Level of Government: National
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United Kingdom
Tap.jpg I read an editorial on “open government” in the United Kingdom by Nick Cohen today, in which he argues that Prime Minister David Cameron is taking “Britain f..
October 4, 2013
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MULTIPLE MEMBERS
From Principles to Practice Date & Time Thursday, October 17, 2013 10:00 - 11:30 AM EST Because of their vital role in the financial health of a country and the lives of its citizens, there is a c..
October 3, 2013
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Ireland
Turning Government Data into Gold - we are sitting on a resource that has a potential market worth tens of billions of Euro, that could stimulate new innovations, and that could increase the transpare..
October 2, 2013
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Norway
Norway-700.jpg The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has launched its fourth of eight reports; this one is on Norway and can be fou..
October 2, 2013
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Philippines
I have been designated as IRM researcher for the Philippines. With help from the PCIJ staff, I conducted two workshops with 31 stakeholders, secured government's comments on the research findings, and..
October 1, 2013
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Republic of Moldova
In April 2011, Moldova became one of the rst countries within Eastern Europe to launch an Open Data portal. The portal, www.date.gov.md brings together disparate and disconnected datasets published b..
October 1, 2013
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Montenegro
The purpose of this online service was to promote active public participation and citizen engagement in policy making, by enabling Montenegrin citizens and permanent foreign residents to directly infl..
October 1, 2013
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Norway
In March 2007, the Norwegian Government invited almost 100 ordinary citizens to ‘The Governments Citizen Conference’ to give their views on how the government could work better. Two of the most import..
October 1, 2013
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Philippines
The Government of the Philippines decided the best way to encourage openness was to reward it. Their push for good local governance incentivises the two pillars of strong, responsive government – good..
October 1, 2013
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Italy
The Compass of Transparency (www.magellanopa.it/bussola) is an automated online portal, which gives citizens the ability to monitor, in real time and in a uniform manner, whether the websites of vario..
October 1, 2013
2013
Mexico
Mexico set itself a challenge in its 2011 OGP action plan, to make sure its citizens could find out, as easily as possible, what happens to their tax money. This would involve the open, continuously-u..
October 1, 2013
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