¿Quieres leer este blog en español?   How important is open government to you and why does it matter at a subnational level? Since the introduction of the open government agenda in Mexico, Jalisco sought to adopt it at a subnational level. Transparency, civic participation, accountability…

This piece was also posted on the blog We Are Restless. We are very inspired by the ambitious goals of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Among other things, they pledge to ensure that more governments become transparent, accountable, and responsive to…

Want to read this blog in English? La Constitución salvadoreña establece la obligación de los funcionarios públicos de dar cuenta sobre su patrimonio al finalizar el ejercicio de sus funciones gubernamentales. El Art. 240 del texto constitucional detalla con bastante…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? The Salvadoran Constitution states that public officials must disclose their assets at the end of their terms. In cases in which there is an unjustified difference between the personal wealth of public servants and…

Romania is approaching the term for adopting its third National OGP Action Plan. The second, under implementation, was adopted in a participative and inclusive manner, but mostly lead by the government. This time, the civil society started the consultation by…

Want to read this blog in English? ¿Cómo consideras que el gobierno abierto puede hacer una diferencia para la vida de la gente de Malawi? Un mayor acceso a la información resulta en un incremento en la calidad de los…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? How can open government make a difference in people’s lives in Malawi? Increasing citizen access to information improves the quality of development and governance outcomes in countries like Malawi, which have governance problems.  Information…

Prepared February 2016   Every year the Civil Society Engagement (CSE) team of the OGP Support Unit puts together a peer exchange workshop for civil society leaders engaged on the OGP. This year, the CSE team welcomed 18 civil society…

Want to read this blog in English? La sociedad civil es la parte central de la gobernanza abierta. La sociedad civil tiene la capacidad de  impulsar al gobierno a ser más abierto, ser el usuario de la información recién publicada…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?Civil society is at the heart of open governance. Civil society can push to make government more open, can be a user of newly released government information, can work with government to implement reforms, and…

Ha sido el Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Región de Murcia, el primero en dar un impulso institucional de relevancia a la Justicia Abierta en España, gracias a su actual Presidente, Miguel Pasqual del Riquelme Herrero, a quien tengo…

  Friday, February 5th, marked the launch of the Open Parliament Action Plan in Ukraine and the endorsement by parliament of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness. For Ukraine, the Open Parliament initiative has become a long-awaited opportunity to connect the…