Asia and the Pacific

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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.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…

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…

The International community recently came up with an initiative to promote transparency and accountability of governments around the world: the Open Government Partnership. Countries that decide to join the partnership have to accept certain rules and adopt an action plan that…