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OGP Local
Discover the successes, challenges, and solutions that have opened up government at the local level.
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OGP Local Implementation Plan
The OGP Steering Committee unanimously approved the OGP Local Strategy consisting of three mutually reinforcing strategic pathways to support open local government...
Rudi Borrmann Joins the Open Government Partnership, will Lead Efforts to Support Local Governments
Rudi Borrmann se une a la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, liderará esfuerzos para apoyar a los gobiernos locales
Washington, D.C. March 23 2020 - Open Government Partnership (OGP) is pleased to announce the addition of Rudi Borrmann as head of OGP Local. Borrmann most recently served as the Undersecretary for Public Innovation and Open Government in Argentina's Ministry…
Washington, D.C., 23 de marzo de 2020 – La Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) se complace en anunciar la incorporación de Rudi Borrmann como líder del programa local de OGP. Borrmann se desempeñó recientemente…
Opening Debate: Challenges for Practicing Feminist Open Government in Brazil
When Brazilian civil society organizations, including Article 19 Brasil, started being part of regional and international conferences and conversations on open government, they felt that a Brazilian approach was necessary. These organizations needed a national space for sharing experiences and…
Faces of Open Government: Jen Bretaña
Meet Jen Bretaña, the OGP Government Point of Contact for South Cotabato, Philippines, and learn how the province is improving public procurement, increasing access to information, and bringing citizens closer to their government.
Every Voice Counts: Towards a More Inclusive OGP Co-Creation Process – Sekondi-Takoradi
“Initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership open new and improved communication channels between government and citizens, and enable local government to have better information and be more accountable to the needs of their citizens,” declared Mayor Anthony K.K. Sam.…
Living with Tension and Learning from Different Perspectives – São Paulo, Brazil
In 2019, after following the city’s work on open government for a year, I began representing WRI Brasil (the Brazilian office of the World Resources Institute) in the Fórum de Gestão Compartilhada (Shared Management Forum) of the Municipality of São…
OGP Goes Local with a Push from CSOs – Serbia
My first recollection of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Serbia is of a meeting held in late 2013 on the premises of what was then called the Ministry of State Administration (now the Ministry of Public Administration and Local…
Faces of Open Government: Isaac Aidoo
Rostros del gobierno abierto: Isaac Aidoo, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.
Isaac shares his team's work to improve municipal services and infrastructure in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana through open government solutions.
La Asamblea Metropolitana de Sekondi-Takoradi (SMTA) se incorporó a OGP en 2016 con el fin de fortalecer la participación ciudadana, la transparencia fiscal y la rendición de cuentas. La ciudad está creciendo y, en ese contexto, la Asamblea busca implementar…
Five Frequently Asked Questions about Implementing Local Public Procurement Processes
5 preguntas frecuentes sobre la implementación de procesos locales de compras públicas
Get the answers to the most popular questions that local governments and civil society ask when designing and implementing open contracting initiatives.
Una de las ventajas de las iniciativas de contratación abierta a nivel local es la cercanía que existe entre el gobierno y sus ciudadanos, pues permite una mayor participación de las personas en la gobernanza. Recientemente, los gobiernos locales que…