Content Category: Case Studies and Stories

This September, Estonia will host the 8th OGP Global Summit. Explore Estonia’s development through six action plans, and how the government has been able to institutionalize co-creation, public participation, transparency and openness at the local level.

The open government community is more active than ever in Québec, Canada! This effervescence is the fruit of many years of efforts to establish a legal framework for open government, form partnerships with civil society, and implement appropriate technological solutions.

Arantza Otaolea from the Bilbao Women's Council and co-president of OGP Euskadi, and Mikel Barturen from Sareen Sarea, an association that groups the networks of entities of the social sector, are participants in OGP Euskadi's civil society forum. In this interview, they share why citizen participation is fundamental to open government.  

img.w-full{display:none;} Discover how OGP Local empowers local governments and civil society to make governments more open, inclusive, participatory and accountable to their citizens. Explore the ..

In our June Faces of Open Government feature, we discuss Nigeria’s success in beneficial ownership transparency in the extractives sector and recommendations for how member countries can begin to implement the new strategic shifts and goals from OGP’s 2023-2028 strategy.

Private sector actors—including corporations, financial institutions, investors, government contractors—have a clear stake in opening government. Open governments can prevent corruption, increase effi..

The city of Hamburg in Germany has a history when it comes to open government. One essential step was taken in 2012 when the city introduced Hamburg’s Transparency Act, a pioneering effort in Germany...

  In December 2021, the United States government convened the first Summit for Democracy (S4D), where more than 50 governments – including 43 member countries of the Open Government Partnershi..

During Open Gov Week in 2023, 155 students in Armenia took part in a series of trainings aimed at shaping youth as the future leaders in decision-making processes. The trainings were organized by the ..

By Joseph Foti, Paula Pérez, Christina Socci, and Dieter Zinnbauerin collaboration with The B Team Overview The Business Case for Open Government In 2011, reformers—including government min..

“One of the most favorable outcomes of encouraging collaboration between civil society organizations and the Regional Council is improved communication,” reflected a Moroccan civil society leader at t..

Canada is currently drafting our first, whole-of-government Open Government Strategy. This follows the launch of the new global Open Government Partnership Strategy, which Canada helped develop as a Steering Committee member.