On 7th May the UK public went to the ballot box to elect a new government. David Cameron’s Conservative Party secured a majority of seats in Parliament and so formed a single party government. While the election result has not changed…

Your Excellency, President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Honourable George Mkuchika, Minister of State, Good Governance, Honourable Andrew Tehmeh, Deputy Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism of Liberia, Invited guests, ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you all…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what they have to say:   How does open government make a difference in people’s lives? Open…

A principios de febrero, el equipo de Vinculación con Sociedad Civil de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) organizó un taller para revisar los resultados de la Metodología para la Evaluación de Planes de…

As we look ahead to the upcoming steering committee meetings in Mexico City the week of April 20th, we'll be discussing a number of long-term strategic challenges and opportunities facing OGP. Among them: can we continue to diversify the open…

Denmark won the The Open Goverment Awards 2014, and winning the awards gave me one of the greatest moments of my life. To stand in The United Nations Building in New York, to be spoken to and given the award by the Danish…

Transparency International Ukraine, almost a hundred of NGOs and experts sent the Prime Minister an open request to urgently take the implementation of the international Open Governance Partnership initiative (OGP) under control. In accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers’ order…

The Open Government Partnership is a dynamic platform where issues, interests and actors come together on both the national and international level. When it all comes together, this platform is a fertile base for partnership, achievement and, at times, even…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what they have to say: a. How does open government make a difference in people's lives? In the…

Since joining the Open Government Partnership steering committee this January, I’ve become increasingly immersed in the world of civic space or, more specifically, the nascent campaign to “defend” civic space. In the OGP context this manifests itself most concretely in…

Open government has been in the news lately — just in time for the 10th annual Sunshine Week, the nationwide week-long celebration of access to public information. Critics sometimes contrast President Obama’s soaring rhetoric with the realities of making government functionally transparent.…

The Coalition for Open Data and the Government of Romania, in partnership with the Embassy of the United States, the Embassy of the United Kingdom and the Embassy of Netherlands in Romania organized on 20th of February, at the National…