It is a pleasure to share my first blog post as civil society co-chair of Open Government Partnership. Together with the Government of Georgia, my co-chair this coming year, I look forward to supporting the OGP community as we build…
This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. As a development and human rights practitioner, I have realised that the translation of global goals and human rights treaties are only possible when there is…
The recent Open Government Partnership (OGP) High Level Event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly brought sad tidings for OGP in Africa. It was announced that the government of Tanzania has opted to withdraw its membership of…
El 28 y 29 de setiembre se realizará el evento de Acceso a la información como facilitador de los tres pilares de la Agenda 2030: Democracia, Desarrollo, Derechos Humanos en el edificio del Mercosur. El porqué de este evento El…
This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. In the recent ”Open Government for Improving Public Services in Asia” workshop in Manila, Making All Voices Count was given the opportunity to share findings, results…
For many of your average Janes, Joes, and Jackies, “open government” can seem like a niche topic. Here in Silicon Valley, where I am based, “unicorns” (referring to new startups valued at over $1 billion) and “augmented reality” (a technology-altered…
« Tout échelon supérieur s'interdit de réaliser lui-même ce qu'un échelon inférieur pourrait faire »- Principe de subsidiaritéQuestion n°1 :Pourqoui ce programme ? Crée sur décision du Comité Directeur du Partenariat pour un Gouvernement Ouvert, le programme pilote du gouvernement infranational…
This blog is part of a series on public service delivery for open government. The government of a middle-income country wanting to hold itself accountable? Possible. Wanting to base this accountability on hard numbers that tell us how 200 million…
¿Qué podemos hacer para prevenir la corrupción y dotar a la ciudadanía de herramientas para defenderse de los abusos de la autoridad? ¿Es posible generar espacios públicos limpios y funcionales? ¿Cómo garantizamos el acceso a la salud en contextos de…
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…
