As civil society co-chairs of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), we are deeply affected by the murders of Berta Cáceres on March 3, 2016 and Nelson García on March 16; we are also very concerned about the ability of civil…
This post is part of a blog series we are running over the next few weeks to highlight core open government issues and give you ideas to consider as you develop your new action plan. Last week we looked at…
The world is currently home to the largest global youth population in history. The biggest mistake we can make is to assume this generation will be the open governance reformers of the future, when they can and must be at…
Introduction Thank you to Vice-Prime Minister Zubko for convening this meeting, to UNDP and Transparency International for all their support, and most importantly to all of the reformers from government departments and civil society organisations who have gathered here today.…
When it comes to open government, the issue of records management is not a natural headline grabber. Yet the creation and maintenance of official records – from emails and diaries to briefings and minutes of meetings – underpins key open…
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? The OGP Support Unit is very pleased to announce an exciting new call for proposals for research exploring results of early OGP initiatives. Background and objectives Since the Open Government Partnership (OGP) was launched in 2011…
This post is part of a blog series we are running over the next few weeks to highlight core open government issues and give you ideas to consider as you develop your new action plan. Perviously we looked at open…
Contact: Dmytro Kotlyar, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.- A new Open Government Partnership (OGP) Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) report on Ukraine finds that despite recent political turmoil, notable progress has been made in passing laws to improve access to government held information.…
¿Quieres leer este blog en español? One day nine years ago I entered the National Security Archives in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the hope of finally learning the fate of my great-grandfather Teofile Ninua. A father of five, Teofile was picked…
During the last week of February, the civil society members of the OGP Steering Committee, met in Washington DC for our annual planning retreat with the presence and support of key staff from the Support Unit. Some of the sessions…
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