In recent years, different stakeholdersâincluding governments, international organizations, policy makers, researchers and civil society organizationsâhave used the concept of âinformation integrityâ to provide a positive approach to how we address information chaos globally. From freedom and sustainability of the media to platform regulation through personal...
In this edition of Faces of Open Government, Bolorsaikhan Badamsambuu, who served as Mongolia’s Point-of-Contact for the Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen… More from...
Originally published by Synack. Written by Ed Zaleski, Director of Federal Sales for the Department of Defense, Synack. The federal government and the Department of Defense (DOD) wage a constant battle against an elusive enemy. Behind the scenes, sleeper cells of adversaries lurk inside the wire, within the digital shadows, ready to strike at a moment’s notice. As...
In recognition of the International Day of the Worldâs Indigenous Peoples, which highlights the cultural diversity and challenges faced by Indigenous communities worldwide, let’s explore the indigenous community in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas in Ecuador with Jorge Chicaiza. Jorge is the Director of Territorial Planning in the Provincial Government of Santo...
Paul-Joël Kamtchang is a data journalist from Cameroon and is the Executive Secretary of ADISI-Cameroon.   On African Anti-Corruption Day, he offers insights on how open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical...
Meet Rueben Lifuka, an environmental and development consultant and Chartered Environmentalist. He is the Chairperson of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), the Zambia Country Lead for the Chandler Foundation, and a board member for the Construction Sector TransparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government...
by Mac Warner WV Secretary of State Restoring confidence in our government begins with confidence in our elections. Election confidence has two main components: transparency and process. Much of the recent focus has been on transparency over matters such as vote totals and legal challenges not heard by our courts. Some people point to recounts and certified results...
A state court judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Garland Favorito, Suzie Voyles and other citizens, which was in the process of conducting an investigation of the Fulton County Election office’s management of the 2020 General Election.
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Faces of Open Government: Blair Glencorse Meet Blair Glencorse, Co-CEO of the Accountability Lab and Co-Chair of the Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen… More. Blair has...
Brazil has a significant history of social participation and transparency policies. One of the eight founding countries of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Brazil is currently implementing its sixth national open government action plan. In addition to the federal government, various actors (including local governments, civil society organizations, and...