Transparent Public Procurement Rating – A CSO Initiative that Uses OGP to Strengthen Public Procurement Reforms

As the Open Government Partnership is gaining momentum around the globe, more and more areas of policy are being incorporated through action plan commitments. Public procurement is one such area. While there very few star commitments related to public procurement…

Breaking up Vested Interests: Three Steps to Turn Open Contracting Data into Political Change

Opening up public contracting can reshape the political landscape profoundly. It might sound boring and technocratic, but it’s actually about political change that delivers real impact. It’s about breaking up price-fixing schemes in delivering school meals to children and medicines…

Launching the Open Parliament e-Network

“Parliament can be empowered only if it is open, transparent, accountable and inclusive. Since the initiation of Open Government Partnership (OGP), many countries around the world have committed to opening up the legislative institutions in partnership with the civil society.…

Backsliding on Budget Transparency: A Wake-up Call to Tackle Political Drivers

This blog is modified from remarks made by OGP Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Pradhan at the World Bank’s launch of the Open Budget Survey 2017 on January 20th, 2018. Yesterday marked  the global release of the Open Budget Survey 2017…

Colombia, hacia un Estado Abierto

Desde 2010, los mensajes por parte del Gobierno de asentar bases institucionales que aseguren transparencia, acceso a la información pública y rendición de cuentas, han sido claros y concisos. Tanto en el ámbito interno –por medio de decretos, leyes y…