Level of Government: Local

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Explore how to adopt an open government approach to policies and activities and adapt them for your own national and local context.

Why Local? The OGP process provides a unique space to explore local solutions for global challenges. For example, many OGP Local members use their action plans to localize, advance and implement global efforts like the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Memorandum on Parliamentary Engagement adopted by the OGP Steering Committee in November 2021 outlines three models for parliamentary engagement in OGP: direct participation in the national o..

Today, 30 local governments join OGP, an international partnership that brings together government and civil society organizations to create ambitious reforms to open up governments and better respond to citizens’ needs.

The new report from the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) highlights the main results and key successes of 68 commitments implemented by 12 OGP Local members between 2018 and 2021 and offers a glimpse of the challenges and lessons learned.

Now is the time for governments to invest in reforms that can accelerate and improve how they deliver quality education, healthcare, water and sanitation, and supportive infrastructure.

Overview At-a-Glance Action Plan: Action plan - Timișoara, Romania, 2022 - 2024 Action Plan Submission: 2022 Action Plan End: April 2024 Lead Institution: Timisoara Municipality, AI..

Take a look at Ukraine’s 10-year journey as a champion in OGP, their progress that has been tragically interrupted by the war, and how reformers continue to live by and fight for the principles of open government.

Learn how OGP members are using open gov approaches to take climate action, plus find key lessons from the first OGP Local Circle on Climate Action.

Explore initiatives by OGP Local members to exchange lessons on implementing their ambitious open government reforms across thematic priorities, strengthen partnerships, and expand the body of knowledge on open government policies and approaches at the local level.

In this episode, Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi shares how the Basque Country in Spain has worked to involve all local institutions and citizens in the policy-making process.