious threat to the functioning of its civic space. By including commitments to rebuild civic space and introduce police oversight processes, the Nigerian government shows that it is working to strengthen the ties to its public.
Leading the Way For a More Transparent and Sustainable Fishing Economy
With the future of the world’s fisheries facing serious threats due to overfishing, Seychelles is the first nation to publish its report in Partnership with the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). This small island nation is working to protect the future of this sector, upon which its people and economy are massively dependent.
Win-Win: How Improving Public Care Empowers Women
Mexico has conducted a pilot project that highlights the shortcomings of the public care system and how the burden of making up for them falls disproportionately on women. By listening to those most affected, concrete solutions and public policy recommendations are offered to improve care and alleviate gender inequality.
Keeping the Courts Open and Honest in Colombia
In Colombia, a collaboration between the Council of State and its citizens has led to a more transparent judicial system that is accountable to the people.
Help Us Finalize the OGP Co-Creation and Participation Standards
Ayúdanos a finalizar los Estándares de participación y cocreación de OGP
The current Participation and Co-creation Standards were introduced in 2016 to improve the requirements for participation and quality of public consultations, and provide guidance on the ongoing dialogue between government and civil society throughout the OGP action plan cycle.…
Los Estándares de participación y cocreación actuales fueron creados en 2016 con el fin de mejorar los requisitos de participación y la calidad de las consultas públicas, además de orientar los diálogos que se llevan a cabo entre el gobierno…
Protecting Whistleblowers in the Fight Against Corruption
Legal reforms protecting whistleblowers are supported by an effective public awareness campaign to turn the tide on covert corrupt practices in Latvia.
Making Algorithms Accountable to Citizens
Algoritmos que rinden cuentas a la ciudadanía
At RightsCon 2021, government officials and civil society organizations, including members of the Open Algorithms Network, discussed their experience implementing algorithm transparency ...
Hoy, AI Now Institute, Ada Lovelace Institute y la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) lanzaron el primer estudio de su tipo que analiza la ola de marcos legislativos que promueven la transparencia y rendición…
Hacking Judicial Language for Open Justice
Hackeando el Lenguaje Judicial para una Justicia Abierta
In Argentina, like elsewhere in the world, accessing justice and understanding the judicial language is highly complex, so many people cannot comprehend the judicial processes that affect them or their rights...
El acceso a la justicia es un pilar fundamental para garantizar la aplicación de políticas de gobierno abierto en los poderes judiciales. Esto que llamamos ”justicia abierta”...
Do We Know Who Controls Our State-Owned and Municipality-Owned Enterprises?
¿Sabemos quién controla a las empresas estatales y municipales?
Beneficial ownership transparency efforts often focus on large corporations. Learn how Lithuania is exploring the companies closest to the people here.
En el marco del movimiento por la transparencia en beneficiarios reales, es importante también pensar en un tema menos explorado, las empresas estatales y municipales. Identificar y monitorear a las entidades que controlan a las empresas estatales y municipales es…