OGP Local

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To sustain the benefits of the OGP initiative under its local pilot program, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) and its civil society partners prepared its second local action plan, comprised of potentially high impact open government commitments. This action plan…

Para mantener los beneficios de la iniciativa OGP en su programa piloto local, la Asamblea Metropolitana de Sekondi Takoradi (STMA) y la sociedad civil elaboraron su segundo plan de acción local, el cual incluye compromisos de gobierno abierto con impacto…

We are making it! In the Basque Country (or Euskadi in Basque), we are implementing an action plan at different institutional levels. It’s not easy. More than a local government, we are a group of institutions with various degrees of…

¡Lo estamos haciendo! En el País Vasco (o Euskadi en vasco) estamos implementando un plan de acción entre distintos niveles institucionales, y no está resultando fácil. Somos más que un gobierno local: somos un grupo de Instituciones con diferentes grados…

Imagine you are a government official responsible for ensuring the proper management of public funds which are the lifeblood of your community. One day you learn that a new hospital promised to a community in your jurisdiction, and which was…

Three African regional governments converged in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya on May 2 to share experiences and successes of efforts made in making their governments more transparent and accountable to citizens. It was the first time the local governments were…