Originally posted on the Poverty Alliance blog for Challenge Poverty Week. It becomes clear after flicking through the pages of Poverty in Scotland that the knowledge base exists to tackle poverty. We also know this simply through the everyday response of Scotland’s third sector.…

On September 21, Small Media and Iran Open Data hosted the first ever Open & Shut Conference in London, looking to delve into the challenges and opportunities offered by the open data movement in closed societies around the world.Bringing together…

Desde 2010, los mensajes por parte del Gobierno de asentar bases institucionales que aseguren transparencia, acceso a la información pública y rendición de cuentas, han sido claros y concisos. Tanto en el ámbito interno –por medio de decretos, leyes y…

El Barómetro de Confianza Edelman de 2017 reveló la más fuerte caída en la confianza en las cuatro instituciones globales: las empresas, el gobierno, las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y los medios. En los 28 países que participaron en…

Tengo un amigo que odia las palabras de moda que se crean en la comunidad del desarrollo. Desde que Andrea Cornwall y sus colegas publicaron “Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords” (Desconstrucción del discurso del desarrollo: las palabras de moda)…

This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. A friend of mine hates development buzzwords. Ever since Andrea Cornwall and her colleagues published “ Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords” in 2010, said friend…

The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer revealed the largest-ever drop in trust amongst four cornerstone global institutions: business, government, NGOs and the media. In the 28 countries surveyed, trust in all four institutions combined fell below 50%. CEOs suffered the biggest…

On July 13, 2017 Germany’s first Open Data law came into effect, finally enabling free access to government data. The Open Data law is part of the change of the German E-Government law, which we translated here. While it is…

This blog originally appeared on Medium.  In being a member of the Open Government Partnership, Scotland is seeking a culture of governance that follows the principles of transparency, accountability and participation. This is the lifeblood of open government and we…

Originalmente publicado en opengovernment.org.uk. El año pasado, Escocia fue elegida para formar parte del programa pionero de la Alianza del Gobierno Abierto, un programa piloto de 15 gobiernos subnacionales con planes de acción para lograr la apertura en el gobierno.…

Originally posted on opengovernment.org.uk. Last year, Scotland was accepted to be part of the Pioneer Tier of the Open Government Partnership, a pilot program consisting of 15 subnational governments with action plans to open up government throughout 2017. This handed…

Together with its broad constituency of advocates and champions across the country, the Philippines will officially launch its 4TH National Action Plan (NAP) on 15 August. Two significant milestones have been reached at this point - the launch of the…