We pledge to be more transparent at every level -- because more information on government activity should be open, timely, and freely available to the people. We pledge to engage more of our citizens in decision-making -- because it makes…

The Governance Data Alliance (GDA) is a new initiative uniting non-governmental organizations, multilateral donors, and governments who produce and consume governance data.  OGP is thrilled to be participating in this project.  As the GDA’s Vision Paper details. “The current state…

This article originally appeared on Insights, World Resources Institute. The open data movement—the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone—can drive innovation, make government and corporate activities more transparent and improve decision-making about natural resources. Global Forest…

Like many international organizations the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has been digesting the outcomes of the Addis Financing for Development meeting. At a basic level it is reassuring to see the outcome document referencing the work of OGP as a…

President Barack Obama, POTUS, as he is now popularly referred to, will this weekend visit Kenya for the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) being co-hosted by the Government of Kenya. The visit is one that, in the minds of Kenyans,…

Even as the membership base of the Open Government Partnership continues to grow year on year, with 65 countries having joined since its inception in 2011, Asia Pacific as a region continues to remain underrepresented. For a region with more…

Open government is often referred to as a two way street, providing citizens access to a flow of government information, as well as a voice in decisions that affect them. But even those people who want to be part of…

Mr Pethuel A. K. Danyo, Deputy Director at Public Sector Reforms Secretariat in Ghana, responds to Ugonna Ukaigwe's blog post entitled 'Ghana's absence at the OGP Africa Regional meeting: did it matter?'.  The OGP Africa Regional Meeting held in Tanzania ended…

Successive Governments in Sierra Leone as part of its democratic renewals and post-conflict reform processes have made considerable efforts toward inclusive participation of Civil Society (CS) in governance. Additionally, the leadership of Ernest Bai Koroma instituted the Open Government Initiative (OGI)…

This year’s Open Government Partnership regional meeting for Africa was held last month in Dar es Salaam, under the theme “Enhancing Accountability through Open Governance”. The meeting included over 300 participants from across government, the private sector, civil society, academia…

imagen OCYGA.jpg Buenos Aires, 15 y 16 de junio de 2015 ¿Cómo integrar a los órganos de control en la agenda de Gobierno Abierto de modo que puedan contribuir a fortalecer los procesos en sus respectivos países, y en particular,…

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Minister Thea Tsulukiani and all the Georgian government and civil society leaders here today - we thank you for hosting this meeting of European members of the Open Government Partnership. It is no accident that we…