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2023 OGP Global Summit in Tallinn, Estonia: September 6-7
We’re happy to announce that the 8th OGP Global Summit will take place on September 6-7 in Tallinn, Estonia.
Hosted by the Estonian government, the Summit will focus on the key themes of OGP’s new strategy: anti-corruption, digital governance, climate and environment, and public participation and civic space. Estonia's reputation as a digital society will help focus our conversations on the potential of technology to make governance and policy-making more transparent, participatory, and accountable and the preservation of democracy as we continue to see threats to civic space and the rise of authoritarianism around the world.
For more information, check the 2023 OGP Global Summit website.
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A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the open feedback phase of OGP’s 2023-2028 strategy, which closed on February 15. You can view the submissions made on Discuto here: (English | Español | Français)
We will now turn towards finalizing the strategy, based on feedback received, presenting it to the OGP Steering Committee for final deliberation and approvals by end of March 2023. Once the new strategy is launched in April, the first year to follow will be a transition year to move from current programs and ways of working to new ones.
The development and implementation of OGP action plans in 2023 will follow rules and processes that are currently in place. Changes to the latter resulting from the new strategy will be rolled out from 2024 onwards.
The final strategy will be published along with our considered response to the feedback received after approval by the Steering Committee. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at strategy@opengovpartnership.org.
Thanks again to all of you for contributing your time, energy and insights throughout this year-long process to help co-create OGP's future.
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Open Gov Week 2023: May 8-12
We are excited to announce that this year, Open Gov Week will take place on May 8-12. We will use this week to develop and implement OGP’s new five-year strategy that seeks to expand and empower the community, making open government the norm across all levels and branches of government, and becoming a hub of stories and inspiration. Promote Open Gov Week on social media using graphics and messages here.
Add your events here.
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More than 30 members of OGP Local submitted their OGP action plans in 2022.
Learn more about their commitments, the areas they focus on, and the tools they intend to use to develop and implement those reforms. Explore the content of the 2022 local action plans.
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By Imanol Argüeso, Web Manager, Government of Basque Country
The Government of the Basque Country has been working on opening data since 2010. In this blog, they share five important lessons learned and recommendations for the open government community.
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Join us on March 16 for a webinar from the OGP Democratic Freedoms Learning Network (DFLN), which will host a webinar to explore the value of civil society and how expanding civic space can help make countries more resilient and successful.
Register here
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📹 Videos
Keep meeting the reformers from OGP Local in our new series of video interviews. Check on the latest videos of the OGP Local community and share them on your favorite social media platform.
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Mme. Badia Mkour (Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Morocco), Meri Harutyunyan (Yerevan, Armenia) and Sarah Campos (Contagem, Brazil) shared why they joined OGP Local.
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Antoni Llorente (Valencian Community, Spain) shares how open government impacted people in his community and what their expectations are of participating in OGP Local.
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H.E Dr. Yulita Mitei (Nandi, Kenya), Lilya Davtyan (Vanadzor & Gyumri, Armenia), Driss Achbal (Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Morocco), and Carolina Kichler (Santa Catarina, Brazil) share the citizen engagement project they are currently working on.
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Ani Harutyunyan (Armavir, Armenia), Saied Tafida (Kaduna, Nigeria), and Anabel Cruz (Uruguay) tell us about the cooperation between civil society and government.
🌏 Local Roundup
- The first OGP Local POC & CSO meeting of the year was held this month. More than 120 local representatives participated and 15 members shared the progress of their action plans. Check Democracia en Red’s post about this meeting.
- Maipú, Chile delivered its 2023-2024 action plan with commitments related to security and public safety, environment and climate actions, and strengthening civic space.
- Salcedo, Dominican Republic, and Quito, Ecuador delivered their action plans and are both committed, among other things, to promoting inclusion in their jurisdictions.
- Jalisco, Mexico is already advancing its third action plan with commitments on stimulus and economic recovery, e-petitions, open data, beneficial ownership, and inclusion.
- Sarchí, Costa Rica held its Citizen Ideas Fair for the co-creation of the first action plan.
- The Valencian Community celebrated the II Edition of the "Participa-Acción" Awards at the Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània (CCCC).
- Santa Catarina, Brazil launched the Open Government Parliamentary Forum led by local civil society partners “Grupo de Investigación Politeia” and “Observatorio Social” in open government workshops with executive and legislative candidates.
Discover more and share your own on the OGP Local Slack workspace.
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Steering Committee Updates
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Join the OGP Steering Committee!
Nominations are now open to fill four OGP Civil Society Steering Committee seats starting October 1, 2023. See here for further information.
Membership in the Civil Society Steering Committee allows strong civil society leaders to steer the global open government agenda, in partnership with their government counterparts. You'll represent the interests of the global civil society community on the Civil Society Steering Committee, strengthen and create new links between OGP & global fora, and help implement OGP’s new 2023-2028 strategy!
Nominations will only be accepted via nomination form by March 24.
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- Read this blog from OGP’s Katherine Wikrent for UNDP on fighting shell companies in Nigeria.
- Global Integrity will welcome a new Executive Director in March: Amy Miller-Taylor. See the announcement is here.
- Global Integrity is kicking off new anti-corruption project with CIPE. Share your insights through this short 10-min survey on anti-corruption windows of opportunity.
- Ana Patricia Muñoz joins the International Budget Partnership (IBP) as its Executive Director. Read more about her career and vision for IBP here.
- IBP is searching for a Senior Program Officer for a new Western Balkans program that will build up capacity in that region.
- The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) will support up to five projects that address illicit financial flows. Learn more here. Deadline for submissions is March 16, 2023.
- The Open Contracting Partnership has two new policy briefs: Open, Sustainable Government Procurement, and Boosting affordability and availability of medicines with open contracting reforms.
- Open Ownership (OO) just published an updated version of the Open Ownership Principles. Check out the blog that showcases key differences from the prior version.
- Be sure to see OO’s newly published technical guidance on defining and capturing data on the ownership and control of state-owned enterprises.
- OO is searching for a Data Support Manager to help countries all over the world collect and publish better beneficial ownership data.
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