Region: Europe
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Denmark (Withdrawn)
On 25th September 2012 Danish citizens, businesses, NGOs and public authorities will roll up their sleeves and set to work at a national 'Open Government Camp'. At the camp, participants will work tog..
September 18, 2012
2012
United Kingdom
British professional politicians are seen as excessively short term in outlook, secretive by nature and arguably unfit for making and carrying though the big decisions that government requires. They a..
September 7, 2012
2012
Ukraine
The OGP publishes a monthly newsletter. Want to receive it? Please email info [at] opengovpartnership.org with 'subscribe to OGP newsletter' in the header. This month's edition can be found below in E..
August 31, 2012
2012
United Kingdom
Last month’s post on how open data is a major factor of economic growth was an important analysis of the wider debate on the impact open data has on governance. Worldwide, businesses and public bodies..
August 24, 2012
2012
Croatia
Since Croatia applied to join the OGP in 2011 when the then government was more focused on parliamentary elections than on plans for the future, OGP related activities were run by enthusiasts from civ..
August 2, 2012
2012
Bulgaria
A month ago the Bulgarian cabinet voted in a 33 point action plan for achieving open governance. The main goals of this plan are financial transparency, public registry improvement, public consultatio..
July 26, 2012
2012
United Kingdom
A snap survey conducted by Local Interventions Group in Kavre district of Nepal predictably reveals that in average 87% of the public are unaware of the money that the government is spending in thei..
July 23, 2012
2012
United Kingdom
The British Government has just published Unleashing the Potential - the Open Data White Paper [PDF]. It is the culmination of a two-year programme to put transparency and participation at the centre ..
July 12, 2012
2012
Republic of Moldova
This week is Innovation Week in the country of Moldova. In collaboration with the World Bank, the government—in partnership with civil society—has set up a series of events to help launch the implemen..
May 17, 2012
2012
Ukraine
In Ukraine and throughout the nearby region, “facade democracy,” in which laws and governance appear to support and conform to universal democratic standards and reforms appear to take place yet repea..
May 2, 2012
2012
United Kingdom
Written by David Banisar and Alan Hudson. David is Senior Legal Counsel of ARTICLE 19, global campaign for free expression and information in London. Alan leads for ONE, the global campaigning organis..
April 13, 2012
2012