The compass of transparency (www.magellanopa.it/bussola) is an automated online instrument that gives the citizens the possibility to monitor, in real time, the implementation of all the data and information requirements imposed by Italian law on the websites of public administrations. The aim is to support the government, through the direct involvement of citizens in the
The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the SSIR website. The Open Government Partnership’s (OGP’s) commitment to a partnership between government and civil society at international
En el Parlamento chileno y la Comisión de Constitución se aprobó una reforma de la ley de transparencia y según Ferreiro, estas instituciones han evaluado el modo que esta ley se aplicó durante los primeros tres años de vigencia. Han sugerido recomendaciones prácticas que mejoran el funcionamiento de la ley. También le dan más
About 80 representatives from 16 governments, international organisations and five civil society organisations came together on 10th December, 2012 in Rome to debate at the third European Outreach Meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) dedicated to Transparency, participation and collaboration: the Public Administration is open to dialogue, organised by the Italian Department of Public
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
President Obama launched his term with grand hopes and big initiatives. Of the many promises that he campaigned on, one of them was, of course, that of delivering an unprecedented level of government communication and openness to the American people. With these words, spoken on January 21st, 2009, President Obama introduced the Open Government Initiative:
A snap survey conducted by Local Interventions Group in Kavre district of Nepal predictably reveals that in average 87% of the public are unaware of the money that the government is spending in their villages for education, health and infrastructure. In a mad rush to spend off the money just before the fiscal year closes
The British public could be given direct input into all new legislation if Government proposals published last week come into effect. The Coalition Government are currently piloting a new ‘public reading stage’ for bills to give citizens an opportunity to comment on proposed legislation line-by-line. According to the plans Bills could only become law