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The principal mission of OGP is to make governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. In other words, its success depends in large measure on civic space or enabling conditions for people to freely organize, participate and communicate to shape…

La misión principal de OGP es lograr que los gobiernos sean más abiertos y rindan cuentas y respondan a las necesidades de sus ciudadanos. En otras palabras, su éxito depende en gran medida del espacio cívico o de las condiciones favorables…

We find ourselves in the midst of a digital revolution and the rate of upheaval is accelerating. Technological progress is happening so quickly that political actors genuinely struggle to shape it or to even keep pace.

Young people in Africa currently make up 60% of the continent’s population. This young growing population is demanding accountability, better and responsible government across the continent. Recently,I met Mfundo, a 21-year-old young man who became a breadwinner of his family…

Since joining  OGP in 2011, Ukraine has successfully implemented three national action plans, which has led to breakthrough transformations in governance. And now, the Ukrainian Government and its civil society partners have started implementing the fourth action plan, adopted in…

Desde que se incorporó a OGP en 2011, Ucrania ha implementado con éxito tres planes de acción nacionales que han llevado a transformaciones radicales en su gobernanza. Hoy, el Gobierno de Ucrania y la sociedad civil están empezando a implementar…

Open Government Partnership thrives in its diversity of actors, perspectives, and approaches to opening governments everywhere. In that spirit, co-creating the agenda for every OGP Global Summit and Regional Meeting to reflect the many priorities of all OGP governments, civil…

La Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) prospera en su diversidad de actores, perspectivas y enfoques para abrir gobiernos alrededor del mundo. En ese espíritu, la creación conjunta de la agenda de cada Cumbre Global…

Le Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert prospère dans sa diversité d’acteurs, de perspectives et d’approches pour ouvrir les gouvernements partout dans le monde. Dans cet esprit, la co-création de l’ordre du jour de chaque Sommet mondial du PGO et de…

To say that the past several months have been an interesting period in open government, in particular OGP, is an understatement. I’ve been intending to put pen to paper to share updates with the OGP civil society community but every…

Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and…

Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and…