By the time you read this, hundreds of people from all over the continent will have arrived in Montevideo to take part in the OGP Americas Regional Meeting. It is an honor and pleasure for Uruguay to welcome the people…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Awards are a funny thing. Almost everyone loves getting one, but no one should really aim for them. Especially when you’re doing “social” work, right? So, it’s fair to ask why you should care…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Since the creation of AGESIC, we have understood that democracy involves structures that change and should adapt – though no longer according to the schemes of projects or isolated policies, but to the evolution…

Want to read this in English? Los premios son raros. A todos nos gusta ganarlos pero nadie realmente trabaja para eso. Especialmente cuando se hace trabajo “social”, ¿no? Entonces, es justo preguntarse porqué te deberían importar los recién lanzados Open…

Want to read this blog in English? Este texto fue escrito conjuntamente por siete organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Brasil. El Grupo de Trabajo de la Sociedad Civil (GT), en coordinación con la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (Open…

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Regional Meeting comes at a tense political moment in the region. A variety of “scandals” – mostly linked to a lack of public ethics, accountability and/or to corruption – have occupied the news in recent…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Since OGP’s inception, countries in the Americas region have had high energy and enthusiasm for the OGP process. Despite this incredible energy, the region is lagging in overall commitment ambition. The latest IRM numbers…

Want to read this blog in English? Durante los últimos 5 años, la región de las Américas se ha caracterizado por su alto nivel de energía y entusiasmo en el proceso OGP. A pesar de esta increíble energía, la región…

To date, the Americas region faces a number of challenges in advancing  open government reforms. For many countries, insecurity, corruption and human rights violations are just some of the critical issues that governments need to tackle. Access to information and…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week OGP received a considerable amount of press coverage in France, which is set to take over as lead chair of the…

This blog originally appeared on the Financial Transparency Coalition website.  2016 is a big year for the open government movement, and recent revelations from the leaked Panama Papers will only serve to forward the transparency discussion further. As we’ve seen…

This post originally appeared on Accountability Lab's blog. Last month, I was privileged to be considered as a candidate for the Civil Society Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)- the international governance body for the initiative. Civil society…