Region: Americas
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The first Open Government Awards are being presented to countries that have pioneered new approaches to citizen engagement in public policy and services. Thirty-three OGP countries nominated projects ..
October 14, 2015
2015
Mexico
Visit OGPSummit.org for more information about the Summit. The Open Government Partnership’s Global Summit provides a wonderful opportunity for members of the open government movement to consolidat..
October 2, 2015
2015
Americas
When Gerson Martínez became head of El Salvador’s Ministry of Public Works in 2009, the organization was notorious for corruption that contributed to poor-quality construction, unfinished projects, an..
October 1, 2015
2015
Uruguay
In Uruguay, innovative practices of consultation and dialogue between government and civil society have enlarged the scope of open government reforms. All the actors involved agree on the priority of ..
October 1, 2015
2015
Chile
Chile is a successful open government reformer. The implementing agencies have achieved the targets set in the national action plans for transparency and access to information commitments. These refor..
October 1, 2015
2015
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In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature individuals from government and civil society, and ask them about their experiences. Here is what Jessica Klein (Special Advisor, Office of U.S. Forei..
July 10, 2015
2015
Paraguay
El Gobierno Abierto busca que la administración pública trabaje en estrecha relación con la sociedad civil para impulsar la participación ciudadana, incrementar la transparencia y combatir de mejor fo..
July 6, 2015
2015
Mexico
Over the past year, political and social challenges have tested the relationship between civil society and government in Mexico. Not only has the government lost legitimacy in the eyes of many due to ..
May 21, 2015
2015
Mexico
Want to read this blog in English? A mediados del mes de febrero, el Ejecutivo Federal de México propuso una serie de cambios de última hora a la Ley General de Transparencia que pusieron en riesgo l..
April 22, 2015
2015
Mexico
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? In mid-February, the Mexican Federal Executive Branch proposed a series of last minute changes to the General Transparency Law that put recent constitutional trans..
April 22, 2015
2015
United States (Withdrawn)
Open government has been in the news lately — just in time for the 10th annual Sunshine Week, the nationwide week-long celebration of access to public information. Critics sometimes contrast President..
March 27, 2015
2015
