New working paper launched to celebrate Open Parliament Day 2025 at the #OGPSummit #OGPSpain One week since the 2025 Open Parliament Index ranked South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya in its top three positions, a new working paper from Idah Knowles takes a look at whether

Executive overreach is spreading at a time over 6 billion citizens live in countries departing from the rule of law #OGPSummit #ruleoflaw

🧩 See you this afternoon for #YouthParticipation at #OGPSummit! Our interactive workshop will explore how to create an environment in which young people actively participate in decision-making processes. We'll be addressing the barriers to entry, lack of collaborative

🌍 Congrats to the winners and honorable mentions of the 2025 #OpenGovChallenge Awards! Celebrating bold initiatives that strengthen democracy through openness. 🎉 Thanks to everyone who submitted 160+ commitments! opengovpartnership.org/the-open-gov-c…

H.M. the King of Spain closed the Summit with a powerful reminder: "Open government is a cornerstone of democracy and trust." Read more: opengovpartnership.org/news/spains-pr… See all photos: flickr.com/photos/opengov… #OGPSpain #OGPSummit

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Today: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐌𝐅, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 Today, Thursday October 16th 2:30-4:00 EST In-person: WBG I 2-220 Online: worldbank.org/.../civil-soci…... Civil society organizations

Read my newly published working paper on #OpenParliaments in Africa Here: accountabilityresearch.org/publication/op…

Thank you RedGobernanzaAbierta for sharing my working paper on #OpenParliaments In Africa which has since been launched by ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social

Grateful to the Trust, Accountability & Inclusion Collaborative for this feature in this week’s #TAIWeekly, alongside reflections on how corruption travels & how institutions can respond. Read my working paper: accountabilityresearch.org/publication/op… Read the TAI feature: taicollaborative.org/tai-weekly-or-… #OpenParliaments ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social

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At the 2025 Open Gov Partnership Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Accountability Lab joined a global conversation on when technology truly enhances governance, and when it does not. Facilitated by Juan Pane, Sarah Orton-Vipond, and Khadijah Chang, with insights from David

A key milestone of the #OGPSummit: the Vitoria-Gasteiz Declaration 🌍 Reaffirming our global commitment to transparency, participation & accountability. 160+ endorsements unite governments & civil society for more open, inclusive democracy. Link to endorsers below.

After 2025 Open Parliament Index ranked #SouthAfrica, #Ghana, & #Kenya in its top three positions,my new working paper on #OpenParliaments in Africa asks a deeper question-have open parliament reforms in these countries led to real institutional uptake shifts in power dynamics?

🇪🇸 Spain launches its 5th OGP Action Plan (2025–2029) with 218 commitments across 16 ministries and all regions. Focus areas: public participation, anti-corruption, gender equality, transparency, media freedom, and digital governance. 📄 Read more: opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/upl…

At #OGPSummit 2025,we didn’t just talk youth participation-we played it.Our dice game showed how access, knowledge & motivation shape opportunity.Because strong institutions don’t rely on luck, they’re built by design. #OpenGov #OGPSpain ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social Consejo de la Juventud de España

#OpenParliaments in #Africa #Ghana #Kenya #SouthAfrica