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Raw data, now!
This guest blog by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and founder of the World Wide Web Foundation, was originally posted on Wired.co.uk. Originally, the acute frustration which led..

November 14, 2012

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Italy finally opening up? The Open Government Summit 2012
Open Government Summit Rome As an Italian, I know all too well that Italy has not always been considered at the forefront of the open government movement. But things are now changing fast. The cri..

November 6, 2012

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How do OGP participant countries interpret the ‘fight against corruption’ and ‘citizen engagement’?
When governments' efforts of promoting transparency and accountability in the governmental sector are accompanied by engaging civil society in the decision-making and monitoring processes, the achieva..

October 31, 2012

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What do we have after a year of OGP initiative implementation? (An overview of OGP progress in the post-Soviet field)
The Open Government Partnership initiative is truly popular and completely necessary worldwide, but when it comes to the post-Soviet space, its importance is hard to overestimate. The reason is prob..

October 23, 2012

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Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways makes step toward transparency
The government of the Philippines has made a big step forward in terms of openness and transparency. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fulfilled its promise of “full transparency ..

October 19, 2012

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Open Government: the raw material of the 21st century
gov.uk Francis Maude, the UK Government's Cabinet Office Minister gave a speech for the first anniversary of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) at a conference this morning organised by the thi..

October 18, 2012

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Update from the Second OGP European Outreach and Support Meeting in Dubrovnik
  Slinn1.jpg David Slinn, UK Ambassador in Croatia, speaking at the Second European Outreach and Support Meeting in Dubrovnik The second European Outreach and Sup..

October 16, 2012

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Open Government In Action: e-Petition platform launched in Montenegro
  OGP participating government, Montenegro launched an e-petitions platform this week (9 Oct), which will enable citizens to submit e-petitions to the Government. The website, which is yet to be lau..

October 12, 2012

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Romania lacks a Local Democracy Barometer
Barometer perspective by RangiferOnTheRoof (via Flickr) Up until now, in Romania, we were familiar with the national development plans that the EU demands according to the Cohesion Policy. These ..

October 11, 2012

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Civil Society, Global Governance
The events of the past two years – from Occupy movements to civil unrest and revolutions – have served to reinforce the knowledge that global governance has new paramount actors. The primacy of regu..

October 5, 2012

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‘Open’hagen: an update the Danish national Open Government Camp
Groups discuss approaches to open government during a workshop at the Open Government Camp Last week (25th September), the Danish national Open Government Camp was held in Copenhagen.  Open Govern..

October 4, 2012

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Celebrating Open Government Progress on International Right to Know Day
                                    Maria Otero serves as the Under Sec. of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. When President Barack Obama helped launch the..

October 1, 2012

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