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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In early 2020, OGP started looking for new candidates to fill three seats in the OGP Civil Society Steering Committee. The list of candidates this year was particularly strong and we are grateful to the impressive civil society leadership OGP can rely on.
OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan calls on governments, citizens, civil society, businesses and others to join together to shape COVID-19 stimulus and safety nets and follow the money to save millions of lives and livelihoods.
Read how Europe's open government community is leveraging the OGP platform during the pandemic and tackling the challenges it poses to civic space.
An open government action plan has two expectations: an institutionalized open government and the possibility of solving a social problem previously identified through a co-creation process with society. The objectives of implementing an action plan are to practice the open…
A time of crisis can shine a spotlight on the quality of services offered by governments. As is the case during the COVID-19 pandemic, some governments are faced with unprecedented challenges that are hard to address due to unpreparedness and…
What do governments and international organizations mean when they say that they aim to advance gender equity in the context of natural resource governance?
Since the return to democracy in 1999, nothing exposed Nigeria’s negligence, unpreparedness and unwillingness to deliver quality healthcare more than COVID-19. During the military dictatorship, Nigeria had earned notorious labels as irredeemably corrupt, and hopeless by the international community. So,…
As part of the regional discussions around the Open Response + Open Recovery, the Latin American community got together a month ago, convinced that the solutions to the pandemic must rely on openness, and exploring ways to better articulate our…
COVID-19 shocked our lives. More than 7 million people worldwide have tested positive for the virus, with frontline workers, health systems, and vulnerable populations suffering the most. COVID is disrupting our working routines and changing our plans and strategic priorities.…
Algorithms - analytical systems that process data and supplement or replace decision-making previously undertaken by people - have become an essential way for governments to improve delivery of public services and implementation of policy...
For the first time in 20 years, governments are the most trusted institutions, according to recent data from Edelmann, a global communications firm. From Mexico to South Korea to Canada, trust in government increased by ten points alone since the start of 2020.
Currently we face both a swell of support for open educational resources (OER) and devastating upheaval of our traditional education systems...
Meet the 2025-2026 OGP Co-Chairs
Human-Centered AI for Kenya: Ensuring Inclusion and Rights
Beneficial Ownership Transparency in the Asia-Pacific
In Part I, I explored how the term “tech sovereignty” means being able to control technology and its effects. Part II explores that to do this right means bringing in more voices to make sure policies, and ultimately protections, work.
