What is the Open Government Partnership?

OGP was launched in 2011 to provide an international platform for domestic reformers committed to making their governments more open, accountable, and responsive to citizens.  Since then, OGP has grown from 8 countries to the 65 participating countries indicated on the map below.  In all of these countries, government and civil society are working together to develop and implement ambitious open government reforms.

Developing Action Plan
1st Action Plan Cycle
2nd Action Plan Cycle

Activity Stream

A New OGP Blog Post has been posted: How are OGP’s Independent Reports Used?
A New OGP Blog Post has been posted: My Four Open Government Takeaways from Tanzania
A Commitment has been edited: "Improvement of E-services"
A Commitment has been edited: "Enlargement of the public participation in the activity of the state institutions"
A Commitment has been edited: "Increase of transparency in Extractive Industries"

News and Events

Webinar on Engaging with the Access to Information Working Group

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015, 10am EST 

 

 

Posted May 04, 2015
Africa Regional Meeting, May 19-21, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The Government of Tanzania will host the second-ever OGP Africa Regional Meeting.

Posted May 04, 2015

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Changing the Culture of Government

Accountability

There are rules, regulations and mechanisms in place that call upon government actors to justify their actions, act upon criticisms or requirements made of them, and accept responsibility for failure to perform with respect to laws or commitments.

Technology & Innovation

Governments embrace the importance of providing citizens with open access to technology, the role of new technologies in driving innovation, and the importance of increasing the capacity of citizens to use technology.

Citizen Participation

Governments seek to mobilize citizens to engage in public debate, provide input, and make contributions that lead to more responsive, innovative and effective governance.

Transparency

Information on government activities and decisions is open, comprehensive, timely freely available to the public and meets basic open data standards (e.g. raw data, machine readability).