Asia and the Pacific
Philippines: The real work is in the implementation
The Philippines is one of the eight countries that founded the OGP. As early as mid-2011, a steering committee was established to drive the process of developing the OGP Action Plan, which was occurring in tandem with the government’s Good…
Proactive publication of information as a common standard in Georgia
The Georgian government agencies have not been very proactive in releasing relevant public information about their decisions and activities. Whenever a citizen, a journalist or a researcher wanted this information, one had to send a Freedom of Information (FOI) request…
MODEL OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (MOGP): ENGAGING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD ON OPENNESS
The majority, if not more than half, of the world’s population is under the age of 27. These are youths who predominantly live in urban areas and mostly in developing countries. They are not only millennial children, or students and…
Decree “About the Necessary Measures for the Implementation of the Action Plan of Georgia for the Open Government Partnership”
This post originally appeared on the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information's (IDFI) OGP Georgia blog and has been republished with permission from the author. The Government of Georgia published an official decree “about the necessary measures for the implementation of the…
Indonesia: Time for more proactive engagement and better access to information
Open government is one of the key strategic initiatives of the government of Indonesia. As an incubator for new and innovative ideas, the UKP4, also known as the President’s Delivery Unit (PDU), is responsible for ensuring that all key promises…
OGP Networking Mechanism Webinar on Asset Disclosures
The Open Government Partnership Networking Mechanism is pleased to announce the next Webinar on Asset Disclosures taking place on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST. We hope you can join us. Please see the details below.…
Open Government Partnership governance and leadership committee meeting [STORIFY]
Jakarta, Indonesia – 18 February 2013 This Storify is posting key tweets and other content from the meeting (most recent at the bottom). https://storify.com/opengovpart/open-government-partnership-governance-a...
OGI Regional Pilot Projects: Implementing Open Government in Indonesia’s Local Governments
The implementation of open government principles in Indonesia is unique because of the country’s structure as a unitary-decentralized state. As a result, openness has to be promoted both at the national and local levels. OGI Regional Pilot Projects, an initiative…
Open Government: The Indonesian Experience
As one of the founding members and the current supporting co-chair of Open Government Partnership, Indonesia has its own experiences dealing with the issues of opening its government. This blog post explores the unique situations and dynamics of open government…