Asia and the Pacific
Indonesian Youth: The Dark Horse of Democratic Change
1998 was the year when Indonesia started to question their identity by deconstructing their past to the future. Taking parallels to the Greek mythology, a literal Pandora box had been unleashed along the process. People in Indonesia have witnessed how…
Open Data: Potential Source for National Empowerment
It was 35 °C outside, yet Fauzan Helmi Sudaryanto traveled all the way from University of Indonesia at Depok, West Java to Open Government Indonesia Secretariat located at Central Jakarta. He was invited to deliver a presentation about Jakarta Flood…
Getting Younger: Preparing The Future Leaders of Open Government
Photo: Open Government Indonesia Secretariat team and interns The Open Government Indonesia team is running a structured program which introduces open government to youth through an internship program. The main concept of the program is to educate these youth about open government in…
Indonesian Government Released 47 Action Plans for 2014-2015
Indonesia has released its new 2014-2015 open government action plans. Since Indonesia had already undertaken a second round of action plans in 2013, this 2014-2015 action plans is the third wave of our action plans since OGP’s launching in 2011.…
Small Steps towards a More Open Government: A Story from Indragiri Hulu
About 850 km away from Jakarta, a small regency in Riau Province, in the island of Sumatra, is making big step forward implementing Indonesia Public Information Disclosure Act (UU KIP). Indragiri Hulu regency is home to about 363 thousand of…
Background to the Open Government Partnership in Indonesia: The CSO Core Team
Indoblog.jpg As one of the eight founding members of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in 2011, Indonesia was appointed to the chairmanship in 2014.This was just one step, though, in the evolution of OGP in Indonesia. The first step in…
“SOLUSIMU” nominated for Open Government Awards 2014
SOLUSIMU.jpg Image caption: The consultation meeting for nomination process Innovation is a paramount aspect to improve the quality of policy and public services. Government is not the only one who is responsible to spark the innovation, yet citizens are welcomed to…
Australia: Youth and University Deregulation
Sydneyoperahouse.JPG Australia joined the Open Government Partnership in the middle of last year. Its inclusion to the partnership is an important addition. Not only does Australia have one of the most robust democratic institutions according to The Economist, it also…