Kyiv, 31 March 2016 – The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and UNDP in close cooperation with the Government of Ukraine are launching a new initiative to increase transparency and integrity in the public construction sector.

Kyiv, 21 March 2016 – A new Open Government Partnership (OGP) Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) report on Ukraine finds that despite recent political turmoil, notable progress has been made in passing laws to improve access to government held information. However, more efforts are needed to improve government accountability.

Kyiv, 18 March 2016 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine hosted the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee on the issues related to the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness, which Ukraine joined with an Action Plan prepared by the CSOs in cooperation with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with the support of UNDP Ukraine.

Lviv, 17 March 2016 – Lviv Business School at Ukrainian Catholic University in partnership with UNDP Ukraine and Transparency International Ukraine launched the Anti-Corruption School for young activists from all over Ukraine. 

Kyiv, 4 March 2016 – Government officials, civic activists, experts, journalists, and representatives of international organisations gathered to discuss Ukraine's roadmap for promoting open data development in the country.

On 16 February the Verkhovna Rada adopted in one vote, in the first and final reading, the draft law no. 3755 by MP Denysenko (Petro Poroshenko Bloc's faction). Before the vote a number of significant changes were introduced in the draft law orally, without proper discussion and without consideration in the committee.

Kyiv, 5 February 2016 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine endorsed the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness which places the country amongst the leaders of the global legislative openness movement.

Kyiv, 4 January 2016 – The Government of Ukraine started drafting the next national action plan for the continuous implementation of the Open Government Partnership initiative in the country. It is assumed that the plan implementation will last from July 2016 to June 2018.

Kyiv, 4 December 2015 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine introduced the Open Data Service on the official website in its efforts to enable e-Parliament.

Kyiv, 26 November 2015 – The multi-stakeholder working group on open data held a meeting to discuss what should be done in Ukraine to move the open data agenda forward.

Kyiv, 20 November 2015 – The country's biggest civil society forum welcomes more than 1,300 civic leaders, business people, and public officials to share and discuss innovative ideas and good practices of building capacities of civil society organizations (CSOs).

Kyiv, 29 October 2015 – The coordination meeting on Ukraine's joining the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness was held by Ukrainian MPs and civil society experts with the support of UNDP Ukraine.

Kyiv, 21 October 2015 - The Cabinet of Ministers made a step forward on Ukraine's open data path and approved a resolution making 331 state datasets open for the public. UNDP has provided policy support on this issue and is committed to continue working closely with the civil society and the Government to help Ukraine become more transparent and democratic.

Kyiv, 21 October 2015 – The Reanimation Package of Reforms held the Open University of Reforms aimed to provide civic activists with the specialized knowledge and practical skills they need to reform the country.

Kyiv, 25 September 2015 – The Open Government Partnership Coordination Council in Ukraine held an expanded meeting chaired by its deputy head Oleksandr Ryzhenko, Head of the State Agency for e-Governance.

Kyiv, 24 September - The roundtable discussion of interim results of the Open Data Readiness Assessment (ODRA) of Ukraine was held by the State Agency for e-Governance and UNDP in Ukraine.

Lviv, 18-19 September 2015 – Over 250 participants from all over the country took part in the e-Governance Forum to learn about innovative technologies and e-governance services.

Kyiv, 15 September – The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine launched the eData Portal to disclose government spending at all levels.

Sievierodonetsk, 15 September 2015 – UNDP's Democracy University (DemoVersity) attracted over 50 students and civic activists from eastern Ukraine to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Democracy.

Tbilisi, 14-15 September – Ukrainian delegates participated in the Open Government Partnership's Legislative Openness Working Group's conference within the scopes of the Global Legislative Openness Week.