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Currently we face both a swell of support for open educational resources (OER) and devastating upheaval of our traditional education systems...

Actualmente estamos observando un gran apoyo a los recursos educativos abiertos (REA) y al mismo tiempo un trastorno devastador de nuestros sistemas educativos tradicionales...

The spread of Covid-19 has closed much of the world, and the strain on healthcare and other essential workers is unprecedented. For the most vulnerable, lockdowns impose extreme hardships. It will take the collective action of citizens, civil society and governments to respond and recover from this pandemic. But in order to be fair and effective, that response and recovery must be open and inclusive.

As global distrust in democracies grows, we believe intransparent legislative structures are a big factor. When lobbyists influence laws, it can create feelings of injustice and distrust within a society. Yet, lobbying, or the articulation of and advocacy for various interests, is essential for democracies. So, what does a fair and transparent lobbying system that enhances trust for political procedures look like?

There’s a damaging rumor doing the rounds in Kibera, Nairobi’s massive informal settlement: that COVID-19 is a fabrication invented by the country’s elite to raise money from the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) to pay off the elite’s debts.

Shortly after the WHO declared a global pandemic, the OGP Support Unit announced a COVID-19 crowdsourcing exercise. We asked for examples from the open government community to tackle the pandemic using open government approaches including citizen participation, transparency and accountability.…

Activists in developing countries are seeing civic space shrink as the pandemic takes hold This article was first published by Apolitical. Click here to read the original article. On 15 March, a group of civil society activists peacefully gathered in Niger’s capital,…

The global emergency posed by Covid-19 marks a before and after in the way we live. It might also help us rethink how we govern...

Este artículo fue publicado inicialmente por Apolitical. Haz click aquí para leer el artículo original. La emergencia global por el COVID-19 marca un antes y un después en la manera en que vivimos. La pandemia también nos ayuda a repensar…

Countries’ response to the coronavirus crisis will require at least three stages of coordinated action from governments: an immediate emergency reaction, a reassessment and planning period, and a recovery plan for the long term.

It seems odd to promote citizen participation at a time of lockdown. By early April 2020, “more than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, [had] been asked or ordered to stay at home by their governments to prevent the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.”

We are launching a campaign - Open Response + Open Recovery - to highlight the ways in which transparency, accountability, inclusivity, and public participation can make a difference.

Como muchas organizaciones, la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) ha estado trabajando en la mejor manera de contribuir a salvar vidas, salvar medios de vida y promover reformas a más largo plazo que puedan…