Health of Democracy in Europe: Building Trust via Local Government
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Democracy is the best system of decision-making that exists in society. It has its faults, and we have to look at it critically.
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…
Citizens fight to better understand their land rights and protect their community land.
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…
To raise living standards, officials listen to what citizens really need.
Paraguay creates opportunities for citizens to improve their lives and participate in politics.
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…
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