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Opening Up Extractives Contracting to Deter Corruption: What We’ve Learned
Increasing transparency, boosting the role of business, and deepening civic engagement in government contracting are powerful ways to deter fraud and corruption, craft better agreements, build trust,..

July 14, 2018

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Estados Abiertos para el desarrollo global
En diciembre de 2015, la República Argentina inició un camino de reconstrucción de sus instituciones y de apertura al mundo. El propio presidente Mauricio Macri reafirmó durante la apertura de las ses..

July 13, 2018

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Public Participation in Open Government Reforms Advances Climate Action
The 2015 Paris Agreement was heralded as a breakthrough in international climate diplomacy, resulting in a shared commitment to limit global temperature rise to well below two degrees Celsius and step..

July 12, 2018

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Five Ways to Make Participation in the 2018 OGP Global Summit Feminist
In one way or another,  Open Heroines is evolving with every Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit.  We first gathered as a group at the 2015 OGP Summit in Mexico City, where we  dis..

July 12, 2018

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Open Data—The Key to Unlocking Cities’ Potential on Climate
Cities are responsible for 80 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally, while occupying only two percent of global land area. Considering that cities will be home to two-thirds of the human ..

July 12, 2018

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Opening Government in a Time of Illiberal Democracy
“The era of liberal democracy is over.” Just a few years ago, this statement would have been hubristic. Today, however, those words from newly re-elected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speak to..

July 12, 2018

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A Bridge Over Troubled Water: Open Government Can Improve Access to Water and Sanitation Services
Water crises in India and South Africa have made headlines this year, exposing looming water risks not only in those two countries but around the world. In fact, the most vulnerable members of society..

July 12, 2018

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What are the aspects of relevance for the OGP when it comes to the Eastern Partnership countries
There has been a lot of talk during the past years about the value of OGP for its countries, including those in the Eastern Partnership (EaP)[i]. One of the biggest challenges faced by many of us work..

July 11, 2018

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Building Homes Instead of Houses
Building Homes Instead of Houses
To raise living standards, officials listen to what citizens really need.

July 10, 2018

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Communique: African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and Open Government Partnership (OGP) Collaborative Workshop
Signed in Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire, on 27 May 2018. The Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) co-hosted a joint workshop from 25 to 26 May 2018 in Grand B..

July 10, 2018

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Managing OGP Through the Political Transition in Liberia
The implementation of Action Plans during political transitions in Africa has often been hampered by a lack of understanding of the objectives of open governance and the benefits of improving systems,..

July 9, 2018

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Crashing Out of Poverty
Crashing Out of Poverty
Paraguay creates opportunities for citizens to improve their lives and participate in politics.

July 5, 2018

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