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MEDIA BRIEFING: Kenya Passes Long-Awaited Access to Information Bill
Nairobi, August 31 2016 - Open Government Partnership (OGP) would like to congratulate the government of Kenya and Kenyan civil society for passing the long-awaited Access to Information bill. This bi..

September 1, 2016

2016

The Politics of OGP Summits
Open Government Partnership summits are inherently political affairs. The mix of government and civil society leadership from around the world represents an opportunity to commit to lasting change. Fr..

August 30, 2016

2016

OGP in the News – Week of August 22
This week, top press coverage came out of Africa with a number of member countries making headlines in connection to OGP.   On Tuesday the U.S. State Department released the transcript of U.S. Secret..

August 26, 2016

2016

The Open Government Partnership and socio-economic development: A perspective from African countries
One of the enduring challenges faced by the African continent in lifting millions out of poverty is this: how do you ensure that Africa’s natural endowments are used to benefit Africans directly? It i..

August 22, 2016

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OGP in the News – Week of August 15, 2016
A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, OGP was featured in news items around the globe. The biggest source of co..

August 19, 2016

2016

Taking ownership of the open government action plan: Canadians need to work together
This piece originally appeared on the OpenNorth blog.  As it does every two years, the Government of Canada released its open government action plan, the third of its kind so far. And yet, for man..

August 19, 2016

2016

How the Department of Justice used data to hold Baltimore police accountable
This piece original appeared on the Sunlight Foundation blog.    Chart titled "Figure 4 – Misdemeanor Charges Per 1,000 Residents, 2010-2015" from the DOJ Investigation of the Baltimore City Polic..

August 18, 2016

2016

From Waste Disposal to Water Delivery: Citizen Empowerment through the Check My Service Initiative
This blog is part of a series on how open government can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The series came out of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme ..

August 17, 2016

2016

Créer le programme pour le Sommet global du PGO 2016 : Co-création et délibération
Read this announcement in English here. Entre le 7 et le 9 décembre, la France recevra à Paris le quatrième Sommet global du PGO. C’est une occasion unique pour la communauté PGO de se réunir à la mê..

August 16, 2016

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OGP’s Five-Year Anniversary
The Open Government Partnership celebrated its fifth anniversary at a Heads of State and Government High-Level Event on the margins of UNGA71. This event was co-hosted by the current and incom..

August 16, 2016

2016

OGP in the News – Week of August 8, 2016
A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, the most significant press coverage related to OGP came out of Latin Amer..

August 12, 2016

2016

Building the Agenda for the 2016 OGP Global Summit: Co-creation and deliberation
Cliquez sur ce lien pour accéder à la version française. From December 7-9 this year, France will host the 4th OGP Global Summit in Paris. This is the one time that the OGP community from around the ..

August 11, 2016

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