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Arantza Otaolea from the Bilbao Women's Council and co-president of OGP Euskadi, and Mikel Barturen from Sareen Sarea, an association that groups the networks of entities of the social sector, are participants in OGP Euskadi's civil society forum. In this interview, they share why citizen participation is fundamental to open government.  

La Semana de Gobierno Abierto (OGW por sus siglas en inglés) se celebra en mayo de cada año para reunir a los gobiernos y la sociedad civil y encontrar soluciones a los problemas más apremiantes que enfrentan las comunidades a…

The digital revolution has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and connect with each other. Whether we embrace it or resist it, our lives have become increasingly digital.  Amidst the anxieties surrounding the digital realm, there are also significant…

What steps can the United States take to further transparency and accountability? Alex Howard offers six concrete steps to lead on open government by example.

Latin America and the Caribbean adopted the Escazu Agreement to guarantee the rights of all people to have a healthy environment, to develop sustainably, and to fight against inequality and discrimination.

América Latina y el Caribe adoptó el Acuerdo de Escazú con el propósito de garantizar los derechos de todas las personas a un medio ambiente sano, al desarrollo sostenible y luchar contra la desigualdad y la discriminación. El Estado Abierto…

During Open Gov Week in 2023, 155 students in Armenia took part in a series of trainings aimed at shaping youth as the future leaders in decision-making processes. The trainings were organized by the Prime Minister's Office with the financial…

The new OGP Strategy 2023-2028 has highlighted that there can be no open government without free civil society and that  OGP is an “equal partnership between government and civil society”. To strengthen this...

That civil society organizations are the secret and effective antidote in the struggle for shared dignity and prosperity for all is a truth hidden in plain sight. This truth is...

Journalists and civil society have a key role to play in promoting good governance, preventing and detecting corruption, and demanding accountability from those in positions of power. And so we ask: how can we harness the potential of investigations into…