Friday, February 5th, marked the launch of the Open Parliament Action Plan in Ukraine and the endorsement by parliament of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness. For Ukraine, the Open Parliament initiative has become a long-awaited opportunity to connect the…

We are pleased to publish OGP's 2015 annual report, authored by staff in the Support Unit and Independent Reporting Mechanism. The report serves to capture a year of activities, and shine a spotlight on some of the most interesting examples of…

Mounting anecdotal evidence supports the case for making open governance processes more transparent, participatory, responsive, and accountable to constituent demands and expectations. Sixty-nine national governments and counting have signed on as members of the Open Government Partnership, committing to rethinking…

Six months ago when I first joined the OGP as the Regional Civil Society Coordinator for Asia Pacific, early conversations with stakeholders in the community led to the identification of four key objectives for the region: broadening the base (both…

Country: ChileCommitment: Strengthening Environmental DemocracyNational Action Plan: 2014-2016 Principle 10 of the Declaration of Rio recognizes that the right to access information, justice and participation in environmental issues is the best way to deal with some of the current environmental…

Want to read this blog in English?Una empresa soborna a un funcionario público para obtener un contrato lucrativo. El gobierno le ofrece un contrato importante a una empresa que cobra un precio excesivo. Un cártel de narcotraficantes lava dinero. Un…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?A big corporation bribes public officials to get a lucrative contract. A government awards an important contract to a company that grossly overcharges them. An infamous drugs cartel launders its money. A Swiss bank helps…

Want to read this blog in English?Respuestas de Suzanne Piotrowski a las preguntas de Rostros1. ¿Cuál es el mejor ejemplo de gobierno abierto que has visto en Estados Unidos?Es difícil elegir uno solo pero creo que gran parte de las…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?1. What is the best example of Open Government you've seen in the US?It is hard to pick one but I do feel that much of the innovation happening in the US right now is…

 Every two years, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) creates a great opportunity for civil society to shape their national OGP process further. True to OGP’s founding principles of transparency, accountability and participation, the IRM team releases in-depth progress reports that…

Want to read this blog in English?En las siguientes semanas se publicarán 39 informes de avances, los cuales estarán abiertos para recibir retroalimentación por parte del público.Para mayor información sobre los informes y qué podemos aprender de ellos, consulta el…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?Over the coming weeks, 39 progress reports will be released for public comment.See our ‘Checking in on Open Government’ blog for a background on the reports and what you can learn from them.Why should I…