Source: OGP Support Unit

Over the past 15 years, OGP member countries have made significant progress in applying the principles of transparency, participation, and public accountability to open up the budgeting process to the people they serve.

2025-26 was a defining moment for the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Over this time, OGP advanced reforms with demonstrated impact in people’s lives, welcomed new members, and went through important leadership transitions.

This resource guide sets out what open government reform looks like across the infrastructure sector, drawing on concrete examples from OGP members and partners.

As we celebrate 15 years of OGP, our work is more urgent than ever. In an era of democratic regression and geopolitical fragmentation, this year's Open Gov Week showcased the commitment and dedication of global reformers in this moment.

As part of the Proactive Disclosure Coalition, Emily O’Reilly, OGP Ambassador and former EU Ombudsman, gave a keynote address on May 18 exploring a simple but important shift: moving from governments sharing information only when asked, to sharing it openly by default.

OGP CEO Aidan Eyakuze reflects on the the work of Daniel Schuman, co-founder of the Congressional Data Coalition and founder of the American Governance Institute.

Over the past 15 years, OGP has helped establish open contracting as a global norm. Collectively, 59 percent of OGP countries are currently disclosing contracting data in Open Contracting Data Standard format.

In the past 15 years, nearly 30 countries have shown concrete results while implementing their OGP commitments around legislation, civic participation, and public registers.

Learn how Ukraine’s Better Regulation Delivery Office created a tool that monitors how government institutions implement the national open data law.

Learn how OGP Local members are embedding open government values directly into their digital governance systems, ensuring that technology strengthens democracy rather than undermining it.