13th February 2019
Skopje, North Macedonia
“In the eyes of reasonable, just, truthful and informed person, the behaviour of a Judicial Council member should be flawless” – provision from the Code of Ethics of the Judicial Council. All wrongdoings made by individuals, no matter in which capacity they are, and no matter whether they have been done intentionally or by negligence, have […]
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5th February 2019
Skopje, North Macedonia
Macedonia is firmly set to use open data to continue its path towards more accountable and transparent state institutions. The current government has upgraded the already initiated process by not just committing to the Open Government Partnership, but also by drafting an Open Data Strategy with Action Plan, by adopting the International Open Data Charter […]
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10th March 2017
Skopje, North Macedonia
Here’s a question for the average person in Macedonia: how do you know that the taxes you pay are being spent wisely? It’s a simple question but actually on that’s quite difficult to answer. Some might be happy to just trust those spending your tax money. But others will want to be more questioning. They […]
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26th September 2016
London, UK
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend we sent James Cattell to meet our colleagues in Croatia and participate as a judge at Open Youth Academy Croatia. This is his guest blog post. The open youth academy is an annual event in Croatia. It aims to foster greater understanding and use of open data. Its also […]
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30th October 2015
London, UK
At the Open Government Summit in Mexico City this week the UK was presented with the International Award for Open Government marking our outstanding achievement in the area and our commitment to the principles and benefits of Open Government. Yet the majority of UK citizens are not aware of the revolutionary progress we have made […]
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12th August 2015
London, UK
Taking a selfie on stage at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) leadership conference in 2015 left us thinking perhaps we weren’t that photogenic! But, what we were was successful. After months of rehearsals, planning and speaking with some of the most senior voices across the office we had delivered a high impact, fun, energetic […]
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23rd July 2015
Skopje, North Macedonia
For a small country, Macedonia has a lot to offer and from my recent trip to Skopje it was clear that Macedonia is a state with big aspirations. In the midst of a difficult period, both internally and regionally, Macedonia looks to have the agility and resolve that is needed in order to respond to […]
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23rd June 2015
London, UK
This is a guest post by Felicia Alexandru from BE Bucharest. As part of our work across the FCO network to mark International Open Data Day the British Embassy in Bucharest joined the Romanian Prime Minister’s Office and the Civil Society Coalition along with the US and Dutch Embassies to talk about transparency in Romania. […]
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22nd June 2015
London, UK
The British Embassy was delighted to support an open data hackathon organised in Bucharest on 21-22 February. The event was organised by the Coalition for Open Data and the Romanian Government, in partnership with the British Embassy, the US Embassy and the Dutch Embassy. It followed a successful conference organised on Friday 20 February, where […]
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13th May 2015
London, UK
All eyes have been on Brazil for last couple of years for many reasons: the World Cup in 2014, the Olympics in Rio in 2016 and other big events which put Brazil in the world news. The country is earning also attention internationally for its high growth rate and exciting business opportunities. As Brazil develops, it becomes […]
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