In 2009, Iberoamerican countries signed the Charter of Citizen Participation in Public Administration. Well in advance in 2003, the Argentinean Government issued a decree ensuring freedom of information. Based on such decree and fulfilling the commitments assumed when subscribing the Charter, Argentina recently developed an Open Government Action Plan. This paper presents the background of the work carried out by multi-sectoral actors, including government agencies, universities, non-government organizations and citizens, for the development of such plan, as well as examples of the initiatives defined by the plan.

Cybersecurity is a relevant aspect for the maintenance and sustained development of an Open Government. From the different areas of the Argentine Federal Administration, the promotion and interchange of experiences have been fostered to protect information and ensure that the principles of the Open Government be established and developed in an efficient and safe manner.