The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a new multilateral initiative introduced by the

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that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight

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, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance by means of Open Data Platforms. In the spirit of multi-stakeholder collaboration, OGP is overseen by a steering committee of governments, civil society organizations and the developer community.

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