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Want to read this blog in English? La Iniciativa para la Transparencia de las Industrias Extractivas (EITI) es una iniciativa internacional que busca transparentar los pagos de las empresas de hidrocarburos y minería, así como los ingresos que los gobiernos…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is an international initiative that seeks to increase transparency in relation to the payments made to hydrocarbon and mining companies, as well as the income that governments receive from taxes…

Want to read this blog in English? ¿Cómo consideras que el gobierno abierto puede hacer una diferencia para la vida de la gente de Malawi? Un mayor acceso a la información resulta en un incremento en la calidad de los…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? How can open government make a difference in people’s lives in Malawi? Increasing citizen access to information improves the quality of development and governance outcomes in countries like Malawi, which have governance problems.  Information…

Prepared February 2016   Every year the Civil Society Engagement (CSE) team of the OGP Support Unit puts together a peer exchange workshop for civil society leaders engaged on the OGP. This year, the CSE team welcomed 18 civil society…

Want to read this blog in English? La sociedad civil es la parte central de la gobernanza abierta. La sociedad civil tiene la capacidad de  impulsar al gobierno a ser más abierto, ser el usuario de la información recién publicada…

Want to read this blog in English? En los siguientes meses, más de 50 gobiernos trabajarán en conjunto con organizaciones de la sociedad civil para establecer compromisos ambiciosos que resulten en la mejora de la vida de sus ciudadanos a…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially declared the 5th of February as a Day of Ukrainian Parliamentary Openness, announced during the presentation and adoption of Ukraine’s Open Parliament Action Plan. On that day, the Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada, Volodymyr…

Over a thousand people who care about transparency in oil, gas and mining are gathered in Lima this week for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Global Conference.  Many of us are also involved with the Open Government Partnership. This has…

MEDIA CONTACT: Madaleine Weber, Communications Officer  Open Government Partnership Support Unit [email protected]   For immediate release       Last week the Open Government Partnership (OGP) released 26 of 38 country Progress Reports by its Independent Reporting Mechanism with findings about their…