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This past January, we put the Government of Israel in touch with five different NM “suppliers” – three conversations focused on aspects of public participation, and two dealt with citizen feedback mechanisms for improved public service delivery and more general…

Written by Matej Novak from International Research and Exchanges Board, Ukraine office. The Ukrainian OGP Action Plan, just like most other country OGP Action Plans, takes advantage of the power of the internet. It contains the creation of new online resources that will…

The following blog entry was written by Dr. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, an innovator in deliberative democracy, public administration, and organizational development. She is Founder and President of Global Voices and AmericaSpeaks, a nonprofit organization that works to engage citizens in public decisions that…

Sadly, I won't be able to join the hundreds of friends and colleagues attending the Open Government Partnership's high-level meeting later this month in Brasilia. My wife and I are expecting our second daughter on or around April 22nd, so…

We are building here mechanisms to strengthen democracy, new ways to engage with civil society and new partnerships to address old challenges of governance. Jorge Hage is Minister of State, Head of the Comptroller General's Office of Brazil. On behalf of Brazil,…

Welcome to the OpenGov Blog, Good ideas come from everywhere. This blog will emphasize open governance—with an OGP flavor—and hopefully become a meeting place for discussing open government challenges and achievement and sharing best practices and experiences. This blog will…

María Otero is the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.  On behalf of the United States, she serves as the founding co-chair of the Open Government Partnership. What was once the beginning of a…

There is no question regarding the fact that transparency policies, generally speaking, have captured the attention of a wide variety of stakeholders that from different grounds and interests have praised transparency to be one of the cornerstone initiatives of modern…

"The Power of Open" was one of several OGP launch events held at Google's New York Offices on September 20, 2011. The event kicked off with remarks from U.S. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, General Comptroller Office;…

It is difficult to find a unique and 140-character-long definition of what open government means. In the end, it is all about transparency and civic participation with the final objective of creating more effective and accountable institutions. People are understanding…