This post was originally written in Hebrew and was published on the Public Knowledge Workshop (Hasadna) blog and on Medium. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about Open Data and the Desert, in which I explained that there is…

Originally posted as an op-ed in The Citizen. Dr John Pombe Magufuli completed about one third of his first term as president of the United Republic of Tanzania in early July 2017. Most in Tanzania would agree that it has been…

Compromisos de Jalisco sobre Gobierno Abierto   El Gobierno de Jalisco creó la Comisión de Gobierno y Datos abiertos, como parte de Comité de Evaluación y Seguimiento de las Políticas de Trabajo (CESPT), con el objetivo de dar a conocer…

The launching of the Subnational Pioneer Pilot Program within OGP in early 2016 was a significant step forward in the global open government agenda. While born within countries, cities and local governments are especially well positioned to make open government…

As part of the Committee for Assessment and Monitoring of Labor Policies (CESPT in Spanish), we created the Government and Open Data Commission to support efforts around accountability. In line with the federal government’s efforts, the Commission identified seven principles…

« On peut aider un bœuf à se lever seul, seulement s'il s'efforce lui-même de le faire. » Proverbe africain Le 2 juin 2017 lors d’un atelier relatif à l’Afrique francophone  fut annoncé le lancement proche du Projet d’Appui aux Gouvernements Ouverts d’Afrique francophone…

  We are happy to announce that nongovernmental organization “Umid” Support to Social Development Public Union (UMID)’s “Initiative for the ‘Promotion of Open Government’ at Local Level”, was approved by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and will be implemented within…

Five years ago to the day I started working for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) as “independent civil society coordinator.” It has been an incredible privilege to help shape OGP into a platform that really brings civil society to the…

This blog was adapted from the original post on the Results for Development blog and the original report published by Making All Voices Count.Let me unpack that a bit.  Tech innovation hubs are overwhelmingly focused on developing solutions to pressing social challenges, as covered in…

Les plans d’action de l’année 2017 ont bénéficié d’une assistance inédite  et d’un cadre normatif rénové – les Normes de Participation et de Co-Création - inauguré pour l’occasion.L’une des grandes nouveautés de ces normes est l’implication du forum multipartite[1] dans…

Ukraine is one of the largest producers of gas in Europe – in 2016, we produced more than 20 billion cubic meters (BCM) of gas. The biggest share of this production belongs to the state, through the state gas production…

The calls from business for government action on transparency in company ownership are becoming louder.