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Easing Integration for Immigrants and Refugees

Summary Germany is working to become a more welcoming place for immigrants and refugees to begin a new life. By creating a friendly competition, local governments strengthened community integration, while simultaneously enhancing idea sharing. Submitted by: Open Government Partnership Starting…

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When National and Local Work Together for Open Government

Summary Argentina’s new Open Government Federal Program aims to enhance collaboration between national and local governments. The program aims to promote the implementation of open government projects at the local level, diversify the open government community, strengthen capacity-building, and promote…

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10 Things You Might Have Missed at the 2021 OGP Global Summit

Last month, the Republic of Korea hosted the 7th Open Government Partnership Global Summit around the themes of civic space, anti-corruption, and inclusive digital innovation. The Summit was an opportunity to reflect on the progress of OGP in its first…

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Summit For Democracy: From Words to Action

On December 9-10, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden convened the first of two Summits for Democracy. Leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector agreed to a Year of Action by reviving democracy at home and abroad and advancing democratic reform. But is this Summit capable of tackling democracy’s challenges?

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Empowering Citizens To Keep Up With Urban Development

Summary With the help of an online platform, residents of the rapidly-growing twin cities of Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana will be able to monitor all aspects of building contracts and permits. This represents a major turning point in an industry rife…

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Inclusion as a Key to Better Policies

Summary For a century, the legacy of Austin’s racial segregation policies has meant exclusion and deprivation for the city’s Black and Latinx inhabitants. The city’s government, by building a tool that actively measured city initiatives’ success, was able to spark…