A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week OGP was included in a range of news subjects, from advances in civic tech in France to fracking in Mexico and…

This year, Croatia had the biggest number of searches on Google as a summer destination. Some of them (here we value quality over quantity) were searching for an elite training program for future world leaders - The Open Youth Academy.…

This blog is part of a series on how open government can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The series came out of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub and the Open Government…

This post originally appeared on WRI Ross Cities website. Workshop with the Open Government Partnership Supported Local Action on Effective, Accountable Government With widespread urbanization and growing climate impacts, the need for effective, accountable local government has never been greater.…

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative stands as an important opportunity for the advancement of open government data, domestically. After celebrating its first five years, the OGP can redirect its focus from the cementing of its own processes, to driving…

This post originally appeared on the SunlightFoundation blog. Yeama Thompson, commissioner at the Right to Access Information Commission, speaks at IODC 2016.   It's been much more than a century in internet time since the founder of the World Wide Web…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. A new report titled Open Data Maturity in Europe 2016, conducted by Capgemini Consulting as part of the European Data Portal project, was…

Deadline: 7th November 2016 At the heart of the Open Government Partnership is collaboration between government and civil society.  This is reflected in the membership of the OGP’s Steering Committee and the requirement that country National Action Plans are developed…

Graphic by Nicholas Nam/World Bank   If you're like me, just watching TV or picking up the paper is a constant reminder of issues related to “governance,” and that's not just because it's also my job. People are not happy…

Country: Moldova Commitment: Raising awareness of "open data by default" among civil servants National Action Plan: 2014-2015 How is a humble OGP commitment affecting the 2016 presidential race in Moldova? Since it joined in 2012, Moldova has used its OGP…

Last week, the OGP Steering Committee formally approved a new parliamentary engagement policy, which more clearly outlines rules for parliamentary participation in the initiative and recognizes the value of legislative engagement in open government reform efforts. A draft version of…

Del 7 al 9 de diciembre de 2016, Francia organizará la Cumbre Global de la Alianza para el Gobierno abierto en París. Cada año, representantes de gobierno, academia, la sociedad civil, organizaciones multilaterales, medios y otros actores se reúnen en…