One of the first letters the Open Government Partnership (OGP) received upon its creation was from a mayor in Colombia, requesting that his city be able to participate in the initiative. But we had to turn him down. At the…

There is a huge amount of talk about a ‘data revolution’. The phrase emerged in the years preceding this September’s announcement of the Sustainable Development or Global Goals, caught on, and has recently been strongly reaffirmed by the launch of…

Supporting progress toward open and accountable governance by conducting research, by generating data, by supporting country-level learning and through global advocacy is what we at Global Integrity are all about. So, we’re excited to be joining thousands of open government…

There can be no doubt that we are witnessing a global trend that devalues and restricts the role civil society can play in building just and equal societies. This trend cuts across categories of wealth, geography, and political system, with…

The overarching theme of the 2015 Mexico OGP Global Summit next week is the role of open government in accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Early efforts to link these two mutually reinforcing agendas are already…

The Open Government Partnership was designed from its launch in 2011 to be a different type of multilateral initiative, one that places government and civil society on an equal footing. OGP pushes for the implementation of policy reforms, not only…

This year OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) put out 18 new reports. For the first time, we have data on second action plans, with the eight OGP founding countries reports due out at next week’s Summit. So, what do we…

The Open Government civil society community comes together in bigger numbers and in greater diversity than ever before at this year’s OGP Global Summit. In Brasilia (2012) we were 200, in London (2013) 600, and when we meet this week…

On behalf of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)’s Legislative Openness Working Group, we are excited to share further information about the legislative openness events taking place at the OGP Global Summit next week in Mexico City. For open government initiatives to be…

This is the third in a six blog series written by winners of the IDRC grant for research on OGP There are several interesting developments on OGP in Africa that have taken place in recent months and others to look forward…

The new Open Data Charter, which is getting its second launch in Mexico this week, provides a launch pad for an assault on the silos of disconnected data that dot the information landscape of resource flows and socio-economic indicators. As…

At the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Mexico City in a few weeks, government and civil society champions of open government will gather to learn from each other’s efforts to make governments more effective, open, and responsive. We hope…