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The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Regional Meeting comes at a tense political moment in the region. A variety of “scandals” – mostly linked to a lack of public ethics, accountability and/or to corruption – have occupied the news in recent…

El encuentro regional de las Américas de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (AGA) llega en un momento agitado, en términos políticos, en la región. Una gran variedad de “escándalos” -mayormente ligados a temas de falta de ética pública, rendición…

Santiago is Paraguay’s Point of Contact for the Open Government Partnership.  He works in the Technical Secretariat for Planning. How does open government make a difference in people's lives in your country? Paraguay, like most Latin American countries, has a representative…

Canadá se está preparando para ser el siguiente co-presidente de OGP y para ser la sede de la próxima Cumbre Global el próximo año. El gobierno nacional ha incorporado al gobierno en su agenda y actualmente está promoviendo el uso…

Want to read this in English? Los premios son raros. A todos nos gusta ganarlos pero nadie realmente trabaja para eso. Especialmente cuando se hace trabajo “social”, ¿no? Entonces, es justo preguntarse porqué te deberían importar los recién lanzados Open…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? Awards are a funny thing. Almost everyone loves getting one, but no one should really aim for them. Especially when you’re doing “social” work, right? So, it’s fair to ask why you should care…

To date, the Americas region faces a number of challenges in advancing  open government reforms. For many countries, insecurity, corruption and human rights violations are just some of the critical issues that governments need to tackle. Access to information and…

Hoy por hoy la región de las Américas enfrenta retos críticos para avanzar hacia un gobierno abierto. Si bien en unos países más que en otros, la inseguridad, la corrupción y las violaciones a derechos humanos son algunos ejemplos de…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week OGP received a considerable amount of press coverage in France, which is set to take over as lead chair of the…

This blog originally appeared on the Financial Transparency Coalition website.  2016 is a big year for the open government movement, and recent revelations from the leaked Panama Papers will only serve to forward the transparency discussion further. As we’ve seen…

This post originally appeared on Accountability Lab's blog. Last month, I was privileged to be considered as a candidate for the Civil Society Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)- the international governance body for the initiative. Civil society…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, the most widespread press coverage related to the Open Government Partnership came out of the regency of Bojonegoro in Indonesia, where…

The next generation of Africa’s development will require billions in investment to build infrastructure and provide quality services to its citizens such as health centers, food for school children, water, and roads to help farmers market their produce. Investments in…