Celebrating Open Government Around the Globe

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) began three years ago with eight countries committing to be more transparent and to fight corruption alongside civil society. The OGP has grown into a partnership that includes 64 nations and hundreds of civil society organizations, who together have made more than 2,000 commitments to advance open government for more than 2 billion people around the world. To mark the OGP’s third anniversary today, President Barack Obama joined with heads of state from other participating countries to celebrate these steps to improve the ability of citizens to engage with their governments and better harness the power of transparency to drive growth.

President Obama is announcing four new and expanded open government initiatives that will advance our efforts through the end of 2015.

• Promote Open Education to Increase Awareness and Engagement
• Deliver Government Services More Effectively Through Information Technology
• Increase Transparency in Spending
• Use Big Data to Support Greater Openness and Accountability