Document Type: Perspective

On African Anti-Corruption Day, OGP CEO Aidan Eyakuze argues that lasting anti-corruption reforms require more than executive commitments. Stronger independent institutions and active public participation are essential to building accountability, trust, and lasting change.

Over the past 15 years, OGP member countries have made significant progress in applying the principles of transparency, participation, and public accountability to open up the budgeting process to the people they serve.

Henri Verdier, Director General at Inria Foundation calls for a democratic response to AI, which can only be developed through close multi-stakeholder dialogue involving governments, civil society, researchers and businesses.

Over the past decade, Argentina has taken significant steps in adopting and consolidating the Open State approach, an agenda that expands the principles of open government by more actively integrating..

As we celebrate 15 years of OGP, our work is more urgent than ever. In an era of democratic regression and geopolitical fragmentation, this year's Open Gov Week showcased the commitment and dedication of global reformers in this moment.

As part of the Proactive Disclosure Coalition, Emily O’Reilly, OGP Ambassador and former EU Ombudsman, gave a keynote address on May 18 exploring a simple but important shift: moving from governments sharing information only when asked, to sharing it openly by default.

OGP CEO Aidan Eyakuze reflects on the the work of Daniel Schuman, co-founder of the Congressional Data Coalition and founder of the American Governance Institute.

The past fifteen years were about proving that positive change is possible. The next fifteen are about making that change inevitable. Read an Open Letter from OGP's CEO.

Over the past 15 years, OGP has helped establish open contracting as a global norm. Collectively, 59 percent of OGP countries are currently disclosing contracting data in Open Contracting Data Standard format.

In the past 15 years, nearly 30 countries have shown concrete results while implementing their OGP commitments around legislation, civic participation, and public registers.

Fifteen years ago, Canada made a commitment to open government by joining the Open Government Partnership (OGP). To date, Canada has launched six national action plans, or roadmaps for ambitious reforms, built through a co-creation process where government and civil society collaborate to shape open government commitments. 

Across Europe, simplification is a key reform priority for governments.A recent Europe Dialogue explored potential tension and synergies between simplification and open government. The discussion showed that results depend on the political goals pursued by policy-makers, and three key lessons stood out to ensure synergies.