#OGP13 Summit: John Kerry, William Hague, Mo Ibrahim, Aruna Roy Video of #OGP13 Summit: John Kerry, William Hague, Mo Ibrahim, Aruna Roy Broadcaster Rageh Omar moderated a lively and robust exchange on topics such as open government, the relationship between…

Cross posted with the permission of the author from blog.openingparliament.org Just a few months ago, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) announced the creation of the Legislative Openness Working Group (LOWG), one of five new thematic working groups to be launched in 2013. Since…

Ireland.jpg We caught up with Denis Parfenov and Martin Wallace, two of the lead initiators of the campaign for Ireland to join the OGP. We asked them to share their reflections on the experience to date, and to share lessons,…

OGP in action.jpg OGP was founded on the premise that ‘good ideas come from everywhere.’ Eight months into my role at the OGP Support Unit, I’m completely convinced of the truth of this statement.  However, I also recognize that it’s…

This post originally appeared on All About Open Data. National and regional nodes of the Open Data Institute (@UKODI) must be established in every Open Government Partnership member country. With the ODI Summit and the OGP Summit occurring during the same week in London at…

Representatives of Irish Civil Society who have engaged in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) process have written this open letter to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D. We are seeking a meeting with him to clarify…

Dublin.JPG As Ireland takes its first steps towards joining the Open Government Partnership, civil society has shown a strong appetite for more openness and accountability in government. A total of 62 proposals for inclusion in Ireland’s first OGP Action Plan…

2013-10-02 Germany in good hands-bearbeitet.JPG This post originally appeared on Democracy International and has been republished with permission of the author. Following the federal elections in Germany on 22 September 2013, coalition talks are slowly getting underway. For democracy activists,…

There are just three weeks to go before the UK hosts the annual Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in London. The Partnership is now a truly global movement and the governments of around a third of the world population will…

Rt Hon David Cameron MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Cc: The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP (Deputy Prime Minister), Rt Hon Francis Maude MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office), Nick Hurd MP (Minister for Civil Society) 8 October 2013 Dear Prime…

From Principles to Practice Date & Time Thursday, October 17, 2013 10:00 - 11:30 AM EST Because of their vital role in the financial health of a country and the lives of its citizens, there is a crucial interest in…

I have been designated as IRM researcher for the Philippines. With help from the PCIJ staff, I conducted two workshops with 31 stakeholders, secured government's comments on the research findings, and reviewed relevant documents on the implementation of the Philippines'…