Human Interest

The Director of the State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia on public administration policy issues Inita Pauloviča shares her views on Open Latvia, a platform created to help Latvia in its co-creation process.

Actualmente, Inita Pauloviča es asesora del director de la cancillería del Estado de Letonia sobre asuntos de administración pública. Antes de ocupar ese puesto, fue subdirectora de la cancillería del Estado y fue clave para el desarrollo de una plataforma…

In this Voices of Open Government episode, Patrick Harvie, member of the Scottish Parliament, explains how open, participative, and deliberative approaches to decision-making helps turn voices of citizens into concrete actions.

OGP civil society co-chair Aidan Eyakuze shares some of the work he and his counterparts in Italy hope to achieve this year and his hopes for the future of the open government community. 

En diciembre, Aidan Eyakuze y el Gobierno de Italia se convirtieron en los copresidentes del Comité Directivo de OGP, trabajando en una agenda conjunta para atender los retos que representa este año. Aidan platicó con OGP para compartir el trabajo…

In this Voices of Open Government episode, we learn how the local government in Austin, Texas has taken steps to level the playing field and include historically marginalized groups, including people experiencing homelessness, in open government and policy processes.

How are local leaders responding to the pandemic through #OpenGov principles? Learn South Cotabato responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through open gov principles while placing citizens at the heart of policy-making to rebuild trust in government.

In this Voices of Open Government episode, we learn how reformers in Mexico are designing a national policy to reduce the gender inequality gap and position the right to care in the public agenda.

In this Voices of Open Government episode, we learn how different sectors in Buenos Aires, Argentina are working together to create a more transparent and accountable judicial branch.

In this Voices of Open Government episode, we explore the systems in place to safeguard the identities of government employees, activists, civil society organizers and other individuals who blow the whistle on illicit activities.

In this Voices of Open Government episode, learn from a reformer in Kaduna, Nigeria about how we can inspire local governments to be more innovative in delivering public services and why incentivizing citizens to collaborate is critical.

Ines Pousadela is a researcher for OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) and is a Senior Research Specialist at CIVICUS.

Inés Pousadela es investigadora del Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente (IRM por sus siglas en inglés) de OGP y especialista...