President Obama Speaks to the Open Government Partnership Global Summit

Five years ago, President Obama joined with the leaders of seven other nations to launch the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global partnership between governments and civil society organizations to advance transparency and accountability, bolster citizen engagement, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. On December 7th, 2016, thousands of government leaders and civil society representatives from 70 countries gathered together for the 2016 OGP Global Summit in Paris, to representing the growth of initiative.