The Revolution will be Open
There is a huge amount of talk about a ‘data revolution’. The phrase emerged in the years preceding this September’s announcement of the Sustainable Development or Global Goals, caught on, and has...
View ArticleOGPx: Going Local for Global Impact
By Julie McCarthy & Martin Tisné One of the first letters the Open Government Partnership (OGP) received upon its creation was from a mayor in Colombia, requesting that his city be able to...
View ArticleOpen Data: Casting a Digital Net to Catch the Corrupt
The Panama Papers leak, and exposure of potential corruption on a global scale, has helped reveal just how much more must be done to shine a light on the shadows where corrupt activity takes place....
View ArticleNo Place to Hide — Summit Ushers in Powerful New Anti-Corruption Measures
There are three big stories coming out of last week’s UK Anti-Corruption Summit in London. One is the obvious and well recorded one, deservedly. Criminals, the corrupt and terrorists will no longer be...
View ArticleThe Magic in the Room: How the Open Government Partnership can inspire and go...
My OGP story began in September 2010 when President Obama delivered a speech at the UN calling for countries to make bold commitments to open up government, fight corruption and boost transparency. We...
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