This series explores inspiring reforms by OGP members around the world, from tackling corruption through open contracting reform to addressing the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
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This post originally appeared on the Sunlight Foundation blog and has been republished with permission from the author. Two weeks ago, Uruguay, a small Latin American country, had the pleasure of hosting open data and transparency activists from different corners of…
This post originally appeared on the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information's (IDFI) OGP Georgia blog and has been republished with permission from the author. The Government of Georgia published an official decree “about the necessary measures for the implementation of the…
The Federal Access to Information and Data Protection Institute (IFAI) is one of the world’s formative and most respected Right to Information (RTI) establishments and it was instrumental in developing and shaping the OGP. ’Back in 2010, one of our…
The Open Government Partnership and the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency is pleased to announce a webinar to introduce the OGP Fiscal Openness Working Group on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 8:00 am EST. We hope you can join us.…
‘The parliamentary elections at the end of 2011 were a very specific situation and time in Croatian politics when the people hoping to come to power expressed high levels of interest in and openness towards the Open Government Partnership,’ says…
In just over 3 months around 1000 reformers from government, civil society and the private sector will gather in London for the OGP Annual Summit. The programme will build on core elements of what the OGP is all about:…
The Peruvian state and the administration of President Ollanta Humala decided to join the OGP in September 2011, thereby reaffirming the President’s priorities of enhancing transparency, fighting corruption, improving accountability and increasing civic engagement. In November 2011, the first meeting…
The mySociety International team recently had an opportunity to meet with Mzalendo founders in Kenya. As you likely know, Mzalendo is the Kenyan Parliamentary Monitoring site similar to TheyWorkForYou which mySociety has helped re-build since June 2011 with support from…
After the photo opportunities, early morning swims and talk of famous blues musicians last week in Lough Erne, the temptation is to think it’s all over for the UK’s Presidency of the G8. David Cameron staked his political capital on…
Devolution of government to the counties in Kenya requires civil society to be ever more vigilant if the objectives of devolution have to be achieved. This vigilance is especially required because Kenyan citizens have invested their hopes in these devolved…
Open government is one of the key strategic initiatives of the government of Indonesia. As an incubator for new and innovative ideas, the UKP4, also known as the President’s Delivery Unit (PDU), is responsible for ensuring that all key promises…
Photo credit: "Round the Table: G8 leaders" by G8 UK Presidency via Flickr. Illusions were shattered at last week’s G8 summit as transparency took centre stage. Leaders from large industrialised nations recognised the need for governments to be open and…
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