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Let’s Get Co-Creating: Participate in the 2018 Action Plan Process!

Version Française » Version en español » 2018 will mark a critical year for the Open Government Partnership (OGP), with many exciting initiatives being launched. OGP will ‘spin-off’ into an independent organization, the OGP Multi-Donor Trust Fund will be launched,…

A Countervailing Force to the Global Crisis in Trust

The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer released last week shows a very troubling, continued decline of trust in institutions across the globe, which was already at all-time low in 2017.  Citizens perceive their democratic institutions to be captured by elites, who…

Por qué los compromisos de OGP fallan

This is Why OGP Commitments Fail >> En Grecia, el gobierno se comprometió a establecer un proceso abierto para cubrir las vacantes del sector público. En Macedonia, el gobierno se comprometió a exigir procesos de consulta con los ciudadanos a…

This Is Why OGP Commitments Fail

Por qué los compromisos de OGP fallan >> In Greece, the government committed to create an open process for filling public sector positions. In Macedonia, the government committed to require consultations with citizens at the municipal level. And in Mongolia,…

Tools for Tracking Action Plans in Uruguay

Version en español » With the goal of promoting and enhancing transparency in the tracking process of Open Government Action Plans, Uruguay has deployed four management tools: the Open Government Observatory, the Tracking Meetup, the Achievement Dashboard, and the Open…

Bringing governments closer to citizens: What Can OGP Countries Do?

A theme that surfaced consistently at the Asia Pacific Leaders Forum, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, was decreasing trust in governments. For countries committed to the principles and praxis of openness, this trust deficit could severely undermine the transformative…

The Evolution of Open Government in Canada

Open government is about greater openness, transparency and accountability, strengthening democracy through meaningful engagement, as well as driving innovation and economic opportunities. Meaningful progress on open government requires providing the public, the media, and the business community greater access to…

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