For this year’s Open Gov Week, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) asked everyone to make a dedicated effort to include new voices in conversations. The response was amazing. Nearly 30 percent of the 513 events in 52 countries focused on…

When Argentina first joined the Open Government Partnership in 2012, the concept of open government was alien to most potential stakeholders, and there was a lack of trust between government and civil society. Argentina’s first action plan focused more on…

Ukraine celebrates over seven years of participation in the Open Government Partnership. During this time, it has adopted four and has implemented three national action plans. Some of these plans have included internationally recognized commitments, such as the e-procurement system…

The creation of the fourth OGP action plan in Armenia coincided with a defining moment in the country. In April-May 2018, nationwide anti-government protests, referred to as the Velvet Revolution, led to drastic changes in the country’s political leadership, giving…

Shyamala Gomez is the Executive Director at the Centre for Equality and Justice. How have gender commitments in Sri Lanka’s action plans contributed to inclusion and gender equality? Sri Lanka’s first OGP national action plan had two commitments on women.…

Why is it important to talk about beneficial ownership transparency when we talk about open government? It’s very important when we are looking to opening up government that we understand the nexus of politics and business. When we don't know…

Inese Kušķe, Public Administration Policy Department, the State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia, is responsible for elaboration of the Whistleblowing Law adopted by the Parliament on 11 October 2018. Inese Kušķe is a consultant for the Department For Public Administration Policy…

¿Cómo hacemos para recapturar la agenda anticorrupción que ha sido tomada por líderes populistas?Yo creo que no han capturado a la agenda, lo que capturaron es la narrativa. Uno tiene que explicar y mantener claro que una cosa es hablar…

When we set up a way of collecting citizens’ feedback, too often there’s a big assumption we are making. We assume that the citizen – indeed, a diverse range of citizens – those who have power and those who do…

What can we do to retake the anti-corruption agenda, captured by populist leaders? I don’t think the agenda was captured, what is captured is the narrative. We need to make clear that it is one thing to talk about corruption,…

Reflections from the OGP Asia Pacific Regional Meeting 2018, Seoul, South Korea I arrived at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, the official venue of the 2018 OGP Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on November 4, a day before the…

The OGP Asia-Pacific meeting from the 5-6th of November 2018 in Seoul, South Korea gave prominence in bringing in new frontiers to open government, most notably the voice of the youth in the region. The same sentiment was also expressed…