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The European open government community met at the OGP Europe Regional Meeting in Rome, Italy at a critical time when democracy and open government are under threat externally from events such as the Russian invasion and internally from a growing lack of citizen trust.

La comunidad europea de gobierno abierto se reunió durante el Encuentro Regional de OGP de Europa en Roma, Italia en un tiempo crítico en el que la democracia y el gobierno abierto enfrentan amenazas externas por eventos como la invasión…

Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for October 2022. CO-CREATION ACTION PLAN In Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), they have held 7 round tables with different citizen groups, including: academia, foundations, community government units of local mayors, political actors and…

The period between September to November 2022 marks a crucial time for all the members of OGP and the open government community. Here we highlight key moments from Open Americas, hosted by Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on September 26-29. 

De septiembre a noviembre de 2022 marca un momento crucial para todos los miembros de OGP y la comunidad del gobierno abierto. En este tiempo, la Alianza ha reunido a actores de la comunidad en una serie de eventos regionales…

On 11 October 2022, the CEO of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Sanjay Pradhan, the Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Rafael Benitez, and the Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC) Oleksandr Slobozhan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support in the reconstruction of Ukrainian communities after Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Italy joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in September 2011. The third largest country in the European Union (EU) by population and economy, Italy had one of the highest rates of corruption perception in the EU, while its access to…

Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for September 2022. ACTION PLAN Quito, Ecuador, presented its second open government action plan, which includes five commitments focused on citizenship training, local economic development and improvement of the municipality’s geoportal. Sekondi-Takoradi,…

Guanajuato is one of the 32 states in Mexico and its State Congress is made up of 36 local congresspeople who represent over 6 million citizens.

En esta serie de blogs sobre parlamentos abiertos, vamos a destacar las experiencias de algunos parlamentos abiertos en el mundo. Los parlamentos abiertos son instituciones que fomentan la transparencia, la participación y la rendición de cuentas a lo largo del…

Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for August 2022. ACTION PLAN Yerevan Municipality (Armenia) opened a public call for proposals for commitments for their first action plan. The Municipality of Rosario (Argentina) made major progress on its…

In the past, the City of Buenos Aires had very few opportunities to work on public policies concerning the LGBTQIA+ community from an open government perspective. Through an OGP commitment, my team, the Undersecretariat for Open Government and Accountability, is…

Anteriormente, la Ciudad de Buenos Aires tenía pocas oportunidades de trabajar con la comunidad LGBTQIA+ desde la perspectiva de gobierno abierto. A través de un compromiso de OGP, mi equipo, la Subsecretaría de gobierno abierto y rendición de cuentas, está…

This toolkit is a collaboration between Accountability Lab and the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Young people aged 15-24 account for 16% of the global population. In some regions, Africa for instance, youth make up 60% of the continental population. As…