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Whether it is a flat “no” or a “no with reasons,” governments typically have this knee jerk reaction whenever presented with new ideas. This mentality is what stifles progress and makes it extraordinarily frustrating for change-makers both inside and outside…

From Newsroom America Feeds at 16 Nov 12:02 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Athens, Greece2:03 P.M. EET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Please, please have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER:…

An earlier version of this blog appeared on the NRGI website on 17 October 2016. Resource-countries face a specific set of governance challenges in making their governments more open, accountable, and responsive to citizens. A new public tool produced by…

This blog is part of a series on how open government can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The series came out of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub and the Open Government…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. It’s been a tumultuous week in international politics, yet the nature of OGP coverage remained relatively unchanged. The English-language online computer magazine PCWorld,…

Los Poderes Legislativos son el órgano democrático por excelencia, dado que es donde se encuentran los representantes del pueblo, electos por el voto directo. Allí se debate toda legislación que luego regirá a la vida cotidiana de los habitantes de…

The importance of Open Government Open Governance as a public policy is based on the integration of the principles of transparency, access to information and the effective participation of citizens in the State’s operating procedures. Expanding openness policies and civic participation involves creating infrastructures…

Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens. This…

At the risk of simplifying a complex concept that has a much longer history than the OGP, we can say that contemporary open government is centred on three fundamental components: Understanding, collecting, managing, and preserving messages, information, and data; Citizen…

Country: Indonesia Commitment: Accelerate open and good governance practices in natural resources management National Action Plan: 2014-2015 Learning from a forestry failure: What a withdrawn commitment from Indonesia tells us about the politics behind success Indonesia’s 3rd national action plan…