A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, while news items related to OGP emerged from all over the globe, coverage was particularly strong from outlets in Africa as…

This piece originally appeared on Open Knowledge Greece On the 5th of July in Athens, the open dialogue on Greece’s Third National Action Plan to the Open Government Partnership commenced where Open Knowledge Greece presented its 3 commitments for the…

In my research for the 'Transparency for Development' social accountability project, I came across Fox and Peixoto's backgrounder for the 2016 World Development Report.  Their paper "reviews evidence on the use of 23 information and communication technology (ICT) platforms to…

This piece originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Years ago, I met a young boy in a dusty refugee camp in war-torn Angola. He was probably three or four years old, wearing nothing but a torn t-shirt and the most…

Opening Plenary Remarks - OGP Asia Pacific, July 21, 2016 "It is a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you. I joined OGP just over two months ago, and have had the privilege to meet with OGP’s government,…

El 30 de junio de 2016 fue una fecha clave para la República del Paraguay por estar inmerso en la fase final del Segundo Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto y la aprobación por la Mesa Conjunta del Tercer Plan…

This post was originally published at the Asia Development Bank's blog. ADB has a growing and active governance and public sector management (PSM) agenda. In recent years, ADB’s investments in public sector reforms in its developing Asia and the Pacific…

A 3 months long call for proposals, attracting 1542 users, resulting in 660 effective proposals: French and international administrations and civil society organizations have once again shown great interest and support for the openness and collaboration initiatives driven by the Open Government Partnership. Many thanks…

NDI is pleased to launch the Civic Tech Leadership Program in collaboration with Stanford University's Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). The program aims to cultivate tech-empowered leaders and encourage cross-cultural collaboration between innovators in the…

President Obama Delivers Remarks at White House Development Day Video of President Obama Delivers Remarks at White House Development Day Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C. 3:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please…

LOGO-POSITIF-PRINT-FR-BD.png 3 mois d’appel à propositions, 1542 utilisateurs, 660 propositions effectives: administrations et organisations de la société civile françaises et internationales ont encore une fois démontré leur intérêt et leurs soutien envers les démarches d’ouverture et de collaboration impulsées par…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, the biggest news in the OGP world was in relation to the White House Summit on Global Development. The event, held…