News, events
01.10.2012 / The first session of the OGP Armenia Action Plan Working Group held
On October 1, 2012 the first session of the Working Group established to coordinate the works stipulated under the Action Plan of the participation of Armenia in the Open Government Partnership initiative took place.
23.04.2012 / The Opportunities and Challenges of the Open Government Partnership
The OGP is an interesting beast. Launched in September 2011 with forceful leadership by the Obama administration, it is, essentially, an effort by governments and civil society to create a new incentive structure to promote transparency, fight corruption and empower citizens. The initiative’s goal is to create a system of incentives that might induce governments to be more aggressive in tackling these issues.
20.04.2012 / Samantha Power: what I learnt at the OGP
Samantha Power, special assistant to US president, Barack Obama, and senior director of multilateral affairs at the National Security Council.
19.04.2012 / How the Open Government Partnership can reshape the world
María Otero is the US under secretary of state for civilian security, democracy, and human rights. On behalf of the US, she served as the founding co-chair of the Open Government Partnership.
17.04.2012 / Remarks from Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State during the OGP Annual Meeting Brasilia 2012
The April meeting gathered over 400 high-level government officials, civil society, private sector and multilateral actors in Brazil to celebrate OGP members’ tremendous progress to date, and continue stimulating a global platform for collaboration, networking and exchange of best practice. The high-level event included inspirational presentations, small group discussions and innovative exhibits that highlight government officials in charge of spearheading the open government processes, civil society experts in fields such as open data, access to information, budgeting and service delivery, and technology and other private sector companies at the cutting edge of transparency, accountability and public engagement strategies.