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(When) Do Open Budgets Transform Lives? Progress and Next Steps in Fiscal Openness Research
(When) Do Open Budgets Transform Lives? Progress and Next Steps in Fiscal Openness Research
(When) Do Open Budgets Transform Lives? Progress and Next Steps in Fiscal Openness Research
As the field of fiscal openness evolves and grows interest, explore the state of research on its impacts and how it shapes the debate on its future directions.

May 16, 2022

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The Benefits of Access to Justice for Economies, Societies, and the Social Contract: A Literature Review
The Benefits of Access to Justice for Economies, Societies, and the Social Contract: A Literature Review
The Benefits of Access to Justice for Economies, Societies, and the Social Contract: A Literature Review
Explore the benefits of access to justice, including the impacts of improved and expanded provision of justice services—both formal and informal—on economies, societies, and the social contract.

May 16, 2022

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Parliaments in OGP – Recommendations
Parliaments in OGP – Recommendations
Parliaments in OGP – Recommendations
Explore our list of recommendations for actions that parliaments can take to advance open government through legislation, oversight, opening up parliamentary institutions and processes, and fostering ..

May 11, 2022

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Why Open Budgets, Contracts, and Ownership are Critical to Delivering Public Services in Africa
Why Open Budgets, Contracts, and Ownership are Critical to Delivering Public Services in Africa
Why Open Budgets, Contracts, and Ownership are Critical to Delivering Public Services in Africa
Now is the time for governments to invest in reforms that can accelerate and improve how they deliver quality education, healthcare, water and sanitation, and supportive infrastructure.

May 9, 2022

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Georgian Municipalities on a Journey to Become More Open
Georgian Municipalities on a Journey to Become More Open
Georgian Municipalities on a Journey to Become More Open
Having served as a national researcher for Georgia from 2013 to 2019 for OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism, I have developed a particular interest in implementing the values of openness and accoun..

March 22, 2022

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Democracies Do Better in Pandemics, But Does Transparency Matter?
Democracies Do Better in Pandemics, But Does Transparency Matter?
Democracies Do Better in Pandemics, But Does Transparency Matter?
Before the global pandemic, political scientists, policy experts, and public health scholars told us, democracies do better in pandemics. So then, why did Belgium lead the news for a long time with the highest death rates anywhere in the world?

March 21, 2022

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Policy Brief – Bolstering Online Political Advertising Policy in Europe
Policy Brief – Bolstering Online Political Advertising Policy in Europe
Policy Brief – Bolstering Online Political Advertising Policy in Europe
This policy brief lays out the key issues to address for regulating online political advertising in Europe and proposes ideas for how to address them through policy action grounded by open government, fundamental rights, and democratic values.

March 10, 2022

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How Can We Get EU Recovery Right?
How Can We Get EU Recovery Right?
How Can We Get EU Recovery Right?
OGP is convening an online conversation on the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The conversation will bring together representatives from the European Commission, national governments and expert civil society to discuss how - and why it is so important - to ensure openness of recovery spending.

February 22, 2022

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Part 1: Building Political Will for Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Nigeria
Part 1: Building Political Will for Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Nigeria
Part 1: Building Political Will for Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Nigeria
Learn how Nigeria is achieving key milestones in beneficial ownership transparency through their engagement in OGP – from gaining political will within key institutions to navigating conversations between government, businesses, and civil society.

February 17, 2022

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Open Contracting for Better Goods and Services in Kenya
Open Contracting for Better Goods and Services in Kenya
Open Contracting for Better Goods and Services in Kenya
Learn how Kenya is making progress on open contracting reforms through strong civil society-government collaboration and ambitious OGP commitments.

February 17, 2022

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Planting the Seeds for a Better Environmental Future in Ecuador
Planting the Seeds for a Better Environmental Future in Ecuador
Planting the Seeds for a Better Environmental Future in Ecuador
Learn how Ecuador is advancing environmental democracy by applying open government approaches to their implementation of the Escazu Agreement.

February 17, 2022

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Building the Ladder of Citizen Engagement
Building the Ladder of Citizen Engagement
Building the Ladder of Citizen Engagement
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.

February 8, 2022

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