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The events of the past two years – from Occupy movements to civil unrest and revolutions – have served to reinforce the knowledge that global governance has new paramount actors. The primacy of regular people has never been so clear,…

Groups discuss approaches to open government during a workshop at the Open Government Camp Last week (25th September), the Danish national Open Government Camp was held in Copenhagen.  Open Government is being practised in isolated little pockets around the the…

This post originally appeared on Huffington Post Politics. The transparency movement has opened a Pandora's Box. It's transforming the world for the better. And now we have started, there's just no going back. But why would you want to stop…

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 together to develop new ideas, to learn from…

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 are also viewed as having a hold over public life in…

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 English. Please feel free to post your comments at…

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 are unfortunately facing a lack of quality…

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 civil society organisations (CSOs, e.g. GONG ),…

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 consultation and corporate social responsibility. One of the most important…

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 their villages for education, health and infrastructure.…