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Faces of Open Government: Virginia Pardo

In this interview, Virginia Pardo, Director of the Information Society Department at the Agency for Electronic Government and Information and Knowledge Society (AGESIC) in Uruguay, shares how innovative and transparent digital services are designed to meet public needs.

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Faces of Open Government: Daniela Chacón-Mendoza

In this interview, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Daniela Chacón-Mendoza discusses the critical role digital platforms play in combating gender-based violence in politics.

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Open Governance Can Channel Youth Protests into Future-Proofed Systems

It has been a turbulent few months around the world as youth-led protests have roiled countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria.  Much of the analysis of these protests has focused on the perceived and inter-related causes, which include…

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Five Ways OGP’s Multi-Stakeholder Model Can Deliver the Global Digital Compact

The UN Global Digital Compact commits governments to making the digital space safe, inclusive, equitable, socially focused, and secure. This blog takes a deeper look at what’s inside the Compact and how it aligns with the work OGP members are doing.

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The Future is Open: OGP at UNGA

In September 2024, the Open Government Partnership and the Ford Foundation convened more than 60 global open government leaders from government, civil society, and international organizations for an OGP Leaders Roundtable on the sidelines of the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA).