Memorandum of Understanding for Co-operative Activities Between OGP and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

This MOU between the Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More (“OGP”) Secretariat and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”) (individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”) sets out the conditions for co-operation to promote jointly the implementation of open government including but not exclusively by disseminating open government principles, supporting countries to design, implement, and evaluate open government strategies and initiatives and moving towards an open state. This cooperation seeks to strengthen transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More, accountability, and integrity of all levels of government, as well as to promote stakeholders’ participation in policymaking and service design and delivery to reinforce democracy and achieve greater inclusive growth around the world. The Parties will operate in line with the provisions of the OECD Recommendations of the Council on Open Government, Integrity in the Public Sector, and Digital Government, among others, and the OGP Open Government DeclarationThe Open Government Declaration is the declaration of commitment to upholding the principles of open and transparent government, approved by the founding countries of OGP in 2011. Countries are requir....

Any activities conducted under this MOU are subject to their inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr... More in the Parties’ respective programmes of work and budgets and to the availability of funds. They shall be carried out in accordance with their respective rules and practices.