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United Kingdom
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, was one of the first national leaders to acknowledge the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or Global Goals) and to commit her government..
July 10, 2017
2017
Indonesia
It’s a sunny and pleasant Sunday in Bojonegoro, Indonesia. Several housewives living in the village of Sumberrejo are preparing to go out. You might think they are heading for a gathering where they w..
July 10, 2017
2017
Ghana
Anthony K.K. Sam is the Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly. How did you decide to join government and work in public service? Tell us a little bit about y..
July 10, 2017
2017
Madrid, Spain
Subnational Pilot: Madrid, Spain
Action Plan: 2017
Commitment: Development of participatory budgeting In April, the Financial Times reported that Spain’s ongoing ruling-party corruption scandal h..
July 10, 2017
2017
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The launching of the Subnational Pioneer Pilot Program within OGP in early 2016 was a significant step forward in the global open government agenda. While born within countries, cities and local gover..
July 10, 2017
2017
Local
Six Months, Fifteen Pioneers: How the Subnational Program is Changing the Lives of 62 Million People
Six months into the implementation period for the OGP Subnational Pilot Program, Pioneers across the globe are advancing open local government reforms and pursuing more responsive policies and service..
July 10, 2017
2017
Brazil
To Solve a Problem, We Need to Know It First: Using the Local Democracy Index as a Guide for Reforms
Democracy in Brazil is considered one of the most fragmented in the world. International news has been rife with coverage of political party chaos in the country, with two of the biggest political par..
July 10, 2017
2017
Mexico
As part of the Committee for Assessment and Monitoring of Labor Policies (CESPT in Spanish), we created the Government and Open Data Commission to support efforts around accountability. In line with t..
July 10, 2017
2017
MULTIPLE MEMBERS
« On peut aider un bœuf à se lever seul, seulement s'il s'efforce lui-même de le faire. » Proverbe africain Le 2 juin 2017 lors d’un atelier relatif à l’Afrique francophone ..
July 6, 2017
2017
Public Participation
We are happy to announce that nongovernmental organization “Umid” Support to Social Development Public Union (UMID)’s “Initiative for the ‘Promotion of Open Government’ at Local Level”, was ..
July 6, 2017
2017
MULTIPLE POLICY AREAS
As an African who lives on the continent and works in the development sector, I am troubled by the persistent poverty many live in. The continent boasts of abundant natural resourc..
June 28, 2017
2017