The Open Government Partnership (OGP) will be launched in New York on 20 September 2011, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The event will be graced by Heads of State, led by the co-chairs of the initiative, U.S President Barack Obama and the President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil. An Open Government Declaration, that commits governments to be more open towards their citizens, is expected to be signed by countries across the globe. The OGP is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
The Citizen, gazeti la kila siku la Tanzania linaandika kuwa Tanzania inapaswa kujifunza kutokana na machafuko yanayotokea nchini Uingereza na kuchukua hatua kurekebisha hali ya kutokuwapo fursa sawa kijamii inayoweza kusababisha uvunjifu wa amani . Linamnukuu kiongozi wa Twaweza, Rakesh Rajani, na raia wengine maarufu na wanasiasa, wakielezea kuwa ghasia zinaweza kutokea mahali popote, iwapo viongozi hawatatunga na kutekeleleza sera ambazo zinaboresha maisha ya raia, ubora wa elimu na huduma zingine, kuongeza fursa za raia kupata kipato na kupunguza pengo kati ya matajiri na maskini.