Europe
Faces of Open Government: Basque Country
Rostros de Gobierno Abierto: Isabel Moya Pérez
Arantza Otaolea from the Bilbao Women's Council and co-president of OGP Euskadi, and Mikel Barturen from Sareen Sarea, an association that groups the networks of entities of the social sector, are participants in OGP Euskadi's civil society forum. In this interview, they share why citizen participation is fundamental to open government.
La Semana de Gobierno Abierto (OGW por sus siglas en inglés) se celebra en mayo de cada año para reunir a los gobiernos y la sociedad civil y encontrar soluciones a los problemas más apremiantes que enfrentan las comunidades a…
Denmark Results Report 2019-2022 – For Public Comment
In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Denmark's 2019-2022 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for commitments in the action plan. The report is available in English…
Montenegro Action Plan Review 2022-2024 – For Public Comment
In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for Montenegro's third action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform a stronger…
Czech Republic Results Report 2020-2022
The 2020–2022 action plan of the Czech Republic yielded early results in judicial transparency and whistleblower protection. While implementation of several commitments was transferred to the next action plan, new synergies were built between public administration and civil society. Early…
Greece Results Report 2019-2022
From Greece’s fourth action plan, one ambitious commitment on whistleblowing in sports saw major early results. Other commitments, which were largely about opening datasets in different ministries, saw few early results. Civil society was not meaningfully involved in the co-creation…
Bulgaria Action Plan Review 2022-2024 – For Public Comment
In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for Bulgaria's fourth action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform a stronger…
From Transparency to Engagement: Hamburg’s Path to Open Government
The city of Hamburg in Germany has a history when it comes to open government. One essential step was taken in 2012 when the city introduced Hamburg’s Transparency Act, a pioneering effort in Germany. Hamburg set up a Transparency portal…
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