The USAID-funded Transparent Public Investment Project (TPI), implemented by Chemonics International, partnered with public and private sector partners to reduce systemic corruption and strengthen civil society’s oversight of public procurement processes in Peru.
In Uruguay, the Access to Public Information Unit (UAIP in Spanish) created, for the first time ever, an index to publicly assess public agencies’ transparency and access to information to strengthen transparency and improve the relationship between the State and their citizens.
The municipality of Rosario is strengthening the public value by promoting digitalization and creating new channels to interact with the citizenry.
In Buenos Aires, one of the challenges in the access to sexual and reproductive health services was the accessibility of information. The government and civil society worked together to tackle this issue and increase access to these services.
Panama had an existing complaint hotline, 311, in place. The problem was, most reports did not even receive a response. By overhauling the 311 system, the government was able to quickly change the quality and reliability of service that citizens received.
As an activist, feminist, and founder of the Foundation for Women’s Studies, Mabel Bianco has dedicated her life to ensuring and enhancing women’s rights in Argentina. Learn how she partnered with government institutions and other civil society organizations to mainstream gender in open government initiatives to provide equal opportunities, prevent gender-based violence, and more.
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.