Those Who Keep Showing Up
OGP CEO Aidan Eyakuze reflects on the the work of Daniel Schuman, co-founder of the Congressional Data Coalition and founder of the American Governance Institute.
The development and spread of new technologies is creating fresh opportunities and challenges for civic space. As societies become increasingly digitized, online spaces have become crucial arenas for public debate, political participation, and community building. But the same technologies have also presented significant threats to democracy, as they are increasingly used to surveil and repress citizens, spread disinformation, and harass, intimidate and attack minorities and women. Governments face complex challenges in regulating digital civic space. While there is a need to address harmful content and behavior online, overly restrictive regulations can curtail legitimate freedom of expression. Finding the right balance between protection and freedom remains a critical challenge, which open government reforms can help to address via multi-stakeholder engagement and non-legislative mechanisms.
The Open Gov Guide is the go-to resource for open government reformers. The guide provides concrete recommendations for policy makers, civil society representatives, and more on how to apply open government principles to real-world challenges. Readers can also use the guide to learn more about how governments at the national and local level are putting these values into practice through OGP action plans and beyond.
For a full list of Challenge commitments submitted by members, visit our Open Gov Challenge Commitment Tracker.
Explore all digital governance commitments from OGP members.
The following list reflects commitments submitted through national or local action plans. For more details, visit OGP’s Data Dashboard.
Filter the commitments according to three categories evaluated by the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM): ambition, completion, and early results.
| Country/Locality | Year | Commitment Title | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine | 2026 | Building the community’s digital capacity through the development of digital skills and the creation of smart spaces | |
| Canada | 2025 | Anti-corruption, public confidence, and corporate transparency | + |
| Canada | 2025 | Protecting civic space and democracy in the digital era | + |
| Canada | 2025 | Inclusive and meaningful public participation | + |
| Estonia | 2025 | Using open data and new technologies for decision-making | + |
This table shows all commitments that match the filters selected at the top of the page. At least one filter must be selected to populate this table. Use the tags above the table to further filter by commitment quality (e.g. ambitious, complete). Click on commitment titles to learn more about each commitment. Click on “Featured” icons to access stories, where available.
This table enables finding existing commitments in specific policy areas, regions, and years, as well as top-performing commitments by using the built-in table filters.
The commitment performance metrics (e.g. ambitious, complete) are derived directly from IRM reports. See the terms below for details. The Year field shows the year in which the commitment was first submitted. Icons in the Featured field indicate that a story is available on the OGP website.
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