Resumen local | mayo 2026

Here’s our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for May 2026. Check out previous Roundups aquí!

Escuche a los líderes locales

Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria
“In Kaduna, we are building a culture of openness that will outlive any single administration. Looking to the next 15 years, our mission is clear: close the trust deficit between citizens and institutions.”

Historia destacada

As OGP celebrates its 15th anniversary, Open Gov Week 2026 offered a glimpse into the conversations, initiatives, and priorities shaping local open government around the world. Discover how OGP Local members brought open government to life in their communities! Más aquí.
 

De las promesas a la acción

NUEVOS PLANES DE ACCIÓN, NUEVAS AMBICIONES

In Hamburgo, Alemania), the 2026–2029 action plan aims to develop a city-wide sustainability strategy aligned with the SDGs. The plan combines AI-supported analysis, open data, and civic participation to inform sustainability policies and strengthen coordination across government departments. Más aquí y aquí.

In Nuevo León (México), the 2026–2027 action plan seeks to institutionalize open government by strengthening the state’s open data portal and increasing the availability, quality, accessibility, and use of gender-responsive public data. Más aquí.

In San Pedro Garza García (México), the 2026–2027 action plan aims to implement a participatory budgeting process and strengthen collaborative care policies that support the recognition and redistribution of unpaid care work. Más aquí.

CAMBIO EN MOVIMIENTO

Estado de Kaduna (Nigeria) launched a Youth Engagement Power Plan, which aims to regularly collect feedback from young people on public policies, budgets, and government programs. Más aquí y aquí.

Vitória da Conquista (Brasil) adopted a new Municipal Open Data Policy and launched a virtual platform for citizen councils to expand public access to government information, preserve council records, and strengthen long-term civic participation. Más aquí.

Ciudad Quezón (Filipinas) launched a suite of transparency platforms that let residents track infrastructure spending and project progress, access city program data, and submit community complaints digitally in real time. Más aquí y aquí.

Timișoara (Romania) introduced an AI-powered virtual assistant that handled over 4,000 citizen interactions in its first month, helping residents access public information, schedule appointments, and submit complaints as part of the city’s push for more accessible and responsive digital government. Más aquí y aquí.

Quintana Roo (México) shared progress on key open government commitments during the implementation review of its action plan, including a digital property registry, a budget transparency platform, and upcoming environmental governance milestones linked to the Escazú Agreement. Más aquí.

Santa Catarina (Brasil) presented its “Open State” action plan, bringing together the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, along with civil society and academia, under a shared agenda on transparency, participation, accountability, and open justice. Más aquí.

Osasco (Brasil) kicked off the co-creation process for its second action plan through public workshops and consultations focused on transparency, civic participation, public integrity, and the improvement of digital governance. Más aquí.

Bogota Colombia) opened a call to join the collaborative forum for its second action plan, inviting civil society organizations to help shape, monitor, and participate in decision-making around the city’s open government commitments. Más aquí.

Lecciones locales

INTERCAMBIO DE IDEAS

🌐 Practitioners from Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bogotá (Colombia), and Athens (Greece) shared how AI is being used to improve public services and citizen engagement, while stressing the need for transparency, accountability, and human oversight, during the first session of the OGP Local Circle on Digital Governance and AI. Más aquí.

🌐 Representatives from Lisbon (Portugal), Goiás (Brazil), Peñalolén (Chile), NDI, and ICMA exchanged lessons on integrity reforms, procurement oversight, and anti-corruption strategies to strengthen local accountability during a new session of the OGP Local Anti-Corruption Circle. Más aquí.

🌐 OGP Local members in Argentina (Corrientes, Buenos Aires City, Rosario, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, and Córdoba Province) gathered with civil society and universities to exchange lessons from their open government work and discuss strategies to sustain and strengthen transparency, participation, and accountability across the country. Más aquí.

🌐 Montevideo (Uruguay), Contagem (Brazil), Bogotá (Colombia), Lisbon (Portugal), and Valongo (Portugal) have been selected as finalists for the 2026 OIDP Award for Best Practice in Citizen Participation. Explore their initiatives and vote for your favorites! Más aquí.

TAKEAWAYS

📘 Discover how La Paz (Bolivia) involved university students in developing public policy proposals through a citywide datathon, while also supporting young entrepreneurs building technology-based solutions to local challenges. Más aquí y aquí.

📘 Discover how Hamburg (Germany) improved access to mobility information through collaboration with local communities and the use of inclusive digital tools, highlighting the value of designing public services around people’s different needs. Más aquí.

RECURSOS

📘 Access Kaduna’s (Nigeria) new publication on the state’s participatory budgeting journey since 2010. The resource brings together key laws, policies, reforms, and citizen participation entry points that have shaped the process over time. Más aquí.

📘 Explore Timișoara’s (Romania) participatory budgeting program, which engaged more than 6,500 high school students in deciding on projects for their schools and recently received the Nets4Dem Inclusion Award. Más aquí y aquí.

📘 What role can local leadership play in strengthening democratic resilience? Explore key reflections and recommendations from a recent Eastern Partnership roundtable, captured in this new outcome document. Más aquí.

Únete a nosotras

EVENTOS

🌐 From May 5–7, Rabat (Morocco) brought together 400 participants from 20 countries for the African Open Government Conference. Local leaders, including mayors from Yoff (Senegal) and Ouellé (Côte d’Ivoire), joined government and civil society delegations from countries across the continent to advance a more political, institutional, and regional open government agenda focused on transparency, participation, accountability, and public trust. Más aquí.

OPORTUNIDADES

🌐 People Powered launched applications for its Climate Democracy Accelerator, which supports participatory climate action with funding and mentorship, and its Rising Stars Mentorship program for anyone developing or strengthening participatory democracy initiatives. Apply by June 26. Más aquí.

🌐 The Natural Resource Governance Institute has launched the Changemaker Award to recognize exceptional leaders whose work has advanced natural resource governance through reform, innovation, stronger institutions, or better outcomes for communities. Nominations are now open until June 15, 2026. Más aquí.

Desafío de gobierno abierto

Metsamor (Armenia) shows how open government commitments can create lasting spaces for inclusion. Through its award-winning Open Gov Challenge commitment, the city established new mechanisms for youth participation, giving young people a direct role in local decision-making, policy discussions, and community leadership.