🌍 A defining moment for democracy — and for open government. That’s how Aidan Eyakuze, OGP's CEO opened the 2025 OGP Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz. From October 6–10, 2,000 participants from 70 countries gathered in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain to share ideas, collaborate, and explore how open government can rebuild trust and strengthen democracy. The Summit focused on three pillars for advancing open government: 1️⃣ People – placing citizens, rights, and civic space at the center of decision-maki

🇬🇧 At the opening plenary of the 2025 OGP Global Summit, David Lammy , UK Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice, reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to openness, accountability, and inclusivity as key to tackling global challenges and strengthening democracies. He called for stronger partnerships between governments and civil society to advance effective, citizen-centered governance and underscored the UK’s vision to raise open government standards worldwide. #OGPS

At the 2025 OGP Global Summit, OGP and the European Partnership for Democracy formalized their collaboration through a new Memorandum of Understanding. OGP and EPD share a common goal: to promote transparent, inclusive, and participatory democratic practices at every level—local, national, regional, and global. Through this partnership, we’ll: 🔹 Support civil society participation in OGP National and Local Action Plans and the Open Government Challenge 🔹 Coordinate efforts to strengthen democr

In 2024 step into success with #OGPLocal and join: 🌎76 national governments 🏛️104 local governments 👥3000 civil society organizations Learn how OGP is fostering local government partnerships and promoting openness, inclusivity & accountability here 👉 bit.ly/OGPLocal23 | Open Government Partnership

This year, OGP launched the #OpenGovChallenge, urging government & civil society to champion open gov progress and tackle current and future challenges. Learn how, through OGP action plans and beyond, we can create open and accountable communities at bit.ly/open-gov-challenge | Open Government Partnership

#OGPEstonia will be an opportunity to convene with reformers and take OGP's new strategy forward. To discover more, visit opengovpartnership.org/strategy, where you can dive into OGP's new vision and mission, strategic goals, and insights on the implementation and learning process. | Open Government Partnership

We’re working to make #opengov the norm across all levels of government. Through Strategic Goal 2, we can ensure open government goes beyond rhetoric by institutionalizing the OGP model through political transitions, advancing a flexible action framework, and being responsive to windows of political opportunity. To learn more about Goal 2, visit https://www.opengovpartnership.org/strategy | Open Government Partnership

To meet the moment, OGP is challenging all members of the Partnership to show leadership in at least one of 10 thematic areas and show tangible progress over the next five years. The aim of the #OpenGovChallenge is to raise the ambition of open government actions - through OGP action plans and beyond - to address pressing challenges across these 10 policy areas. Learn more: http://bit.ly/open-gov-challenge | Open Government Partnership