A collaboration to grow and strengthen

the legislative openness movement.

News

On 21–25 October 2024, the Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN) will collaborate with partners worldwide to host a variety of events to discuss the latest trends, …
(TALLINN, ESTONIA), September 06, 2023 —On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, Open Parliament Day was held within the framework of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global …
The Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN)* has just published a tool aimed at supporting legislatures to promote transparency. Parliaments Advancing Openness: Insights from Mexico, Tunisia and …
Societies across the globe are increasingly polarized and Parliaments are not the exception. However, legislators, as representatives of the people and of an institution that …
Throughout the week of 17–22 October 2022, the Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN) will host a series of virtual, hybrid, and in-person events worldwide to celebrate …
Parliaments & CSOs are invited to engage their community and share ideas that foster legislative openness. Join us!
On Tuesday, December 14, Parliamentary Day took place a virtual event that brought together representatives of civil society and government officials to reflect on the …
On Wednesday, March 24, MPs and officials from the Parliaments of Morocco and Tunisia attended a virtual study tour aimed at sharing best practices in …
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the heightening climate crisis to an increase in authoritarian overreach, 2020 has sorely tested the strength of democracies globally. Even …

About Us

Where we work

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Countries where we work
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Countries that have an Open Parliament Plan
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Legislative Branch commitments in the executive’s National Action Plans (NAP)

What we do

OPeN supports parliaments around the world to collaborate with civil society. In this way, we advance the four pillars of parliamentary openness - Transparency and Access to Information, Ethics and Probity, Accountability, and Citizen Participation.

OPeN supports parliaments around the world to collaborate with civil society to become more transparent, accountable and participative, as well as to contribute to broader government-led openness initiatives. In this, OPeN members draw on an unrivalled background in relevant programming to advance the four pillars of parliamentary openness – Transparency and Access to Information, Ethics and Probity, Accountability, and Citizen Participation.  OPeN works by:

  • Providing technical and process-related support for parliaments and civil society to co-create, deliver and oversee the implementation of open parliament initiatives, commitments and plans.
  • Generating interest, awareness and political will for parliamentary openness, such as through knowledge building events and exchanges
  • Developing tools and resources for parliaments and civil society, and for the broader Open Government Partnership (OGP) community, including step-by-step guidance and solutions to common challenges.
  • Enabling peer-to-peer sharing of experiences and lessons, such as for the use of innovative information technology for transparency and citizen participation.
  • Advancing the engagement of legislatures in broader OGP processes, to ensure parliaments contribute to designing, taking forward and monitoring government-led commitments. 
  • Conducting research to identify and share lessons and good practice, and knowledge-gaps to inform future investigations.

In recent years, there has been growing recognition that legislatures can be strong drivers of openness reform and key allies to the open government agenda. Indeed, legislatures are currently the third-fastest growing area in OGP Action Plans across the world, and the second fastest in Asia and Europe. While OPeN’s remit is not limited to countries and parliaments operating in the framework of the OGP, our work ties in closely with the Partnership in view of the central role it plays in advancing open governance reforms worldwide.

Who we are

The Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN) is a global consortium made up of the following international organizations:

Contact Us

Directorio Legislativo

Buenos Aires, Argentina

POC: Juan Francisco Krahl jkrahl@directoriolegislativo.org

Latin American Legislative Transparency Network

Buenos Aires, Argentina

POC: Juan Francisco Krahl jkrahl@directoriolegislativo.org

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Warsaw, Poland

POC: Nina Chanturia
nina.chanturia@odihr.pl

The National Democratic Institute

Washington DC

POC: Kristen Sample
ksample@ndi.org 

ParlAmericas

Ottawa, Canada

POC: Natalí Casanova
natali.casanova@parlamericas.org 

Westminster Foundation for Democracy

London, United Kingdom

POC: Irina Rekhviashvili
Irina.Rekhviashvili@wfd.org

INTER PARES

Stockholm, Sweden

POC: Sophia Guruli
S.Guruli@idea.int