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Faces of Open Government: Ines Pousadela

Ines Pousadela is a researcher for OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) and is a Senior Research Specialist at CIVICUS. As an IRM researcher, she has assessed commitments in Chile, Argentina, and other countries. She sat down with OGP ahead of IRM Week to discuss the importance of ambitious commitments, protecting civic space, and the future of OGP. Read the interview here.

Pre-Summit Events and Activities

2021 Open Government Awards

The 2021 Open Government Awards are open now through October 22! Explore entries for the OGP Impact Awards and the OGP Local Innovation Awards, and cast your vote for your favorite per region. Top winners in each region will be recognized at the OGP Global Summit in December.

IRM Week - October 25-29

IRM Week is just around the corner! Join us for events to explore commitment progress in countries like Kenya, Indonesia and Ukraine, and keep your eyes peeled for new resources and blogs. Learn more here.

OGP Academy - November 15-19

In the lead-up to the OGP Global Summit, join academics and experts as they share new research developments in different areas of open government to capture open government impacts inside and outside of OGP. Registration is now open here.

OGP Global Summit

Registration for the 2021 OGP Global Summit hosted by the Republic of Korea will be open soon! Participate in sessions, connect with peers around the world, and get the latest updates to make the most of the Summit. Join us online December 15 - 17.

OGP Stakeholder Survey

We’re extending the deadline to participate in the survey to October 24. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to share your input with OGP. If you started the survey and had to step away, you can pick up where you left off. Available in English, French and Spanish.

OpenStories

Everyone has a story. OGP’s was written by you. OpenStories lets reformers inside and outside of government share their experiences. Submit your story today, and discover how citizens and governments are coming together around the world — and how you can join them.

OGP Local Innovation Awards

Vote for the most innovative and impactful initiatives at the local level through October 22! The OGP Local Innovation Awards will provide targeted support for empowering reformers to drive results and share progress with the global community.

OGP Local Action Plans

Discover the latest trends in the new batch of OGP Local action plans, and learn how reformers in and out of government are working together to promote more open, citizen-centric democracies around the world here.

A Gradual Open State in Mexico

By Adrian Alcala, INAI

Learn how the reformers in Mexico at the national level are working with local jurisdictions and institutions to advance open government across the country, one local government at a time here.

Leading by Example: Renewing UK Democracy at Home

By Joe Powell, OGP

OGP Deputy CEO Joe Powell argues that in order for the United Kingdom to lead globally on open societies and human rights, it has to start leading by example. This piece is part of a new publication by the Foreign Policy Centre and Westminster Foundation for Democracy titled “Global Britain for an open world?”

A Proposal to Guide Co-Creation Processes

By Manfred Vargas Rodríguez, Accesa

Based on their experience supporting Costa Rica's co-creation process, Accesa put together a guide for processes to successfully build open government action plans. Learn more here.

OGP at 10, EITI at 20: Where to Next?

By Mark Robinson, EITI

As OGP enters its second decade and the EITI its third, EITI’s Executive Director Mark Robinson reflects on how open government has changed over the years and where we go from here to make OGP and EITI members more transparent, inclusive, participatory, and accountable. Learn more here.

Steering Committee Spotlight

Steering Committee Rotation

On October 1, the new Steering Committee members Doug Rutzen, Luben Panov, and the governments of Estonia, Morocco, and the UK, and re-elected members Anabel Cruz, Lucy McTernan, and the governments of Korea and Nigeria began three-year terms.

Co-Chair Selection

We are pleased to announce that the government of Estonia and Anabel Cruz (ICD Uruguay) have been elected by the Steering Committee as the next co-chairs of OGP. Both will begin their term as incoming co-chairs on January 1, 2022, and lead co-chairs on October 1, 2022.

Behind the Process: Selecting OGP’s Next Civil Society Leaders
OGP is glad to welcome Anabel Cruz, Doug Rutzen, Luben Panov, and Lucy McTernan to the OGP Civil Society Steering Committee. Learn more about them and how they were selected here.

World of #OpenGov

- Summits like the OGP Global Summit & the U.S. Summit for Democracy should be more than spaces to exchange ideas; they should also prompt action. On October 28, discover how countries are using OGP to turn commitments into action to deliver for citizens. Register here.

- Check out the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) latest report “Protecting civic space in the EU” to learn about the challenges civil society organizations face across the European Union.

- Read this opinion piece from Hivos from the International Day for Universal Access to Information mentioning OGP as an important framework for more open and accessible data.

- Watch OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan address participants at UNESCO’s International Day of Universal Access to Information panel on Building Back Better with Access to Information.

- Have a look at Open Contracting Partnership’s strategy refresh based on procurement lessons from the pandemic.

- The African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) recently released a very strong declaration for increased transparency to ensure sustainable fisheries.

- The B Team has launched their New Leadership Playbook (and also a podcast) with inspiring stories from emerging business leaders.

- Explore Open Ownership and Transparency International’s perspectives on the Pandora Papers.

- Read the Alliance for Affordable Internet’s latest report, “The cost of exclusion. Economic consequences of the digital gender gap”.

- The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 - November 12 2021. Learn more here.

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