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Open Americas/América Abierta is next week!
Registration is now closed.
Please click here to check the event’s agenda. You can also download the event’s app on your Android or Apple device to see and select the sessions you are interested in attending.
If you can’t make it to the event, you can watch the livestream of the event in English and Spanish.
Make sure to also check out our event guide for information on travel, lodging, COVID-19 considerations, and more. And check out our website for all the latest updates.
We look forward to seeing you in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic next week!
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- Europe Regional Meeting | October 11-12, 2022, in Rome, Italy
- In three weeks, 250 government and civil society representatives from each European OGP national and local member and key international partners will meet in Rome, Italy. Take a look at the agenda here.
- Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting | November 1-3, 2022, in Marrakech, Morocco
- Registration for this event is open. Click here to register.
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Meet Dr. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Minister of Ethics and Integrity of the Dominican Republic. As we approach Open Americas/América Abierta, she sat down with OGP to share the progress the country has made on open government so far and what she hopes people will take from #AméricaAbierta. Get started here.
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Phase 1 of our 2023-2028 strategy development process is coming to an end! Stay tuned for a report on what we’ve heard so far and an overview of opportunities to engage in the next phase later this week.
In the meantime, find resources, our online discussions, and other opportunities to engage here.
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Explore guidance from OGP, Transparency International, and the National Democratic Institute on how openness and oversight of political finance can help detect and address the use of covert foreign political influence here.
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By Tim Hughes, OGP
As interest and excitement around innovations in citizen participation grows, how can we ensure these innovations are properly embedded within governments to make open government a reality? Check out five insights from a recent workshop.
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💻 Blogs
Open Parliaments: The Case of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico
By Christian Cruz Villegas and María Fernanda Arreguín Gámez, Congress of the State of Guanajuato
Read the first piece in a new blog series on open parliaments. First up, learn how the Congress of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico, is bringing the legislative branch closer to the public through two innovative projects, the Open Academy Network and Legislative Bus.
UCLG Congress
OGP Local will join local open government leaders in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, October 10-14, for the World Congress and Summit of Local and Regional Leaders. Learn about this opportunity to renew democracy and open governments here.
🌍 Local Roundup
Find a monthly roundup of highlights from the OGP Local community.
- The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tirana, Albania, Erion Veliaj and Anuela Ristani, spoke with OGP’s CEO about the city's exciting open gov initiatives, its role as the European Youth Capital, and how OGP Local can support their municipality.
- Quito, Ecuador, presented its second open government action plan, which includes five commitments focused on citizenship training, local economic development and improvement of the municipality’s geoportal.
- Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, co-created its third open gov action plan and committed to co-creating climate resilience local public policy, building synergies to impact water and sanitation outcomes, and improving efficiency in service delivery via e-government.
- The Nuevo Leon State in Mexico celebrated its “Participation Week”, which included the announcement of the rules for their participation state law and talks, participation awards to local non-governmental organizations, cultural dialogues on participation and art, workshops and more. The Nuevo Leon Consortium kicked off their public consultation for their upcoming first local action plan.
- Corrientes, Argentina, held workshops for the co-creation of climate change commitments within its first OGP action plan.
Discover more and share your own on the OGP Local Slack workspace.
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Today marks one year since we launched the OpenStories platform in honor of OGP’s tenth anniversary!
Make your story heard and learn from other reformers around the world in our latest stories:
🇵🇦 In Panama, the government overhauled the existing complaint hotline, 311, to quickly change the quality and reliability of service that citizens received.
🇪🇸 In Aragón, Spain, the “Easy Government” program provides opportunities for people with disabilities and socially vulnerable people to weigh in on government decisions that impact their daily lives.
🇧🇫 In Burkina Faso, the youth-led Yeeli app gives citizens accurate healthcare information to help reduce corruption, restore trust between citizens and health centers, and ultimately improve healthcare services.
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- Join GIGAPP and OGP for their workshop on data and synergies to enhance open gov research.
- Explore USAID’s new guide “Seizing Windows of Opportunity to Dismantle Kleptocracy”.
- Explore Open Ownership’s preliminary analysis of the UK's new Register of Overseas Entities, Implementation checklist for creating a public beneficial ownership register, and blog series on how structured beneficial ownership data improves functionality, reduces costs and creates greater policy impact.
- Check out International Budget Partnership’s UNGA toolkit with case studies on how budget deviations are impacting progress on 10 SDGs across 13 countries.
- Join Global Integrity and their CTAP partners in Africa for a fireside chat on Thursday, September 22 from 9-10 AM EDT on how civil society organizations are battling COVID-19 vaccine fraud, misinformation, and religious challenges. |
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