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OPEN BUDGETS KEY TO OPEN GOVERNMENT: NEXT STEPS FOR OGP COUNTRIES
With the third Annual Open Government Partnership Summit fast approaching, current OGP member countries are in the process of developing their second Action Plans and future members are developing the..

September 12, 2013

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Independent Reporting Mechanism releases South Africa progress report for comment
The Open Government Partnership's Independent Reporting Mechanism releases the first in a series of reports looking at the initial cohort of eight countries that submitted OGP action plans. First up..

September 11, 2013

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Costa Rica: Consultation with civil society is not a moment but a process
After joining the OGP in January 2012, Costa Rica took the decision to present its first National Action Plan at the OGP International Steering Committee meeting a year later in April 2013. ‘We didn’t..

September 10, 2013

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Proactive publication of information as a common standard in Georgia
The Georgian government agencies have not been very proactive in releasing relevant public information about their decisions and activities. Whenever a citizen, a journalist or a researcher wanted t..

September 10, 2013

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Open Steps: A journey around the world discovering and showcasing open knowledge projects
Do you know the actual status of Open Government in Kosovo? Are you aware that in Albania the only existing Open Data platform was created by a non-governmental group? That is what, among other issu..

September 6, 2013

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Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) Releases Names of New OGP Researchers
OGP’s unique review mechanism, the IRM, takes a proud step forward as it announces its new cohort of researchers for the countries joining OGP in 2012. The IRM tracks progress on development and imple..

September 4, 2013

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MDG: Brazilian Transparency and accountability
Since  August,  2012,  BEMFAM  (Family  Welfare  in  Brazil),  a  Brazilian  NGO  focused  on  family planning,  sexual  and  reproductive  health  and  sexual  and  reproductive  rights,  has  been..

September 2, 2013

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USA: Civil society must keep pushing
Open government principles were well entrenched within the Obama Administration by the time the Open Government Partnership was launched in September 2011. Since the first day of Obama’s presidency, i..

August 30, 2013

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Join the OGP Webinar to Introduce the Legislative Openness Working Group
The Open Government Partnership, National Democratic Institute, and the Congress of Chile are pleased to announce a webinar to introduce the Legislative Openness Working Group on Tuesday, September 10..

August 30, 2013

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MODEL OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (MOGP): ENGAGING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD ON OPENNESS
The majority, if not more than half, of the world’s population is under the age of 27. These are youths who predominantly live in urban areas and mostly in developing countries. They are not only mi..

August 28, 2013

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Ukraine: Civil society needs to be active and proactive
President V. F. Yanukovych expressed Ukraine’s intent to join the OGP in September 2011, right after the global initiative was launched. Like other countries in the post-soviet region, Ukraine set gre..

August 23, 2013

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First Year of OGP Implementation in Ukraine: Success or Failure?
Ukraine has fulfilled only 55 percent of the OGP commitments after a year of the initiative’s implementation in the country – shows the research conducted by a coalition of experts headed by Transpare..

August 19, 2013

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