This spring, 30 Open Government Partnership (OGP) member countries will develop National Action Plans. With international momentum growing and new rules on parliamentary participation in place, this cycle presents an opportunity to advance the legislative openness agenda by developing meaningful…

This blog originally appeared on the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) website here. This post is the first in a short series that GIFT ran to provide ideas for countries preparing their next Action Plans. Two further blogs looked…

One of four sisters, I have had the great privilege to grow up in a family of impressive women—an experience that has made me certain of two things. First, tapping into the limitless potential of women is beneficial to society…

Ukraine’s open data journey started in 2015 but has roots dating back to the historic events of 2014 when thousands of Ukrainians came together on the Maidan, Kyiv's central square, to demand greater transparency of government and economic development.  These…

Uno de los temas centrales de la Cumbre de París fue la necesidad de lograr que OGP y el gobierno abierto resulten en beneficios tangibles en la vida de los ciudadanos. En los próximos cinco años, el éxito de OGP…

País: Georgia Plan de Acción: 2014-15 Compromiso 11: Coordinar y apoyar el Foro de Gobierno Abierto de Georgia Para OGP el principio de cocreación es fundamental. A través de la cocreación, la sociedad civil y el gobierno colaboran en la…

Country: Georgia Action Plan: 2014-15 Commitment: 11: Coordinate and support Open Government Georgia’s Forum OGP values the spirit of “co-creation,” where civil society and government work together to create commitments that make government more open, transparent, and accountable. How did…

The UK made a big effort to be as open and co-operative as possible in its second and third National Action Plan (NAP) process and, based on what I saw and heard, both government and civil society worked hard to…

Un bel édifice pourrait passer inaperçu faute d’une finition adéquate de la construction…Les Normes de participation et de co-création du Partenariat pour un Gouvernement Ouvert ont apporté des nouveautés qualitatives dans la conception de la participation citoyenne au plan d’action…

Nearly a year ago, the Panama Papers leak set corporate transparency high on the agenda of policymakers around the world. In exposing the transnational networks and intermediaries that support a culture of corporate opacity, it also showed that this opacity…

This piece originally appeared on the Reboot blog. Five insights from five subnational pioneers   The promise of open government is unlocked when diverse actors work together toward a common vision. It requires engagement by citizens, government, civil society, the private…

Monday, March 27th 11:30 EDT Watch the recorded remarks here. SANJAY: Hello and welcome! I am Sanjay Pradhan, the CEO of OGP coming to you live from Washington DC. Welcome to the first ever Global Co-creation week. During the next…