This post is part of a blog series we are running over the next few weeks to highlight core open government issues and give you ideas to consider as you develop your new action plan. Perviously we looked at open…

During the last week of February, the civil society members of the OGP Steering Committee, met in Washington DC for our annual planning retreat with the presence and support of key staff from the Support Unit. Some of the sessions…

capture[1].png This piece was also posted on the World Bank Governance for Development blog.  YouTube is a source of endless entertainment. It also has more meaningful content, such as video recordings of meetings between then deputy governor of Jakarta Basuki…

This post is part of a blog series we are running over the next few weeks to highlight core open government issues and give you ideas to consider as you develop your new action plan. Last week, we focused on open…

This piece was also posted on the Natural Resource Governance Institute blog.  Like the Open Government Partnership, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is premised on equal partnership. Full, meaningful participation of independent civil society at both the national and…

This post is part of a blog series we are running over the next few weeks to highlight core open government issues and give you ideas to consider as you develop your new action plan. Last week, we focused on…

This post is part of a blog series that we are running over the next few weeks to highlight core open government issues and give you ideas to consider as you develop your new action plan. With the conclusion of…

Want to read this blog in English?Una empresa soborna a un funcionario público para obtener un contrato lucrativo. El gobierno le ofrece un contrato importante a una empresa que cobra un precio excesivo. Un cártel de narcotraficantes lava dinero. Un…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?A big corporation bribes public officials to get a lucrative contract. A government awards an important contract to a company that grossly overcharges them. An infamous drugs cartel launders its money. A Swiss bank helps…

As of January 2016, the French parliament is debating a bill set to define France’s goals and strategies in the digital sphere, named the “Digital Republic” Bill. Unfolded earlier last year by France’s Minister of State for Digital Affairs Axelle…

The world’s business VIPs are meeting in Davos this week for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), where the theme is the fourth industrial revolution- think 3D printing, bio-technology and mind-reading machines. Klaus Schwab, the head of the WEF, argues…

The industry titans, heads of state and experts of the moment gathering at Davos this week have no shortage of pressing concerns, be it dipping financial markets, slow growth in China, refugee crises or the state of politics. On the…