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The Government of the Republic of Korea and María Baron (Directorio Legislativo) are the new lead co-chairs of the OGP Steering Committee. The new co-chairs will lead the Partnership for one year starting on October 1, 2020, and will work with ten other governments and ten civil society leaders who also serve in the Steering Committee. 

Call for Transparency, Accountability, Participation and Inclusion as 20 Trillion Spent in Stimulus and Safety Nets Washington, D.C. -  Today, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Canada Justin…

The Inaugural Leaders: Europe Program Kicks Off on September 8, 2020 Washington, D.C. – Today, Joe Powell, Deputy CEO of the Open Government Partnership, has been selected as part of the inaugural Obama Foundation Leaders: Europe program, which kicks off…

August 13, 2020 - Washington, D.C. - As a leader in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, Nigeria is taking critical steps to tackle corruption and money laundering by enhancing corporate accountability and transparency through a new registry disclosing…

The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and Nina Pop and other black men, women and persons in the LGBTQIA+ community are a blatant manifestation of systemic, entrenched racism and bigotry. 

The Governments of Canada, Italy and Kenya have been selected by their peers to serve on the OGP Steering Committee starting October 1.

Washington, D.C. – Dans le contexte de la pandémie COVID-19, les gouvernements du Canada, de l’Italie et du Kenya ont été élus par leurs pairs pour siéger pendant trois ans au Comité directeur du Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert (PGO)…

The civil society members of Open Government Partnership's Steering Committee have released a statement on COVID and its risks to open government. Focused on democratic values, the statement is a call to action to governments, donors and international organisations. You…

Los miembros de la sociedad civil del Comité Directivo de Open Government Partnership han publicado un comunicado sobre COVID y sus riesgos para abrir un gobierno. Centrada en los valores democráticos, la declaración es un llamado a la acción a…

Les membres de la société civile du Comité directeur du Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert ont publié un communiqué sur le COVID et ses risques pour le gouvernement ouvert. Centrée sur les valeurs démocratiques, la déclaration est un appel à l’action…

Washington, D.C. March 23 2020 - Open Government Partnership (OGP) is pleased to announce the addition of Rudi Borrmann as head of OGP Local. Borrmann most recently served as the Undersecretary for Public Innovation and Open Government in Argentina's Ministry…

Washington, D.C., 23 de marzo de 2020 – La Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés) se complace en anunciar la incorporación de Rudi Borrmann como líder del programa local de OGP. Borrmann se desempeñó recientemente…

Open government thrives when people come together in dialogue and work to co-create and implement reforms that bring governments closer to their people. Sadly, in the current context, it is not possible to have gatherings in many of our member countries. Coronavirus is now present in over 100 countries and the virus has impacted more than 120,000 people.

Estimada comunidad de OGP: El gobierno abierto prospera cuando las personas se unen para dialogar y trabajar de manera conjunta para co crear e implementar reformas que acerquen a los gobiernos a la ciudadanía. Lamentablemente, en el contexto actual, no…