Perspective

One of the central themes of the Paris Summit was the need for OGP and open government to deliver real benefits to the lives of citizens.  Over the next five years, OGP’s success will not be measured by the number…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This was a week of exciting #opengov results, with news of the 2017 OGP Steering Committee Elections spanning the globe, the winners of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 16, 2017 - The governments of Canada, Italy, South Africa, and South Korea have been elected by their peers to join the leadership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). OGP has led the charge for open…

Today the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is collaborating in the signing of an agreement to set a new standard for corporate disclosure jointly drawn up with the Brazilian Government and the Brazilian Development Bank. IIRC Chief Executive Richard Howitt…

Originally posted on the NRGI blog. It has been notoriously difficult for citizens in resource-rich countries to lay hands on extractive industry contracts and licenses between their governments and private sector extractive companies. But that seems to be changing. For…

We are pleased to publish OGP's 2016 Annual Report, authored by staff in the Support Unit and Independent Reporting Mechanism. The report serves to capture a significant year of growth, reflection, and activities, as well as shine a spotlight on…

  An abridged Spanish-language version of this post appeared on the Inter-American Development Bank’s Blog “Abierto al público”. The OAS Fellowship on Open Government in the Americas is the only regional initiative that systematically works with the next generation of…

Article first published on Access Info Europe.Madrid, 10 March 2017 – It’s not often that your own colleagues working on democracy issues actually question the wisdom of pressing for greater transparency, but this has happened to me a few times lately.Most…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. With hundreds of opengov events happening throughout Italy in celebration of the country’s Open Government Week, it is little wonder Italy took the…

This post originally appeared on the Making All Voices Count blog.Recent events are sowing doubts about the longevity of the open government movement. Elected leaders all over the world – from Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines to Jacob Zuma in…