Perspective

In this episode, Helena Suárez Val shares her journey of recording victims of gender-based violence and how data can change public perception.

We are still excited by the energy and enthusiasm of the OGP Africa & the Middle East Regional Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, the last of the three regional gatherings of the open government international community this year. Over 500 participants,…

In this episode, Andrej Leontiev walks us through his experience as an anti-corruption lawyer and the movement for beneficial ownership transparency reform in Slovakia and globally.

Meet Oleksandr Yarema, the State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers and co-chair of the OGP Coordination Council in Ukraine. We sat down with Oleksandr on the sidelines of the OGP Europe Regional Meeting to learn about his efforts over the years to promote civil society and public participation in decision-making, ensure access to public information, and, more recently, aid the reconstruction efforts in Ukraine.

Esta publicación fue producida con el apoyo financiero de la Unión Europea. Su contenido es responsabilidad exclusiva de Open Government Partnership y no refleja necesariamente las opiniones de la Unión Europea. Conoce a Oleksandr Yarema, secretario de estado del Gabinete…

A key part of democracy at the local level is providing citizens with the opportunity to take action on the issues that are important to them. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the area of urban planning. When planning…

Una parte clave de la democracia a nivel local es brindar a las y los ciudadanos la oportunidad de tomar medidas sobre los temas que son importantes para ellos. En ninguna parte es esto más evidente que en el área…

Public participation is at the heart of OGP, so it was no surprise that it was a frequent topic across community conversations during the consultations for...

La participación pública está en el corazón de OGP, así que no fue sorpresa que este tema surgiera constantemente en los diálogos comunitarios que se realizaron durante...

Have you ever searched an online government transparency portal only to find that the vital information you hoped to find is not there or that the portal itself has disappeared? If so, you’re not alone. Over the last decade, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has reviewed countless commitments that promise to deliver a transparency portal as the antidote to a wide range of governance challenges.

¿Alguna vez has hecho una búsqueda en un portal de transparencia del Gobierno y notado que la información que esperabas encontrar no se está disponible o ha desaparecido? Si es el caso, no estás solo. En los últimos diez años,…

Over the last decade, OGP members have made 159 commitments to make the governance of gas, oil, and mineral extraction more open to the public. Extractive sector reforms are notoriously politically and financially fraught. Yet these commitments achieve stronger early…

Durante la última década, los miembros de OGP han hecho 159 compromisos enfocados en lograr que la gobernanza de la extracción de gas, petróleo y minerales sea más abierta al público. Las reformas del sector extractivo son notoriamente complicadas desde…

Every year, governments across the world spend over USD $13 trillion (around 12% of global gross domestic product) through public procurement. Yet, various studies show that 10 to 25% of the value of a government contract can be lost to…

Cada año, los gobiernos de todo el mundo gastan más de 13 billones de dólares (cerca del 12% del producto interno bruto global) en adquisiciones públicas. Sin embargo, varios estudios demuestran que entre el 10 y el 25% del valor…

This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Open Government Partnership and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. Georgia’s open government reforms have encompassed…