One year on from publishing our second NAP, Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office and the UK representative on the OGP steering committee, met representatives from the OGP UK Civil Society Network to discuss progress, agree next steps and…

Date: Tuesday, 11th November, 2014   The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee* is deeply concerned about recent personal attacks on Ms. Vanja Calovic, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) researcher in Montenegro. Montenegro is a participating country in OGP, and…

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

This post is adapted from OGP Executive Director Linda Frey’s November 2014 remarks, delivered as she joined OGP’s co-chairs to accept the Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action" Award. The Center for Global Development’s prize has been given annually since…

Part of the four "grand challenges" recognized by the Georgian government's 2014-15 Open Government Partnership action plan is increasing public integrity. One particular non-governmental organization is creating online solutions to put these words into practice. The Institute for Development of…

Last month, government and civil society leaders gathered at the High Level Event in New York to renew their commitment to OGP. Leaders shared powerful and inspiring words to reimagine the government through more open and honest collaboration with citizens…

Este martes 28 de octubre la sociedad civil salvadoreña ha hecho entrega al gobierno de sus recomendaciones para el nuevo plan de acción de El Salvador en el marco de la Alianza de Gobierno Abierto.  En septiembre de 2011, El…

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

On 15th October 2014, the International EITI Board declared Indonesia ‘EITI compliant’ during a board meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Indonesia, which just ended its OGP lead chairmanship last September, is the first ASEAN country that holds a compliant status.  Through a…

One of the principles behind the Open Government Partnership, at least as far as we see it, is that government should get better at it each round of action plans. Engagement with civil society should be deeper. Commitments should get…

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

A new anti-corruption app, Action 4 Transparency, has been launched in Uganda this month. It is the result of a collaboration between civil society organisations and media organisations - a rare coupling. Rowan Emslie spoke to the project lead, Gerald Businge,…