Nordic+

Join us as we celebrate the diversity and innovation of Open Gov Week 2024 by showcasing events from Africa to the Americas, from Asia-Pacific to Europe.

The OGP Nordic+ group met in April 2024 and again during Open Gov Week to discuss how to advance fiscal transparency and enhance participation in fiscal policy. From these discussions, four key lessons emerged, each illustrated with practical examples from various countries.

This note seeks to address a request from the Nordic+ group of OGP member countries to share guidance on improving governance with organized interests.

Meet Torunn Reksten, a plain language expert at the Language Council of Norway and Vice President of the Plain Language Association International. She has played a pivotal role in championing plain language as a powerful tool for enhancing government communication,…

See how OGP members are working to better understand and address the gender-differentiated impacts of algorithms, reduce human biases, and create artificial intelligence programs that are trustworthy, ethical, and inclusive.

En todo el mundo, las instituciones del sector público están explorando cada vez más el uso de algoritmos con el fin de mejorar el diseño de políticas públicas y la toma de decisiones con base en datos. Estos sistemas tienen…

After 10 years, the IRM is adapting the target and timing of recommendations. Let’s look at how IRM recommendations have evolved over time, what to expect from...

Meet Inese Voika, a Member of the Latvian Parliament and an open government champion in the Baltics.

Conozca a Inese Voika, miembro del Parlamento de Letonia y defensora del gobierno abierto en los países bálticos.

The Nordics enjoy high public trust and continue to perform well on open government issues like anti-corruption and transparency. Despite this high baseline, Nordic OGP action plans could benefit from focusing on commitments on lobbying transparency, public procurement and political financing.