We are excited to be in Tbilisi, Georgia, this week for the OGP Global Summit! The venue looks awesome, the agenda looks great, and we’re looking forward to connecting with colleagues from around the world. These are challenging times for open government; our hope is that by learning from others, by asking tough questions, and…
***This post originally appeared on the Open Gov Hub’s blog on June 4, 2018*** On May 15, the Open Gov Hub hosted When and Why Development Fails: The Road to Building State Capability – convening leading experts to discuss why so many governments struggle to deliver basic services to their people, and how international development practitioners can better support…
May 23, 2018 Alan Hudson, Executive Director Last week at the Open Gov Hub we hosted a discussion with Michael Woolcock, one of the co-authors – along with Matt Andrews and Lant Pritchett – of “Building State Capability”. A full write-up, including insightful contributions from Sandra Naranjo, the former Vice President of Ecuador, and Rachel…
May 3, 2018 Alan Hudson, Executive Director My role was to provide some commentary on a number of government-led projects that had been selected by INAI as the best examples of using proactive transparency to enable people and organizations to make better decisions and take more effective action. The projects covered a range of spheres…
***This post originally appeared on the Open Gov Hub’s blog on April 2, 2018*** Open Gov Hub piloted a new study visit for mayors across Albania to learn how to make their government more open, accountable, and responsive to their citizens. The goals of this program were to facilitate peer learning and collaborations between the…
March 28, 2018 Michael Moses, Director of Learning and Programs ***This post was originally published by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) on March 26, 2018*** To tackle complex, systemic problems you need a plan: enter theory of change (ToC). But like any plan, a theory of change must be reviewed and adapted as new information comes to light,…