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. This…

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.…

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…

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.…

This post originally appeared on freedominfo,org. Freedom of information activists will face at least four challenges in 2017 that will test their ability to act in a globally organized way. Eight new FOI regimes were created in 2016, for a…

Un campesino que lleva sus frutas y verduras al mercado, un padre que busca una mejor educación para sus hijos y una familia desplazada por un terremoto tienen más en común de lo que podría parecer a primera vista. La…

Este artículo se publicó originalmente enThe Huffington Post. Más de 4000 personas se reunieron en París del 7 al 9 de diciembre en la Cumbre Global de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés), organizada…

Source: World Bank, 2015.The farmer taking her produce to market, a father seeking a better education for his children, and a family displaced by a catastrophic earthquake have more in common than you might assume at first glance. The delivery…

If the last five years of the open government movement has seen a huge amount of activity - including the creation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and the rapid development of the open data agenda - how will we…

This post originally appeared on the NDI - DemocracyWorks and OpeningParliament blogs. Since its launch in 2011, many have urged the Open Government Partnership (OGP) to expand beyond narrow definitions of the term “government.” Legislators, mayors, and others argued that…

Open Data enables governments, businesses and entrepreneurs around the world to act as a catalyst and tool for social and economic change in diverse sectors. In Morocco in order to realize the  full potential of Open Data, a Civic Tech…

This post originally appeared on the World Bank website. How can governments ensure that they get their money’s worth when they embrace open government reforms?   Ongoing research suggests that open government reforms—those that promote transparency, participation, and accountability—may lead…