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A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. Between Open Data Day, OGP Steering…

Country: Georgia Action Plan: 2014-15 Commitment: 11: Coordinate and support Open Government Georgia’s Forum OGP values the spirit of “co-creation,” where civil society and government work together to create commitments that make government more open, transparent, and accountable. How did…

The UK made a big effort to be as open and co-operative as possible in its second and third National Action Plan (NAP) process and, based on what I saw and heard, both government and civil society worked hard to…

En su segundo y tercer proceso del Plan de Acción Nacional (PAN), el Reino Unido hizo un gran esfuerzo por ser lo más abierto y cooperativo posible. Según mi impresión, tanto el gobierno como la sociedad civil trabajaron en la…

Version Française » These are exciting times for open government in Canada. We are preparing to take on a more prominent role in the international community as a newly-elected member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee. Domestically, our…

In November 2016, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) began publishing end of term reports (EOTR) for those countries who closed action plan implementation in 2016. These reports cover the full two year action plan cycle of each country. In United…

On March 15th, France released an online platform to initiate the development of its next national action plan. Open to public administrations, civil society organizations and other stakeholders, this platform will gather contributions in order to build up ambitious and…

In late 2016, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for the Czech Republic’s second action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2014 through June 2016. In the Czech Republic,…

Back in 2013 I invited myself along to the second Open Government Partnership Summit in London. At the time, I fully expected that Australia would officially announce that we were joining the Open Government Partnership (OGP). At this Summit, thousands…

Six months into this action plan, a change in government revitalized the open government agenda in Argentina. The new administration expanded both civil society participation and the thematic reach of the commitments. The future challenge is translating the renewed enthusiasm…