Yesterday, France launched its first Open Government Partnership (OGP) action plan in Paris. Publish What You Fund welcomes the plan and is pleased to see that the document contains commitments for France’s development cooperation to become more transparent (see Commitment …
The state of Connecticut is once again supporting their belief in open government, this time by updating the “Open Connecticut” hub with a new OpenBudget portal. The portal gives citizens and staff a view of how spending and revenue tracks …
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By: Francis Lansana, Accountability Lab Resident in Liberia. The blog post was originally published on the Open Government Partnership blog. This year’s Open Government Partnership regional meeting for Africa was held last month in Dar es Salaam, under the theme …
It is often stated that technology is not a panacea solution to any problem, especially problems in governance and citizen engagement. Here at Ushahidi we often say that technology is only 10% of the solution. The other 90% is about people …
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Episode 23 is the first to roll out in 2015! But don’t let that fool you… we recorded it in 2014. But what might fool you is that there’s some new voices in town on the OKCast this year. I …
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The OK Cast Episode #8 is OUT! Today we are discussing the work of the the Opening Government Survey with Felipe Estefan. You can reach Felipe on Twitter @FelipeEstefan. The Global Opening Government Survey is a global online survey assessing …
Abstract: In 2013, the Public Innovation Network (XIP) presented its video about open government, including a set of 42 standards that a government must meet to be considered open. The video is presented as a basic, but thorough, compilation explaining …
Here’s the OK Cast Episode 4. In this episode, Gabriela Schneider and I discuss her work with the Sunlight Foundation. You can reach her @stereogab. Gabriela is the Communications Director of the Sunlight Foundation, and is responsible for managing Sunlight’s …
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