Description (short summary):
The Open Government Partnership covers broadly initiatives within the following areas:

• Improving public services;
• Increasing public integrity (e.g. the fight against corruption);
• More effectively managing of public resources;
• Creating safer communities (e.g. disaster and crisis response, environmental threats, etc.);
• Increasing corporate accountability (e.g. goals for Corporate Social Responsibility).

The Open Government Partnership contributes - amongst other goals - to ensure that public services are delivered in the best and most efficient way in order to stimulate and support innovation and value-creation in society, to strengthen knowledge, public engagement, transparency, collaboration and cohesion.

A main driver is the use of new technology and media, which allows citizens and businesses to access public information and technology, and increase collaboration between the public sector and civil society. 

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