Document Type: Perspective

See how OGP members are using their action plans to engage LGBTQIA+ communities and address their values and needs.

Read reflections from the Open Gov Digital Youth Summit and how young people are playing a critical role in pushing for a more transparent, fair and equitable response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the COVID-19 pandemic to the heightening climate crisis to an increase in authoritarian overreach, 2020 has sorely tested the strength of democracies globally. Even while the world continues to r..

Read how reformers in Kaduna, Nigeria are empowering citizens to monitor major government projects and help the government plan and allocate funding for those projects more efficiently

Read how reformers in Sierra Leone are strengthening auditing bodies to reduce corruption in planning and spending.

Read how reformers in Kenya are working to overcome systemic corruption by ensuring that procurement data is open and accessible for all.

Read how reformers in Liberia are working together to ensure the autonomy and preservation of their land rights.

Read how reformers in Sierra Leone are working to address tax revenue losses through greater transparency and public accountability.

Read how reformers in Nigeria are working to end illicit financial flows through beneficial ownership transparency.

Read how reformers in Burkina Faso are strengthening mining sector governance through EITI.

Read how a user-friendly open budget portal in South Africa empowers citizens to advance social change.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s complex, decentralized and asymmetrical political system impairs reform. Yet the OGP process has demonstrated that even in contexts as complex as this, stakeholders can overcome political deadlock to make commitments in important areas of governance.