This study aims to determine whether and how the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has been leveraged to promote a more accountable, open, and responsive government in the Philippines. To accomplish this aim, the study revolves around two specific themes: the institutionalization of the open government agenda and the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) reform program in the…
The aim of this research project is to determine if the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and its resources have been used to drive progress towards more open, accountable, and responsive government in the Albanian context. In order to address this aim, the research focuses on two specific themes: 1) the institutionalization of the open government…
Mexico faces urgent problems (e.g., poverty relief, rampant corruption and impunity, systematic human rights violations, inequality, environmental concerns, and low competitiveness). In this context, the country has launched a series of initiatives and implemented actions intended to “open the government.” This raises the question of how effective these efforts have been; that is, the extent…
This study aims to determine whether and how the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has been leveraged to promote a more accountable, open, and responsive government in Tanzania. To accomplish this aim, the study explores two specific themes: the institutionalization of the broader open government agenda in Tanzania, and efforts to pass a freedom of information…
This study aims to determine whether and how the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has been leveraged to promote a more accountable, open, and responsive government in Costa Rica. To accomplish this aim, the study examines two specific themes: the institutionalization of the open government agenda in Costa Rica and the attempt to unify the e-procurement…
This paper summarizes and synthesizes the findings from five in-depth case studies that explore when and how pro-reform actors have been able to leverage the Open Government Partnership (OGP) — its processes, spaces and resources — to pursue improved government responsiveness and accountability at the country level. It is one of a number of recent…