Open Government Partnership

🇦🇲 How has Armenia’s open government journey evolved over the past 15 years? The new Open Government Journey on Armenia, published by OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM), looks at this evolution and highlights several concrete results. Link to publication below.

How can governments make public information easier to understand & use? Following #InternationalPlainLanguageDay, join our #OGPLocal Deep Dive to explore how plain language strengthens access to information, inclusion & citizen participation. 🕘 15 Oct | 13:00 UTC Register 👇

Next week, OGP & @oecdgovernance.bsky.social will host "From Call to Action to Results: Sustaining Momentum for Open Government Reforms", a joint side event at the 2026 OECD Global Forum on Building Trust & Reinforcing Democracy. 🗓️ 12 Oct | 14:30–16 CEST 📷 Link to watch in the comments.

The Open Gov Challenge is evolving! As the policy landscape changes, we’re updating the Open Gov Challenge to ensure ambition keeps pace with new developments and create space for new areas of action in open government. Here’s what’s changing ➡️

🔹 A new OGP benchmarking initiative We’re launching a benchmarking initiative to measure how well members are implementing different areas of the Open Gov Challenge using third-party indicators. The data will be published on a rolling basis over the coming months.

The Open Gov Challenge is evolving! As the policy landscape changes, we’re updating the Open Gov Challenge to ensure ambition keeps pace with new developments and create space for new areas of action in open government. Here’s what’s changing ➡️

🔹The Challenge scope is being updated Each policy area has been refreshed to reflect a changing policy context and create space for ambitious commitments.

Yesterday, at the OGP Leaders Roundtable in New York, OGP’s new Government Co-Chair, the United Kingdom, and Civil Society Co-Chair Laura Neuman called on governments, civil society and partners across the OGP community to turn ambition into action. #OGP15

🔹 Prosperous and competitive economies: using openness to fight corruption, strengthen fiscal transparency and support fair, sustainable growth.

Yesterday, at the OGP Leaders Roundtable in New York, OGP’s new Government Co-Chair, the United Kingdom, and Civil Society Co-Chair Laura Neuman called on governments, civil society and partners across the OGP community to turn ambition into action. #OGP15

🔹 Inclusive and resilient societies: protecting civic space, citizen participation, media freedom and access to information.

Yesterday, at the OGP Leaders Roundtable in New York, OGP’s new Government Co-Chair, the United Kingdom, and Civil Society Co-Chair Laura Neuman called on governments, civil society and partners across the OGP community to turn ambition into action. #OGP15

15 Years of Progress, OGP’s new publication, brings together evidence from 15 years of open government reforms. Today, we are launching it at the OGP Leaders Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. Explore key findings 👇 #OGP15 #UNGA

At a time when trust in institutions is under pressure and democratic systems face growing challenges, these lessons matter more than ever. The next challenge is to build on the evidence, scale what works and raise the ambition for what comes next.

15 Years of Progress, OGP’s new publication, brings together evidence from 15 years of open government reforms. Today, we are launching it at the OGP Leaders Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. Explore key findings 👇 #OGP15 #UNGA

🔹 Reforms can spread and scale. OGP Local has grown from 15 pioneer jurisdictions in 2016 to 137 members in 2026, while OGP facilitated 81 cross-country exchanges in 2025 alone.

15 Years of Progress, OGP’s new publication, brings together evidence from 15 years of open government reforms. Today, we are launching it at the OGP Leaders Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. Explore key findings 👇 #OGP15 #UNGA

🔹Government and civil society collaboration makes a difference. In 62 of 67 countries with participation commitments, reforms achieved concrete outcomes. In 26 countries, there is evidence that participation contributed to improvements in policy outcomes.

15 Years of Progress, OGP’s new publication, brings together evidence from 15 years of open government reforms. Today, we are launching it at the OGP Leaders Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. Explore key findings 👇 #OGP15 #UNGA

🔹 Open government reforms are delivering concrete results. From stronger right to information laws and greater access to fiscal information to more open public contracting and participation in policymaking.

Join us on October 15 at 3:00 PM CEST to explore how open government approaches can help make Digital Public Infrastructure more transparent, inclusive and accountable. 🔗 Link below. #DPI

The UN remains essential. But in a world where global consensus is becoming harder to achieve, can smaller coalitions help us get things done without leaving democracy behind? Read former New Zealand PM Helen Clark's opinion piece on Project Syndicate, link below. #InternationalDayOfDemocracy

Malawi has launched its OGP Action Plan for 2026–2029 Its new action plan sets out 11 ambitious commitments across anti-corruption, natural resource governance, digital governance, climate and environmental governance, and fiscal openness. @opencontracting.bsky.social

Check your inbox for July OGP Digest: 🌏 OGP’s 2025-2026 Annual Report 🇦🇺 Australia’s latest IRM results report on digital governance, youth participation, and beneficial ownership reforms 🗞️ Op-ed: Africa’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Need to Move Beyond the President’s Office Link below.