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Our program on Open Government aims to improve transparency, accountability, people’s participation, and use of technology in governance. As a member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee in the Philippines, our Institute provides advisory support on the development and direction of OGP in the country.
The Local Governance Program seeks to develop the capacity of local government units to effectively and efficiently provide quality public services and promote transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in local public decision making.
The Institute provides policy advice to the following legislative bodies: Philippine Senate (Committee on Local Government) and House of Representatives (Committee on People’s Participation; Committee on Housing and Urban Development). DLSU-JRIG engages with the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Budget and Management, and various local government units.
In the SDG City Lab, the partner local government unit (LGU) will serve as a test-bed in the co-creation of SDG City tools, technologies and programs geared towards the attainment of SDG targets. The collaboration between DLSU and LGUs will be anchored in a university town and participatory local governance approach that will lead to the co-production of data-driven governance tools to foster SDG localization.