January 31, 2018 Alan Hudson, Executive Director TL/DR: Greater attention to the use and impact of budget data – as well as its availability – might support more sustainable progress towards more open budgets that facilitate the tracking and shaping of public resource flows. The launch of the International Budget Partnership’s Open Budget Survey has…
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January 17, 2018 Nada Zohdy, Director – Open Gov Hub ***This post was originally published on the Open Gov Hub’s blog on January 16, 2018*** The second installment in the “Democracy Dialogues” series presented by the Open Gov Hub, Global Integrity, Sunlight Foundation, and Transparency International. Several countries throughout Europe – as well as…
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December 16, 2018 Nada Zohdy, Director – Open Gov Hub ***This blog was originally published on Open Gov Hub’s blog on December 15, 2018*** What might American democracy defenders learn from actors in other countries who have leveraged investigative journalism techniques and advocacy to combat grand corruption? The Open Gov Hub, Global Integrity, Sunlight Foundation, and Transparency International are…
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When it comes to improving the effectiveness of governance reform efforts, there is an emerging consensus on the importance of local ownership, as well as growing interest in the potential and applicability of adaptive programming.
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December 11, 2017 Michael Moses, Director of Programs and Learning – Global Integrity and Sue Soal, independent consultant What does it mean, in practice, for reformers working in provinces, municipalities, and states to take a politically engaged, learning centered, adaptive approach to supporting governance reform in their contexts, including through the Open Government Partnership (OGP)?…
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December 6, 2017 Michael Moses, Director of Programs and Learning – Global Integrity and Sue Soal, independent consultant An increasingly compelling body of evidence suggests that governance reform efforts are most likely to be successful when: Local stakeholders are at the forefront of defining governance challenges, developing and implementing solutions, and pursuing sustainable change; and Those…
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