Education Beyond the Classroom: How Armenia Transformed E-Learning Amid the Pandemic and War

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Reformers in Armenia are working to ensure all children have access to quality education. The education sector is leveraging open gov approaches to establish effective distance and learning tools to keep classes running during emergency situations, like the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (war). Through a unified education management system, they are transforming tedious … Continued

Building a Unified Information System for Education

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In Armenia, the number of students in urban schools varied drastically. While some schools were overburdened with their large student count, others had many empty seats to fill. In 2020, the country launched an open, unified information system for up-to-date information on school registration and admissions, among other data, all in one place. Learn how … Continued

ArMed: Opening Up Healthcare in Armenia

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In Armenia, signing up for state-funded medical appointments used to be inconvenient and inefficient for citizens. The process was also very opaque, allowing for corruption risks like bribery to take place. Now, reformers are using the ArMed platform, an initiative launched through their OGP action plan, to improve the transparency and accessibility of state-funded healthcare … Continued

Sarah Speaks Up for Better Schools

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In the Philippines, many schools are under-resourced and lack basic infrastructure, affecting students’ safety and ability to learn. To tackle public service issues like this, the government started engaging citizens in monitoring how their national budget was spent. Sarah shares her story of auditing public schools in Metro Manila to fight for a better education … Continued

Forum for Consultation, Complaints, and Problem Solving

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Reformers in West Sumbawa, Indonesia are implementing the Yasinan Forum, an equitable, inclusive, dependable government platform that enables citizens to convey their aspirations and problems directly to the government at the sub-district and village level. Bringing the complainant service closer to citizens and making it easier for organizers to respond to public complaints quickly will … Continued

Third Graders Pitch In On What’s Pitched Out

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When millions gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in the Republic of Korea to protest the previous administration, President Moon invited citizens back to the square to propose policies that responded to their needs. Many proposals have become policies – one of them came from third graders in Jeju.