Document Type: Perspective

Three years ago, the residents of Buenos Aires gave me the great responsibility to work together with them to transform their city. Since then, I have met with them on the streets, at bars, and on my ..

Since Colombia joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in 2011, there has been a sustained interest in strengthening transparency, accountability, citizen participation ,and the use of new techno..

Integrity Idol, the global campaign run by citizens to “name and fame” honest government officials, has found its first cohort of honest public servants in South Africa. The initiative aims to generat..

  How did you get involved in open government - what is your personal story about why you joined the movement? While the principles of open government have existed for as long as democracy ..

Open Government Partnership (OGP) was founded on the idea that public policy reform is better when government officials engage with civil society actors. So the Partnership’s collective promise of o..

Co-creation is at the heart of open government. An ongoing open dialogue between government and civil society is essential for good governance in the 21st century, to make governments more effec..

One of the most difficult challenges to sustainable implementation of policy reforms is the inability to adequately identify and engage with relevant stakeholders. Controversies abound on the meaning ..

Uno de los retos más difíciles que enfrenta la implementación de reformas es la falta de capacidad de identificar e involucrar a actores relevantes. Existen muchas controversias sobre el significado d..

Legend Yellow: OGP Countries Blue: EITI countries Purple: EITI-OGP countries (To see the full Memorandum of Understanding between OGP and EITI, click here.) Since its inception, the O..

What does the West African nation of Liberia have in common with Australia, the land down under? Both are rich in mineral resources, for one. And in both countries, government decisions to approve exp..

If you're looking for the OGP Year in Review, please find it here.   In the weeks before we hit the finish line on our annual report, we came across Ruth Levine’s blog suggesting they can b..

User-Centered Open Contracting: The next frontier in OGP We’ve seen the status quo being challenged in public procurement. The large sums of money and the amount of discretion and opacity involved ma..