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open book.jpg This article originally appeared on the World Bank Blog and hase been republished with permission from the author. I recently relocated my family from Chisanau to The Hague, leading to the difficult experience of trying to find the…

Melanie picture.png   Participatory Budgeting (PB) involves local authorities and the inhabitants of a municipality co-operating in determining the allocation of public money. Projects might include wells and standpipes, sanitation and sewerage works, street lighting, paving and roads, or housing.…

This post originally appeared on Martin Tisne's blog Open Up and has been republished with permission from the author. Coming back from two weeks on the road for OGP events, I’ve been struck by a few important developments within the…

14172851643_ec45ede311_z.jpg A dramatically different Open Government Partnership (OGP) steering committee will meet next in September in New York. Following decisions taken at this month’s meeting in Indonesia, the total number of committee members will increase from 18 to 22 (11…

This overview reflects on the OGP European and Asia-Pacific regional summits, recaptures some interesting moments, and provides additional links and suggested reads. On the Summits It all started off with the Steering Committee meeting in Bali, on May 4th and…

Dear Colleagues, Two weeks ago the first two Regional Meetings of 2014 took place, the Europe and Asia Pacific ones. The European summit focused on peer learning and explored the role of local government, the European Union and the private…

Unfolding within the walls of Dublin Castle last week was an experiment on OGPs peer exchange model. Named “OGP in Action”, these sessions at the European Regional Meeting in Dublin tried a new format to encourage an open exchange of…

We recently added a new resource page on local government to the Open Government Guide to reflect the importance of local government action for transparency, accountability and participation.  From  participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre to social audits in Andra Pradesh to tracking snow ploughs…

Opening up government and tackling corruption are two sides of the same coin that help governments become more accountable and more transparent and help increase citizen participation in government. The Open Government Partnership and the United Nations Convention against Corruption,…