Euskadi or the knowledge that used to get lost in between the seams

We are making it! In the Basque Country (or Euskadi in Basque), we are implementing an action plan at different institutional levels. It’s not easy. More than a local government, we are a group of institutions with various degrees of…

16 Days Throwback

Advocacy to Action: OGP Supports “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”

On November 25, 1960, the bodies of three sisters, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal Reyes were found at the bottom of a cliff in the Dominican Republic. Murdered for their outspoken advocacy, the sisters and their driver had been…

OGP en Madrid: Reflexiones de un año piloto

Sobre la Evaluación del I Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto del Ayuntamiento de Madrid Acaba de completarse el ciclo del I Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto del Ayuntamiento de Madrid de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP…

OGP Needs To Strengthen Citizen Engagement With Civil Groups and Governments

OGP lobbies for more inclusiveness on both the governmental and social level; yet how does an initiative this big ensures it stays inclusive itself? The challenge begins with uniting various groups working on different themes, and ends with involving the…

Introducing CitizENGAGE – How Citizens Get Things Done

In a world full of autocracy, bureaucracy, and opacity, it can be easy to feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle against these trends. Trust in government is at historic lows. Autocratic leaders have taken the reins in countries once…