This post originally appeared on the Open Knowledge International Blog.This Saturday 4 March marks the 7th International Open Data Day. Groups from around the world are organising events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. It is…

This piece originally appeared on the SCVO blog.   Last week, the Scottish Budget was passed by Parliament. Last-ditch deals were made to secure support for the bill and compromises prevented gridlock. Many conversations between political parties were taking place…

This blog originally appeared on the SCVO blog. SCVO Open Government Coordinator on ways to achieve accountability, participation and transparency Last year, Scotland was accepted to be part of the Pioneer Tier of the Open Government Partnership. This handed Scotland…

Avec environ  2700  engagements des plans d’action pour 75 pays – chiffres étant appelés à augmenter d’ailleurs  – il n’y a qu’un seul recours pour le traitement de ces actes: la technologie.  Or le système actuel de traitement de ces…

This blog has been cross-posted from Open Contracting Partnership. The original blog can be found here.   Quick summary New OGP Toolbox allows users to track and share digital solutions to make government data more open, democratic and collaborative. The…

La Cumbre Global de París movilizó a la sociedad civil y a los gobiernos para crear productos concretos La cuarta Cumbre Global de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) se llevó a cabo en…

Aunque el video tomado por un celular se vea movido, no hay duda de lo que está ocurriendo: ésta es una escena preocupantemente común. Un manifestante negro lucha contra media docena de policías que lo intentan reprimir en medio de…

The mobile phone footage may be shaky, but there is no doubt about what is happening – and it’s a disturbingly familiar scene.  A black protester struggles against half a dozen policemen, who are attempting to restrain him amidst the…

There are few that would disagree that a world free from poverty and injustice would require transformational change. We see leaders, government and non-government organisations, multi-lateral institutions make recurrent commitments towards such an end. While the idea of ending poverty…

The Global Summit in Paris mobilized civil society and governments around concrete deliverables The fourth Open Government Partnership Global Summit took place in Paris in December 2016. This unique multilateral event brought together a dozen Heads of State, hundreds of…

Healthcare and public procurement both suffer from high levels of corruption and the point at which they converge, procurement within healthcare, is an acute vulnerability that is routinely exploited. But governments and civil society organisations are now taking action to…

Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens.…