The OAS Fellowship on Open Government in the Americas is a regional leadership initiative for the next generation of Open Government activists from public administration, civil society, and the private sector. Between 2015 and 2017, it has built a network of sixty-nine…

Three African regional governments converged in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya on May 2 to share experiences and successes of efforts made in making their governments more transparent and accountable to citizens. It was the first time the local governments were…

“Parliament can be empowered only if it is open, transparent, accountable and inclusive. Since the initiation of Open Government Partnership (OGP), many countries around the world have committed to opening up the legislative institutions in partnership with the civil society.…

¿Por qué empezaste a trabajar en el gobierno abierto? ¿Cuál es tu historia personal? Aunque los principios de gobierno abierto han existido desde que la democracia se ha impulsado como el gobierno del pueblo, mi camino en el gobierno abierto,…

  How did you get involved in open government - what is your personal story about why you joined the movement? While the principles of open government have existed for as long as democracy has been championed as the rule…

One of the most difficult challenges to sustainable implementation of policy reforms is the inability to adequately identify and engage with relevant stakeholders. Controversies abound on the meaning of stakeholder. Although it is a very useful word, its flexibility also…

  ¿Qué te hizo trabajar en los temas de transparencia y rendición de cuentas? Cuéntanos tu historia y cómo te hiciste Mediadora Europeo De cierta manera, siempre he trabajado en temas de transparencia y rendición de cuentas. Primero como periodista,…

What compelled you to work in the transparency and accountability space? Tell us a little bit about your path to becoming European Ombudsman. In a sense I have been active on transparency and accountability issues all my working life, first as…

From the Austin City Government:    The City of Austin Equity Office was established through a City Council resolution in 2015, and officially opened with the hiring of the first Chief Equity Officer, Brion Oaks, in 2016. Unlike the many Equity…

Independent local governments were re-established in Estonia in the early 1990s, when most of the legislation on local government and its finances were written. The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (1992) states in paragraph 154 the right of local…

En Italia se llevaron a cabo elecciones la semana pasada para elegir al gobierno no. 65 desde la segunda guerra mundial. Ningún partido obtuvo la mayoría necesaria y aún hay incertidumbre sobre la posibilidad de creación de coaliciones de partidos…

Cuéntanos sobre IDEA. ¿En qué está trabajando la organización y cómo está impulsando cambios en la democracia en todo el mundo? International IDEA es la única organización intergubernamental cuyo único mandato es impulsar la democracia en todo el mundo. Así,…