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The UK is now deep into the detail of developing the commitments which will form its second National Action Plan. This will be published at the Annual Summit at the end of October. The release of the IRM report on…
country-united-states.jpg As a co-founder of the Open Government Partnership, the Obama Administration presented its first National Action Plan (NAP) in 2011. Importantly, this plan included the commitment to “release and implement government wide reporting requirements for foreign aid.” The OMB bulletin released in September 2012…
Earlier this week, on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly, I was privileged to attend an extraordinary meeting. On the stage and in the audience were the presidents of the U.S., Mongolia, Liberia and several other nations, as well…
A CKAN hackathon is taking place on Saturday, 28th September at TCube in Dublin bringing together IT specialists, political representatives and members of the public with an interest in making data open. Developers, designers, journalists, academics, policy makers, creative thinkers,…
Right to Know Day is on 28 September! Publish What You Pay Indonesia will hold a series of activities to raise the issue of the right to information and public transparency, such as: 1. On-line discussion via Google+ Hangout Google+…
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The Philippines is one of the eight countries that founded the OGP. As early as mid-2011, a steering committee was established to drive the process of developing the OGP Action Plan, which was occurring in tandem with the government’s Good…
The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has now launched the second IRM report on Brazil, which can also be found below. The IRM’s goal is to deliver a credible, non-partisan description of the process behind the implementation of a country’s…
The Open Government Partnership and the World Bank Institute are pleased to announce a webinar to introduce the OGP Access to Information Working Group on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 AM EST. We hope you can join us. Please see the details below. REGISTER for the webinar here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9xWngxMTFMWFJrV0hpcVAtdXFSMmc6MA Date & Time Monday,…
The South Africa IRM report captures well a reality which has been evident for a while. There is strong government commitment to accountability and responsiveness – but citizens are often excluded from decision-making and able to ensure that government does…
In the run up to the upcoming Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit, in London on October 31, countries are at different stages in developing and updating their plans to improve their openness and accountability to citizens. The Opening Government Guide…
With the third Annual Open Government Partnership Summit fast approaching, current OGP member countries are in the process of developing their second Action Plans and future members are developing their initial commitments. In this light, we wondered how member governments…
Meet the 2025-2026 OGP Co-Chairs
Human-Centered AI for Kenya: Ensuring Inclusion and Rights
Beneficial Ownership Transparency in the Asia-Pacific
Every few years, an emergency arrives and governments move quickly to deal with it. How do we ensure that tech sovereignty rules aren’t used as a tool of repression through the tightening of civic space?
