I mined IRM research for the gems of information on what factors help to open up the oil, gas, and mining sectors to citizens. Check out the blog in the thread below! 💎

I see a lot of 'zombie' portals haunting the internet. So I collected some lessons for reformers looking to advance government transparency. I also wanted to see how many puns I could sneak into a blog. 🧟‍♀️

It's such a pleasure be a part of the IRM community & to see all of our accomplishments this year. I look forward to continuing to put our nerdiness to work for the greater good!

🇪🇪 From September 6-7, leaders, reformers, and policymakers from all over the world will gather in Tallinn as partners in democracy for the 2023 OGP Global Summit. Visit ogpsummit.org for more info. #OGPEstonia

La semaine dernière, le PGO et OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) ont accompagné les réformateurs de Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 dans le lancement de leur nouveau plan d'action OGP. Découvrez ci-dessous quelques faits saillants de cette visite dans le pays. ⬇️🧵

Over the next few months, the Kenyan OGP community will design 🇰🇪’s 5th opengov action plan. We prepared a brief to inform the planning and help advance the country's open government priorities over the next four years. opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/upl…

Transparent budgeting helps foster trust in society that public money is used well. Gabriel Okeowo BudgIT Nigeria explains how citizens will benefit from the #opengov commitment on transparent budgeting in Nigeria’s 2019-2022 action plan. #OpenGovWeek

In its commitment to publish information on the beneficial owners of corporate entities, Nigeria has committed to reducing tax avoidance, corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking, and terrorism financing. Check out how Nigeria did it ⬇️

OGP is pleased to announce the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as the 76th member of the Open Government Partnership. Timor-Leste joins other countries in Asia and the Pacific, working with OGP to advance #opengov. Read more below ⬇️ opengovpartnership.org/news/timor-les…

Today, OGP met with the President of Malawi Dr. Lazarus Chakwera as the country launched its newest #opengov action plan, reiterating his commitment to ensure the plan is implemented and that collaboration continues with civil society, private sector, and parliament to implement it.

Today we met with 🇲🇼Malawi's National Steering Committee & Technical Working Groups to discuss implementation strategies for the 2023-25 Open Gov Partnership action plan. Our workshop facilitated discussion between govt & civil society on how they'll jointly implement the #opengov plan.

It was a pleasure to have a vibrant discussion with Research PLUS Africa on OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)'s work assessing open government reforms last week. Asante sana!

Last week, we were in Kenya🇰🇪 with Mzalendo to support civil society & #opengov champions to advance their Open Gov Partnership co-creation process. They talked about inclusively designing strategic & ambitious commitments for Kenya’s next #opengov action plan. Steph

Ghana🇬🇭 will continue key #opengov reforms in its upcoming 4-year Open Gov Partnership action plan. Our Co-Creation Brief suggests: ℹ️Further implement the Access to Info Act 2019 🐟Fisheries,⚡️energy sector & assets transparency 🏥Health sector accountability opengovpartnership.org/documents/ghan…

This week, Kenya held a co-creation retreat to finalize their 5th OGP Action Plan. With guidance from OGP & OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM), stakeholders from gov'ts & civil society led the co-creation of new commitments around climate change, fiscal transparency, digital governance & anti-corruption.

Our workshop in Ghana🇬🇭 assisted 40+ #opengov reformers to design commitments for the country’s 5⃣ OGP action plan. Topics included those in our Co-Creation Brief, such as: 🎣Fisheries ⚕️Health ⚡️Energy contracts 💼Asset declarations ℹ️Right to info See: opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/upl…