Citizens of North Macedonia are gaining access to more information about the work of local governments and have an opportunity to engage in the decision-making process in their communities.
Government budgets are often complicated and technical, so simply publishing them does not necessarily make them accessible to most citizens. In South Africa, the data the government made public was static and unintegrated, and civil society actors observed that citizens were not using the data as extensively as they could. To address this, the National … Continued
Germany is working to become a more welcoming place for immigrants and refugees to begin a new life. By creating a friendly competition, local governments strengthened community integration, while simultaneously enhancing idea sharing.
Argentina’s new Open Government Federal Program aims to enhance collaboration between national and local governments. The program aims to promote the implementation of open government projects at the local level, diversify the open government community, strengthen capacity-building, and promote collaborative public policy design.
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Tackling the problem of sanitation in partnership with citizens, landlords, and different associations, Sekondi-Takoradi was able to move forward to a safer, cleaner metropolitan area.