August 30, 2022 marks one year since the United States withdrew all troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban forcibly took control of the country. Read about Afghanistan's journey in OGP and what the open government community can do to help reformers in the country here.
This month, meet Siti Juliantari “Tari” Rachman, an anti-corruption advocate in Indonesia. Tari shares how her interest in fighting corruption began and how she’s supporting Indonesia’s OGP commitment to open up contracting information and publish emergency procurement information on the national procurement portal.
Discover all the materials you need to host and join conversations and to share your views on how OGP can tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow on the strategy landing page here.
OGP Regional Events
Open Americas | September 26-29, 2022, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Explore open government success stories and best practices around the value of engaging young people in open government processes in our recent Youth Toolkit, in collaboration with Accountability Lab.
In their latest op-ed, OGP’s CEO Sanjay Pradhan and EITI Chair and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark share how the World Bank’s pandemic preparedness financing can be more open and participatory.
Meet the new cohort of the IRM International Experts Panel here. The three newly appointed members will serve on the IEP through December 2025. Two former IEP members were appointed for a half term and will serve through December 2023.
Read reflections on the OGP Leaders Network, a pilot program designed to give voice and momentum to open gov reformers and pioneers and inspire governments and civil society organizations across the Partnership to advance specific thematic areas.
Open government requires bold individual and collective leadership that can deliver results against formidable odds. That is why OGP launched the Open Government Leadership Collaborative. Learn more here.
Marking his ten years working at OGP, Paul Maassen shares his perspectives on what has worked, what hasn’t, and what is next for the Partnership. Read it here.
By Tamara Bakuzis, Comptroller General of the Union of Brazil
Learn how reformers in Brazil are leveraging their latest OGP action plan to address climate and environmental issues to build a more participatory and sustainable country here.
By Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Why is data disaggregation important and how can it uncover the experiences of different groups of people and identify disparities and inequalities? Discover more here.
By Tamara Laznik and Javier Irigaray, City of Buenos Aires
Learn how the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is increasing LGBTQIA+ participation and improving open data about different subjects that impact diversity to build more inclusive policies here.
🌍 Local Roundup
Find a monthly roundup of highlights from the OGP Local community.
- OGP’s CEO Sanjay Pradhan visited Nigeria to meet with reformers in government and civil society, including the heads of the Abuja City Council, Kaduna State, and Plateau State and discuss their efforts to enhance citizen participation in budget processes, public services and more.
- Yerevan Municipality (Armenia) opened a public call for proposals for commitments for their first action plan.
- The Kaduna State Public Procurement Authority (Nigeria) has published 250 projects from the 2021 and 2022 budget allocations worth over 63 Billion Naira.
- The Mayor of Chihuahua (Mexico) signed an open government declaration with transparency institutions to promote an open and surrender accounts policy.
- OGP is looking for an intern to support the Open Government Leadership Collaborative this fall and next spring. Applications are due Sunday, September 4. Learn more and apply here.
- Watch representatives from the Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group, convened by OGP and Open Ownership, discuss open government initiatives to stop anonymous companies worldwide.
- Watch a recording and find key takeaways from Indonesia’s recent G20 Development Working Group Meeting side event on mainstreaming open gov values in governance and sustainable development.
- Global Integrity is looking for its next executive director. Apply here by September 6.
- Check out the first five pieces in Open Heroines’ new series, The Heroines Perspectives, which elevates the voices of women and non-binary people in the open gov community.
- Join this hybrid event 'Do All Drug Routes Lead to Violence?: Trafficking in Central Asia' with Global Integrity and the SOC-ACE research program on September 16th at 10 AM EDT.
