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Ghana: striving for a co-creation process
The late President John Atta Mills signed Ghana up to the OGP in September 2011, after which there was a prolonged period of inertia. It took a long time for the information to trickle down to the rel..

June 24, 2013

2013

OGP Rules of the Game
This post originally appeared on open up. I worry that civil society advocates working on Open Government Partnership are making a tactical mistake. There has been a lot of activity - rightly - arou..

June 14, 2013

2013

What is the way forward for Africa?
The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. “What will distinguish the Africa’s OGP plan?” was a question Alison Tilley posed to the participants at the first Open Government Partnership ..

May 30, 2013

2013

Day One of OGP Africa Meeting 2013
Mombassa-beach1.jpg The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting is currently underway at the Sere..

May 29, 2013

2013

OGP Webinar: Strengthening the Demand For and Use Of Open Data Initiatives
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT Presented by: Jennifer Shkabatur (World Bank) Jay Bhalla (Project Manager, Code 4 Kenya) Register to join the webinar her..

May 24, 2013

2013

Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting
 The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting will take place on 29-30 May at the Serena Beach Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. The theme of the conference is Taking OGP Forward in Africa  The mai..

May 23, 2013

2013

Tunisia and the OECD: Implementing reforms to join the Open Government Partnership
  15 April 2013 was an important day in Tunisia and for its process to implement open government reforms to meet the Eligibility Criteria of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). For the first time..

May 14, 2013

2013

More than just Data: Kampala Roundtable Forum Discusses Open Data ideas for Uganda
On Wednesday 13 March 2013 in Kampala, Development Research and Training (DRT) in collaboration with Development Initiatives – Africa Hub organized an Africacounts Roundtable Forum on Op..

March 18, 2013

2013

Open Government sees Promise after Kenya Elections
After an impressive turnout in Monday’s presidential elections, one thing is clear about Kenya: citizens are energized and ready to participate in shaping the future of their country. Despite concern..

March 7, 2013

2013

South Africa looking for innovative ways to work with NGOs – interview with Minister
Ayanda Dlodlo has been South Africa's Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration since 2010. Before being appointed Deputy Minister she was the Parliamentary Councilor to President Zuma. OGP..

September 12, 2012

2012

OGP: Progress in South Africa
In South Africa spring is newly sprung, and that energy has been channeled into a comprehensive civil society monitoring plan for the South African Open Government Partnership Commitments. South Afric..

September 5, 2012

2012

Open government: a revolutionary concept in Tunisia
One year and a half ago, concepts like, good governance, openness, rule of law, transparency, accountability, zero-corruption tolerance sounded hollow and hazy words that meant nothing for Tunisian pe..

July 5, 2012

2012