By Linda Frey, OGP Support Unit Executive Director On January 2nd I started as Executive Director of the Open Government Partnership Support Unit. Quite a mouthful, huh? Most of my family members still have only a vague sense of what this actually means, though I’ve been diligently practicing my elevator speech since accepting the job last
***UPDATE*** This call closed Friday, 8 February, 2013 for the following countries: Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom. The call has been extended until 1700 Eastern Standard Time, Monday, February 25, 2013 for the following countries: Indonesia, Norway, and United States. The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is seeking
This is the second in a five part series of posts based on Q&As with selected countries and their experiences with the OGP process at the national level. This post is a Q&A with Emilene Morales Martinez, independent Regional Civil Society Coordinator for OGP in Mexico. 1. Describe the process The OGP consultation process in Mexico was
This is the first in a five part series of posts based on Q&As with selected countries and their experiences with the OGP process at the national level. This first post is a Q&A with Katarina Ott, Director at the Institute of Public Finance in Croatia. 1. Describe the process Since Croatia applied to join
This blog first appeared on the Huffington Post website. The movement for transparency and openness in government took decisive steps forward last week. As lead co-chair of the Open Government Partnership, the UK hosted the first ministerial level meeting in Britain of this growing international initiative. But this meeting wasn’t just symbolically significant. We put
Meeting of the Members of the OGP Steering Committee The OGP Steering Committee has set out a Multilateral Engagement Framework for Multilateral and international organisations to take part in the Open Government Partnership (OGP). In order to take part, organisations need to send a letter of intent, affirming their agreement to OGP principles and the
This guest blog post was originally published on the Opening Parliaments blog The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has been successful in bringing aboard nearly 60 countries to make commitments — some more concrete than others — toward transparency and openness in government. It has been barely more than a year since governments began submitting action plans to OGP, outlining
Originally published in the Huffington Post This is a pivotal moment for international transparency and open government. Just over a year after it was launched, the Open Government Partnership has 58 members, covering a third of the world’s population. The United Kingdom is now lead chair of the partnership. We are at the helm of this transparency revolution. During