The OGP publishes a monthly newsletter. Want to receive it? Please email info [at] opengovpartnership.org with ‘subscribe to OGP newsletter’ in the header. This month’s edition can be found below in English. Please feel free to post your comments at the bottom of this page. For Spanish and Portuguese translations please click here. In this
Among the new member countries which have joined the EU since 2004, Poland and Slovenia are the only ones that have not joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) yet. For Poland, this is surprising as the country had met the eligibility criteria of OGP. When they found out that this was the case, a group
India is an increasingly relevant example when making a case for open data in governance in developing countries. The passage of the Right to Information Act (RTI) in 2005 is a milestone in the changing face of the citizen-government relationship. It also sets the stage for India to move towards more transparency and accountability in
This post was co-written with Gilbert Sendugwa, Coordinator and Head of Secretariat for the Africa Freedom of Information Centre, and was originally published on the World Resources Institute‘s website. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) boasts some pretty lofty and much-needed goals. The global initiative aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies
Last month’s post on how open data is a major factor of economic growth was an important analysis of the wider debate on the impact open data has on governance. Worldwide, businesses and public bodies are unfortunately facing a lack of quality data, which is inhibiting efficiency. This lack of efficiency is one of the biggest barriers
This strategy [PDF] sets out how the Open Government Partnership intends to build on the momentum that in year one has seen it it has grow to include 57 participating countries who embrace the OGP Declaration of Principles and commit to develop, implement and assess country action plans. The OGP Steering Committee requests comments from the open government
Last week we looked at open data policies in the EU. The Open agenda however goes beyond open data; it also includes transparency and civic participation. This week, we take a look at the mechanisms that the EU has in place to encourage transparency and civic participation. TRANSPARENCY The European Commission Transparency Portal is