Contact: Dmytro Kotlyar, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.- A new Open Government Partnership (OGP) Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) report on Ukraine finds that despite recent political turmoil, notable progress has been made in passing laws to improve access to government held information.…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? One day nine years ago I entered the National Security Archives in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the hope of finally learning the fate of my great-grandfather Teofile Ninua.  A father of five, Teofile was picked…

During the last week of February, the civil society members of the OGP Steering Committee, met in Washington DC for our annual planning retreat with the presence and support of key staff from the Support Unit. Some of the sessions…

capture[1].png This piece was also posted on the World Bank Governance for Development blog.  YouTube is a source of endless entertainment. It also has more meaningful content, such as video recordings of meetings between then deputy governor of Jakarta Basuki…

Want to read this blog in English? La Constitución salvadoreña establece la obligación de los funcionarios públicos de dar cuenta sobre su patrimonio al finalizar el ejercicio de sus funciones gubernamentales. El Art. 240 del texto constitucional detalla con bastante…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? The Salvadoran Constitution states that public officials must disclose their assets at the end of their terms. In cases in which there is an unjustified difference between the personal wealth of public servants and…

Los datos abiertos están causando impacto en varios países en los cuáles se ha comenzado a abrir y disponibilizar datos; pero más importante aún se ha empezado a utilizar dichos datos en herramientas e investigaciones. Tal es el caso del…

Romania is approaching the term for adopting its third National OGP Action Plan. The second, under implementation, was adopted in a participative and inclusive manner, but mostly lead by the government. This time, the civil society started the consultation by…

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 focused on open…

This piece was also posted on the Natural Resource Governance Institute blog.  Like the Open Government Partnership, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is premised on equal partnership. Full, meaningful participation of independent civil society at both the national and…

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 focused on…

Cote d’Ivoire and OGP Shortly after the second OGP Global Summit in London, an official in Cote d’Ivoire called me to ask how his country could join OGP.  It was a daunting task to say the least.  At the time,…