One of the first letters the Open Government Partnership (OGP) received upon its creation was from a mayor in Colombia, requesting that his city be able to participate in the initiative. But we had to turn him down. At the…

There is a huge amount of talk about a ‘data revolution’. The phrase emerged in the years preceding this September’s announcement of the Sustainable Development or Global Goals, caught on, and has recently been strongly reaffirmed by the launch of…

The new Open Data Charter, which is getting its second launch in Mexico this week, provides a launch pad for an assault on the silos of disconnected data that dot the information landscape of resource flows and socio-economic indicators. As…

Some important discussions on civic space – in other words, the basic conditions needed by civil society to hold decision makers to account, represent the voiceless and mobilise citizens – are due to take place during the Open Government Partnership’s…

El Ministerio de Justicia, a través del programa de intercambio de conocimientos Sur-Sur del Banco Mundial, ha llevado adelante una iniciativa que ha tenido como finalidad aprender de experiencias similares para prepararse para el inicio del proceso de implementación de…

Free%20wifi.jpg  Photo by: www.otvorenamreza.org - Volunteer from Otvorena mreza (Open Network) initiative provides free wifi to the group of refugees in Tovarnik, Croatia, September 20th, 2015.More and more nations are experiencing a refugee crisis, either as countries of transit or…

On September 29th, a group of Moldovan civil society organizations, government representatives, and World Bank colleagues (including some remotely from Washington DC) joined an event organized by the Open Government Institute, in partnership with World Bank and E-Government Center to…

It’s a quiet walk from the Tirana International Hotel to the Orthodox Church, but on the morning of September 10th I was surprised to see how many people joined me to head to the opening of the first OGP Western…

Want to read this blog in English? En enero de 2016, la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible entrará en vigencia. Para 193 Estados Miembro de las Naciones Unidas esta fecha marca el inicio del reto de 15 años para…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? On January of 2016, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will go into effect. For 193 Member States of the United Nations this date marks the beginning of a 15 year challenge to effectively…

In the run-up to next month’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Mexico City, ADB and the OGP support unit recently co-organized an Asia-Pacific regional workshop for representatives from governments, civil society, and multilateral organizations to share what works,…

On behalf of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)’s Legislative Openness Working Group (LOWG), co-chaired by the Congress of Chile and the National Democratic Institute, we are excited to announce that this year's OGP Global Summit, being held in Mexico City…