This piece originally appeared in the Jakarta Post. Data has become an inseparable part of our lives. Without data there would be no quality research, good policies and viable businesses. The annual fiasco concerning forest fires highlights the problem that…

This piece was also posted on the blog We Are Restless. We are very inspired by the ambitious goals of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Among other things, they pledge to ensure that more governments become transparent, accountable, and responsive to…

Este texto forma parte de una serie de blogs que publicaremos en las siguientes semanas con el objetivo de difundir diversos temas sobre el gobierno abierto y dar algunas ideas que deberán ser tomadas en cuenta en el desarrollo de…

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 looked at…

La República Argentina ingresó a la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto en noviembre de 2012. Sin embargo, luego de más de 3 años de pertenencia en la OGP, dos planes de acción y tres cambios de gestión dentro de la…

As civil society co-chairs of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), we are deeply affected by the murders of Berta Cáceres on March 3, 2016 and Nelson García on March 16; we are also very concerned about the ability of civil…

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 looked at…

The world is currently home to the largest global youth population in history. The biggest mistake we can make is to assume this generation will be the open governance reformers of the future, when they can and must be at…

Introduction Thank you to Vice-Prime Minister Zubko for convening this meeting, to UNDP and Transparency International for all their support, and most importantly to all of the reformers from government departments and civil society organisations who have gathered here today.…

When it comes to open government, the issue of records management is not a natural headline grabber.  Yet the creation and maintenance of official records – from emails and diaries to briefings and minutes of meetings – underpins key open…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? The OGP Support Unit is very pleased to announce an exciting new call for proposals for research exploring results of early OGP initiatives.  Background and objectives Since the Open Government Partnership (OGP) was launched in 2011…

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…