Launch Event: A Space of Encounter On April 11, 2018, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) launched the first #OGPLocal program report assessing the performance of the City of Buenos Aires in OGP during 2017. Local government representatives and civil society…

This blog is based on OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan’s remarks at the European Conference of International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), Krakow A Story from Ukraine - ProZorro & DoZorro I want to talk to you about how…

Posibles consecuencias de un proceso electoral nuevo en las actividades de gobierno abierto en el Perú y La Libertad  El Gobierno Regional de La Libertad, junto a los demás gobiernos subnacionales del Perú, pasarán por elecciones en octubre de 2018.…

El espacio físico e intelectual que permite a las personas pensar, opinar y actuar libremente está amenazado en todo el mundo. Hoy en día, solamente el 4% de la población global vive en países donde el espacio cívico está abierto…

Integrity Idol es una campaña ciudadana de Sudáfrica que busca identificar y celebrar a los funcionarios de gobierno que demuestren ser honestos. La iniciativa tiene el objetivo de discutir en términos positivos la idea de integridad e inspirar a una…

Space, both physical and intellectual, for people to think, speak, and act freely is shrinking around the world. Today, only four percent of the global population live in countries with open civic space. And threats to civic space within those…

Since Colombia joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in 2011, there has been a sustained interest in strengthening transparency, accountability, citizen participation ,and the use of new technology – all main pillars of OGP. Over the years, and through the…

Integrity Idol, the global campaign run by citizens to “name and fame” honest government officials, has found its first cohort of honest public servants in South Africa. The initiative aims to generate conversation on positive terms on the idea of…

What does the West African nation of Liberia have in common with Australia, the land down under? Both are rich in mineral resources, for one. And in both countries, government decisions to approve exploration and mining projects are vulnerable to…

User-Centered Open Contracting: The next frontier in OGP We’ve seen the status quo being challenged in public procurement. The large sums of money and the amount of discretion and opacity involved make it government’s number one corruption risk – so…

  El feminicidio es reconocido a nivel global como una de las manifestaciones más severas de la violencia en contra de las mujeres y Brasil es uno de los países con mayor prevalencia de este crimen. Según “Mapa da Violência”,…

  Femicide is recognized globally as one of the harshests manifestations of violence against women - and Brazil is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of that crime. According to ‘Mapa da Violência’, a study published by FLACSO…