Reforms Beyond the Action Plan

In this blog series, we highlight the experiences of several open parliaments around the world. These are institutions that foster transparency, participation, and accountability throughout the legislative process. The Legislature of the Córdoba Province in Argentina is a unicameral legislative…

In April 2010, the Government of Euskadi (Basque Country) Spain launched an open data initiative called Open Data Euskadi. It soon became a reference for many public administrations that were beginning to consider opening their data. Since then a lot…

En abril de 2010, el gobierno de Euskadi (País Vasco) puso en marcha una iniciativa de datos abiertos llamada Open Data Euskadi. Pronto se convirtió en una referencia para muchas administraciones públicas que comenzaban a plantearse la apertura de sus…

The Autonomous Republic of Ajara is a political-administrative region of Georgia. Its Supreme Council is made up of 21 congresspeople who represent about 350,000 citizens. While the Autonomous Republic of Ajara is not a member of OGP Local, its legislative body, the Supreme Council, has played a significant role in promoting open government values.

En esta serie de blogs sobre parlamentos abiertos, mostramos las experiencias de diversos parlamentos abiertos de diversas partes del mundo. Los parlamentos abiertos son instituciones que promueven la transparencia, participación y rendición de cuentas en el proceso legislativo.  La República…

Explore three ways advocates in Tijuana, Mexico, are engaging the community and using open justice and artistic approaches to allow citizens to more fully exercise their rights and improve relations between migrants and authorities.

Alma Migrante, una organización que busca garantizar el acceso a la justicia de personas migrantes, litigó el caso 1597/2018 que evidencia que la práctica de que la policía local entregue a personas migrantes a las autoridades migratorias para que las deporte es ilegal en Tijuana.

Guanajuato is one of the 32 states in Mexico and its State Congress is made up of 36 local congresspeople who represent over 6 million citizens.

En esta serie de blogs sobre parlamentos abiertos, vamos a destacar las experiencias de algunos parlamentos abiertos en el mundo. Los parlamentos abiertos son instituciones que fomentan la transparencia, la participación y la rendición de cuentas a lo largo del…

How can open data help shine a light on political corruption and make political systems fairer and more inclusive? How can we further link people and data to create a chain of accountability? Explore our new report.

Explore how to adopt an open government approach to policies and activities and adapt them for your own national and local context.

Evidence continues to show that open government affects people’s lives. But there are still skeptics who are not aware of all the benefits associated with this approach. Use this guide to convince them to take an open government approach when implementing reforms.

Explore OGP's analysis of Summit For Democracy commitments, their relevance to open government values, their areas of focus, and how they compare to OGP commitments.

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 accountability in local governments. From 2014-2015, Georgia implemented a series…

Entre el 2013 y el 2019 me desempeñé como investigador nacional para el Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente en Georgia. Desde entonces, he tenido especial interés en implementar el valor de la apertura y la rendición de cuentas en los gobiernos…