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Six months ago when I first joined the OGP as the Regional Civil Society Coordinator for Asia Pacific, early conversations with stakeholders in the community led to the identification of four key objectives for the region: broadening the base (both…

Hace seis meses cuando entré al equipo de OGP como Coordinadora de la Sociedad Civil de la Región Asia-Pacífico, en coordinación con actores de la comunidad identificamos cuatro objetivos para la región: ampliar la base (tanto en términos de países…

Country: ChileCommitment: Strengthening Environmental DemocracyNational Action Plan: 2014-2016 Principle 10 of the Declaration of Rio recognizes that the right to access information, justice and participation in environmental issues is the best way to deal with some of the current environmental…

Want to read this blog in English?Una empresa soborna a un funcionario público para obtener un contrato lucrativo. El gobierno le ofrece un contrato importante a una empresa que cobra un precio excesivo. Un cártel de narcotraficantes lava dinero. Un…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?A big corporation bribes public officials to get a lucrative contract. A government awards an important contract to a company that grossly overcharges them. An infamous drugs cartel launders its money. A Swiss bank helps…

Want to read this blog in English?Respuestas de Suzanne Piotrowski a las preguntas de Rostros1. ¿Cuál es el mejor ejemplo de gobierno abierto que has visto en Estados Unidos?Es difícil elegir uno solo pero creo que gran parte de las…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?1. What is the best example of Open Government you've seen in the US?It is hard to pick one but I do feel that much of the innovation happening in the US right now is…

 Every two years, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) creates a great opportunity for civil society to shape their national OGP process further. True to OGP’s founding principles of transparency, accountability and participation, the IRM team releases in-depth progress reports that…

Want to read this blog in English?En las siguientes semanas se publicarán 39 informes de avances, los cuales estarán abiertos para recibir retroalimentación por parte del público.Para mayor información sobre los informes y qué podemos aprender de ellos, consulta el…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?Over the coming weeks, 39 progress reports will be released for public comment.See our ‘Checking in on Open Government’ blog for a background on the reports and what you can learn from them.Why should I…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español?Every two years, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) team releases a huge batch of reports that assess how well OGP countries are achieving their open government commitments, as outlined in their National Action Plan. The…