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All eyes were on Kathmandu this week, as Nepal hosted the 18th annual SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit from 22-27 November, 2014.  The annual meeting, convening the heads of state of the 8 member nations—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,…

The OGP Eligibility Criteria update for 2014 has now been released. Many countries saw their scores change over the last year. Some adjustments in scores were a result of greater availability of data from the independent sources for the scoring,…

Accountability Institutions – such as Information Commissions, Ombudsman and Supreme Audit Institutions – play a fundamental role in advancing government openness. Initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership should deepen engagement with them. Transparency and accountability are key priorities of…

Earlier this fall, the OGP Open Data Working Group launched a call for proposals for exploring the technical and practical implications of Open Data. We are pleased to announce the selected proposals here: Open North Inc. (Canada): "Recommended standards and best…

In this section of the OGP newsletter, we feature open government champions both from government and civil society, and ask them about their OGP experiences. Here is what they have to say:  Give one example or anecdote of why open…

Want to read this blog in English? •   Lo anterior como resultado del Encuentro Regional de las Américas de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (AGA), celebrado del 17 al 19 de noviembre de 2014 en San José, Costa Rica.…

¿Quieres leer este blog en español? • As one of the results of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Regional Meeting for the Americas, held from November 17 to 19, 2014 in San Jose, Costa Rica, • Representatives from Governments and…

One year on from publishing our second NAP, Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office and the UK representative on the OGP steering committee, met representatives from the OGP UK Civil Society Network to discuss progress, agree next steps and…

Over the summer we received many questions on the content of the new OGP national action plans. The most common question was about how one could find commitments made in a particular issue area. To provide a useful response to this…

Latin America boasts the highest proportion of OGP participating countries, with 15 member countries committed to promoting official transparency. And they have been successful: The first round of National Action Plans (NAP) submitted by 14 of the countries led to…