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</h2>[[File:Opengovcan.png|400px|thumb|right]] <h2>[[What is open government?]]</h2>

[[File:Opengovcan.png|400px|thumb|right]] <h2>[[What is open government?]]</h2>

Open government is a new way of doing government that emphasizes transparency, accountability, and collaboration. More specifically, it attempts to improve democracy by including citizens in decision-making processes, engaging in proactive disclosure, using open data, information, and technology to spark innovation, and working collaboratively across government and civil society through open dialogue.

Open government is a new way of doing government that emphasizes transparency, accountability, and collaboration. More specifically, it attempts to improve democracy by including citizens in decision-making processes, engaging in proactive disclosure, using open data, information, and technology to spark innovation, and working collaboratively across government and civil society through open dialogue.

This is done within Canada and abroad through the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international coalition consisting of over 75 member-nations attempting to make government more open and accessible for all.

This is done within Canada and abroad through the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international coalition consisting of over 75 member-nations attempting to make government more open and accessible for all.