Document Type: Research Product

The global adoption of data protection legislation has been slow. Only 66 per cent of countries in the world have legislation in force, while an additional 10 per cent have draft legislation. African ..

The Nordic+ is an informal regional peer exchange caucus where government points of contact and civil society alike meet to cross-pollinate ideas, identify best open government practices, and share th..

This paper aims to inform the Legislative Engagement Policy review and serves as background for consultations with parliaments and partners.

Discover trends, promising commitments and more from the latest round of OGP action plans.

When it comes to the health of democracy and political communication, the perceived role of social media and digital technologies has shifted from hero to villain in record time...

President Biden has directly outlined a vision of resumed U.S. global leadership through “leading not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.” This requires significant investments in reform at home...

Safeguards to protect privacy, democracy, and free expression need to keep up with evolving technologies, including surveillance technologies...

Find key insights on the state of open government amid the pandemic from the global data collected by OGP's COVID-19 Open Gov Tracker.

The successful implementation of ambitious open government reforms, including commitments under the Open Government Partnership (OGP) framework, require broad coalitions, the inclusion of views from c..

Explore how applying the principles of open government can create fairer and more effective justice systems.

Explore eight ways open government reform can help African countries recover from the immediate crisis and restore their progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Explore findings from the latest round of research for the Feminist Open Government Initiative.