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  By the Global Legal Empowerment Network Team “Open government is really about this partnership, about civil society organizations and government working together to collaborate for the benefit of citizens and communities on the ground.” Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela    …

When people think of open government, they frequently think of open data, transparency, and anti-corruption - not necessarily a fair and responsible justice system. However, open government approaches are increasingly being used around the world to improve access to justice…

Together with its broad constituency of advocates and champions across the country, the Philippines will officially launch its 4TH National Action Plan (NAP) on 15 August. Two significant milestones have been reached at this point - the launch of the…

As citizens, we rely on public services being accessible and reliable - to give us an education, keep us healthy, make our communities safe places to be, and ensure our basic needs are met. Public services are critical to an…

In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end-of-term report for Mongolia’s first action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of 2014 through 2016. In Mongolia, the IRM researchers, Batbold Zagdragchaa and Tserenjav Demberel, summarize…

By OGP Support Unit, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub and the Asian Development Bank Ensuring the provision of good quality public services is an essential function of government and critical to the lives of citizens. Experience and evidence built up over…

In Macedonia, findings from the IRM researcher, Neda Korunovska of Reactor, are summarized below: "During the implementation of the second OGP national action plan, released recordings of illegal surveillance revealed significant shortcomings in areas relevant to OGP. Despite this, the…

In 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term report for Brazil's second action plan. The report covers the implementation of the action plan through June 2016. Findings from the IRM researcher for Brazil, Fabro Steibel, are…