Opening Public Budgets
Over the past 15 years, OGP member countries have made significant progress in applying the principles of transparency, participation, and public accountability to open up the budgeting process to the people they serve.
15 Years of OGP
Fifteen years ago, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) began with a simple but bold idea: governments work better when they are transparent, accountable, and open to citizen participation. What started with eight founding countries has grown into a global movement of 73 countries, more than 135 local governments, and thousands of civil society organizations working together to make governments more open. Over that time, they have co-created thousands of reforms that strengthened right to information laws, opened up public spending and company ownership, expanded inclusive participation, and more.
OGP’s 15th anniversary arrives at a pivotal moment. Democracies worldwide are grappling with declining trust, polarization, and increasingly complex challenges. Open Government is not just more relevant; it is more necessary than ever. This milestone is both a recognition of what has been built and a call to go further, scaling ambitious reforms, strengthening democratic institutions, and advancing solutions on issues such as digital governance, civic space, economic transparency, and public service delivery. Learn more.
Anniversary Stories
Explore 15 years of open government in practice through stories from across policy areas and issues. Discover how governments, civil society, and reformers have worked together through OGP to turn ambitious ideas into meaningful reforms, and the results these efforts have delivered for people and communities.
Anniversary Insights
Hear from OGP’s CEO, Ambassadors, and other leaders as they reflect on the Partnership’s journey over the past 15 years. Explore their perspectives on the progress made, the challenges facing open government today, and the role OGP can play in shaping more open and accountable governance in the years ahead.
Looking Forward
The work of open government is far from finished. Explore resources, updated frameworks, and practical tools designed to help reformers build on the progress of the past 15 years, tackle emerging challenges, and advance open government reforms for the next generation. Together, these resources can help build more open, prosperous, and resilient societies.
Latest Videos
President of Congress Costa Rica Reaffirms Commitment to Open Parliament
President of Congress Costa Rica Reaffirms Commitment to Open Parliament
President of Costa Rica Reaffirms Commitment to an Open State during Open Gov Week
President of Costa Rica Reaffirms Commitment to an Open State during Open Gov Week
Celebrating 15 Years of OGP with the Mayor of Contagem
Celebrating 15 Years of OGP with the Mayor of Contagem
Open government is about creating space for people to shape the decisions that affect their lives. CPR Moldova is proving that better decisions happen when citizens and governments work together.
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This month`s OGP Digest has dropped, check your inbox for:
🌏 OGP’s 2025-2026 Annual Report
🇦🇺 Australia’s latest IRM results report on digital governance, youth participation, and beneficial ownership reforms
🗞️ Op-ed by Aidan Eyakuze: Africa’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Need to Move Beyond the President’s Office
Read July’s updates, link in bio.
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What if citizens didn’t have to know what to ask for to access government information?
Transparency is not only about answering questions. It is also about governments proactively publishing the information people need to understand decisions, follow public spending, and hold institutions accountable.
In a new video, Carina Paju, OGP Senior Regional Coordinator and lead of the Proactive Disclosure Coalition, explains different approaches to proactive disclosure laws and why publishing information by default is becoming an increasingly important part of open government. The Proactive Disclosure Coalition, launched by OGP members at the 2025 OGP Global Summit, brings together governments and partners working to advance proactive disclosure.
Her insights are explored further in our latest Horizons piece, which looks at how right-to-information laws around the world are shaping proactive disclosure and what global standards could mean for the future of transparency.
Read the full piece: https://medium.com/ogp-horizons/if-you-have-to-ask-proactive-disclosure-requirements-in-rti-and-international-law-86cfd852d939
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The world is investing trillions in the infrastructure that will shape our future.
The question is whether that money will deliver for the public. Open government reforms can help governments spot risks, strengthen oversight, and make better use of public money.
See what this looks like in practice in our new guide, link in bio.
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15 years of open government. 15 years powered by people.
From the first commitments to today’s global movement, OGP has always been built by a community of reformers, civil society leaders, public officials, and citizens working together to make government more open, transparent, and accountable.
Over the past 15 years, this community has helped advance right to information, strengthen public participation, improve transparency, and deliver reforms that make a difference in people’s lives.
This anniversary is a celebration of everyone who has contributed to this journey: the people who turned ideas into action, built partnerships, challenged the status quo, and proved that open government works.
Swipe through a look back at 15 years of moments shared across our community. 📸
The next chapter starts with all of us. Together, we can continue building governments that are more open, inclusive, and responsive.
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The 2025-2026 OGP Annual Report is here.
The past year was a defining moment for open government. Around the world, efforts to build more open and accountable institutions continued amid growing pressures on democracy, shrinking civic space, geopolitical uncertainty, and tighter resources.
But retreat is not the defining story of open government. Across the OGP community, governments and civil society partners continued to work together to advance reforms that improve people’s lives.
The new Annual Report highlights progress across OGP’s 2023–2028 Strategy, including:
✅ Strengthening public participation in decision-making
✅ Making institutions more transparent and accountable
✅ Supporting climate action and more resilient societies
✅ Turning open government commitments into meaningful change
As OGP approaches its 15th anniversary, this report shows how collaboration and openness remain essential to tackling today’s challenges.
📖 Read the full 2025–2026 Annual Report and explore the progress, lessons, and stories from across the Partnership.
Link in the bio.
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Can artificial intelligence strengthen citizen participation without compromising transparency, inclusion, and accountability?
AI is changing how governments engage with citizens. It has the potential to improve public participation, expand access to information, and make decision making more transparent. But it also raises important questions about disinformation, algorithmic bias, digital exclusion, and democratic oversight.
Join us for the next OGP Local Circle on Digital Governance and AI to explore how governments can harness AI while protecting democratic values.
📅 23 July
🕘 14:00 UTC
Together, we`ll discuss:
🔹 How AI can support more meaningful citizen participation
🔹 The risks AI poses to democracy and public trust
🔹 Why transparency, accountability, and human oversight must remain at the center of AI governance
The OGP Local Circle on Digital Governance and AI is coordinated by the @gcba and the @alcaldiabogota .
Link to register in the bio.
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Big investments need open governments.
Infrastructure projects shape economies and communities for decades. But better outcomes depend on more than how much governments spend. They depend on transparent decision-making, public participation, and accountability at every stage.
Our new guide explores what transparent infrastructure looks like in practice and how openness can help deliver better projects and better outcomes for people.
🏗️ Read the guide at the link in bio.
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