The document discusses transparency and open government in the Basque Country. It summarizes the vision of Patxi Lopez, who wants citizens to be adults that think for themselves rather than being led by political parties. It then describes Irekia, a set of tools for opening up governments through transparency, participation, and collaboration. Irekia's model for opening data focuses on freely reusable data without fees. The document calls for transparency to become a value, attitude, behavior, and routine through changes inside governments and new procedures, laws, and technology. It provides guidelines for responsive governance through language, storytelling, accountability, listening, ubiquity, face-to-face interaction, and 24/7 availability. The overall goal is empowering