Perspective

Italy’s online platform OpenCoesione publishes both budgets and expenditures of European Union Cohesion Funds and Italian National Funds for territorial development to make public spending more transparent for its citizens.

In France, the Digital Republic Law requires that all algorithms used by the government be made open and accessible to the public. Etalab has produced guidance for government agencies on the legal framework and how to publish this information, and is working on practical guidance to build public registers of algorithms. Through this work, France’s citizens can start to see how the government uses algorithms to make decisions that may impact them, laying the groundwork for greater accountability.

Ecuador forges a path to environmental justice by ratifying and starting to implement a historic agreement to protect the environment and give democratic power to its people.

New Zealand gathers all of its laws into one user-friendly website, improving access to legal information for the public.

To change a longtime problem of secrecy between businesses and the public in Kenya, the government created a registry of businesses to create open records of transactions.

Platforms in Ukraine make the public procurement process more transparent and allow citizens to monitor it.

OGP Local is now more flexible, sustainable, inclusive and innovative than ever before. Since welcoming 56 new local members in...

Hoy, OGP Local es más flexible, sostenible, incluyente e innovador que nunca. Desde la incorporación de 56 miembros nuevos en 2020, hemos recibido 30 nuevos planes de acción que incluyen más de 100 compromisos. Debido a la pandemia del COVID-19,…

France implemented new open data clauses in government contracts, increasing competition between firms when applying for these contracts – eventually leading to better quality services for citizens.

Participation from women in leadership positions in Germany was either stalling, or even falling. A new legal act, brought into effect in 2015, introduces obligations and incentives to improve gender representation in private and public leadership positions.

As OGP celebrates its 10th anniversary, we sat down with Rakesh Rajani, an open gov advocate who has been involved with OGP since its inception.

OGP está celebrando su décimo aniversario y en ese contexto platicamos con Rakesh Rajani, impulsor del gobierno abierto que ha colaborado con OGP desde su creación.

Alors que le PGO célèbre son 10e anniversaire, nous avons rencontré Rakesh Rajani, un défenseur du gouvernement ouvert qui est impliqué dans le PGO depuis sa création.