This blog was written by Abigail Bartlett, a fourth-year Communications and Media Studies major at Carleton University. As a Canadian public servant for the last three years, Abigail has witnessed the benefits of open communication between government and the public. …
As all of our lives have quickly become dominated by the impact of COVID-19, I hope all are safe and healthy and adapting to our new reality. During the last week in February, I had the pleasure of welcoming the…
As you scour those empty supermarket shelves, spare a thought for those buying for governments. Public procurement professionals across the world are under immense pressure as they shop around to meet the huge demand for medical equipment and supplies —…
We often talk about the role of politicians in fixing the trust deficit, but what can bureaucracies do?
Con frecuencia hablamos del papel que tienen los políticos para resolver el problema del déficit de confianza, pero ¿Qué pueden hacer las burocracias?
Every so often, simple ideas simply work. When Cabo Verde’s National Assembly set out to break down barriers to citizen engagement, they got out the sledgehammer.
De vez en cuando, las ideas sencillas pueden funcionar. Cuando la Asamblea Nacional de Cabo Verde se propuso eliminar las barreras que limitaban la participación ciudadana, lo hicieron con toda la fuerza.
Openness, engagement, and transparency, are key to bridging the gap between people and administrators.
On this International Women’s Day, we’re reflecting on what OGP has learned over the past year and where we hope to take inclusive open government in 2020.
En el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, reflexionamos sobre lo que OGP ha aprendido en el último año y hacia dónde queremos dirigir el movimiento del gobierno abierto en el 2020.
Carleton University students explore the intersections of gender and open government in Canada and beyond.
Meet Ania Calderon, the Executive Director of Open Data Charter and a leader in the gender and open government space.
¿Qué relación existe entre los datos abiertos y el gobierno abierto? Los movimientos de datos abiertos y de gobierno abierto comparten la idea de que la apertura es un principio fundamental necesario para alcanzar resultados justos. No puedes tener uno…
After the third wave of democratization from the late 70s to the 2000s, Latin America saw the growth of professional civil society organizations (CSOs) and the legal recognition of citizen participation in public policy decision making. By the time the…
Después de la tercera ola de democratización desde finales de los años 70 a los años 2000, América Latina evidenció el crecimiento profesional de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) y el reconocimiento legal de la participación ciudadana en…
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