Open Government Partnership
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| Abbreviation | OGP |
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| Formation | September 20, 2011 |
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Membership
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Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte D'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary (withdrawn), Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay |
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Key people
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Co-Chairs: • Jean-Vincent Placé, Secretary of State for State Reform and Simplification, Government of France (current) • Thea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice, Government of Georgia (incoming) • Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute (current) • Mukelani Dimba, Executive Director, Open Democracy Advice Centre (incoming) |
Co-Chairs:
• Jean-Vincent Placé, Secretary of State for State Reform and Simplification, Government of France (current)
• Thea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice, Government of Georgia (incoming)
• Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute (current)
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from national and subnational governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. In the spirit of multi-stakeholder collaboration, OGP is overseen by a Steering Committee including representatives of governments and civil society organizations.
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) was formally launched on September 20, 2011 on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly meeting during which Heads of State from 8 founding governments (Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States) endorsed the Open Government Declaration and announced their country action plans along with an equal number of civil society leaders. The eight founding members also welcomed the commitment of 38 governments to join OGP. Since its creation, OGP has resulted in over 2,500 commitments made by 75 participating countries, covering a third of the world's population.
OGP held its first annual high-level meeting on April 17–18, 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil. Just six months after its start, OGP had grown from eight action plans and 46 participating countries to 50 action plans and 54 participating countries. The meeting in Brasilia brought together countries and organizations united in their belief in the power of transparency, with participation from anti-censorship campaigners in Yemen to reformers using data on primary schools to improve education in India.
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