As Sierra Leone enters its second year as a full member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), I am proud of the steps we are taking to embrace the principles of transparency and accountability in all that we do as…

There has been much discussion in the global transparency community around the key theme of sustainable development, especially following last month's adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Central to the SDGs is building resilient infrastructure (goal 9). Given…

I am pleased to be able to attend this third Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). UNDP is proud to be an official partner of OGP – indeed OGP’s overall agenda is very close to that of UNDP’s…

There can be no doubt that we are witnessing a global trend that devalues and restricts the role civil society can play in building just and equal societies. This trend cuts across categories of wealth, geography, and political system, with…

The Open Government Partnership was designed from its launch in 2011 to be a different type of multilateral initiative, one that places government and civil society on an equal footing. OGP pushes for the implementation of policy reforms, not only…

On behalf of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)’s Legislative Openness Working Group, we are excited to share further information about the legislative openness events taking place at the OGP Global Summit next week in Mexico City. For open government initiatives to be…

After receiving several compelling nominations, the judges for the OGP Government Champions Award have selected three semi-finalists for public voting. They are: Georgia: The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) nomination for the Inter-Factional Group of the Parliament of Georgia…

In September world leaders adopted new and universal Sustainable Development Goals which set the world on a new pathway. The goals embrace the vision of truly socially, economically and ecologically sustainable societies and offer us unique tools to end extreme…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Tamara Puhovski (Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister and coordinator of the Open Government Partnership in…

Want to read this statement in English? Como Co-Presidentes da Sociedade Civil da Parceria para o Governo Aberto (Open Government Partnership – OGP), expressamos profunda preocupação com as notícias de que o futuro da Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) está em…

Queres lêr isto em português? "As civil society co-chairs of the Open Government Partnership, we are deeply concerned about reports that the future of the Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) in Brazil is at risk. CGU was a founding…

The civil society members of the OGP steering committee are proud to announce the inaugural OGP Government Champion Award! Now is the time to consider nominating OGP government offices, departments, or teams you feel are going “above and beyond” the…