Document Type: Perspective

At the 7th Global OGP Summit in December 2021, OGP Local shared exciting news for 2022 and hosted three main sessions alongside members and partners. Here are a few things you may have missed. 1. W..

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.

Learn how Kenya is making progress on open contracting reforms through strong civil society-government collaboration and ambitious OGP commitments.

Learn how Ecuador is advancing environmental democracy by applying open government approaches to their implementation of the Escazu Agreement.

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.

How are local leaders responding to the pandemic through #OpenGov principles? Learn South Cotabato responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through open gov principles while placing citizens at the heart of policy-making to rebuild trust in government.

The OGP Vital Signs report validates the OGP model. Here are the top 10 findings of the report.

Discover highlights of the 2021 OGP Academy, and see what's in store for continued collaboration on open government research.

Last month, the Republic of Korea hosted the 7th Open Government Partnership Global Summit around the themes of civic space, anti-corruption, and inclusive digital innovation. The Summit was an opport..

On December 9-10, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden convened the first of two Summits for Democracy. Leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector agreed to a Year of Action by reviving democracy at home and abroad and advancing democratic reform. But is this Summit capable of tackling democracy’s challenges?

In this Voices of Open Government episode, we learn how reformers in Mexico are designing a national policy to reduce the gender inequality gap and position the right to care in the public agenda.

As her term as Civil Society Co-Chair of the OGP Steering Committee comes to an end, Maria Baron reflects on the initiatives she advance in collaboration with the Republic of Korea.