17th December 2015
The development of the UK’s 2016-18 OGP National Action Plan is organised around a number of themes, each of which is being co-led by a government and civil society theme lead. To help guide the development of each theme, the theme leads have put together draft narratives that: Introduce the theme Set out the challenge it is…
17th December 2015
14th December 2015
8th December 2015
The Open Government Partnership has announced that it will be recruiting six new members of civil society to join its steering committee: As the Open Government Partnership (OGP) enters its fifth year, the international initiative seeks six new civil society steering committee members. This is a unique opportunity for talented and committed civil society leaders…
8th December 2015
The Commission on Freedom of Information has published the responses to its call for evidence: Call for evidence responses from organisations: A to C [PDF, 1.61MB, 181 pages] Call for evidence responses from organisations: D to L [PDF, 1.32MB, 155 pages] Call for evidence responses from organisations: M to P [PDF, 1.37MB, 160 pages] Call for evidence responses from organisations: R to Z [PDF, 1.52MB, 142 pages]…
7th December 2015
On 5th November 2015, the steering group of the Open Government Civil Society Network met with the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Matthew Hancock MP, to discuss progress on open government in the UK. Please see a note from the meeting below. OGN Meeting with Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office Date: Wednesday 5th…
4th December 2015
The Commission has published minutes of meetings that its chair, Lord Burns, has held with external stakeholders and two background papers on the development and passage of the FOI Bill and international comparisons. Freedom of Information Bill: development and passage Freedom of information: international comparisons Independent Commission on Freedom of Information: external stakeholders meetings Visit…
2nd December 2015
Open Contracting is a bold idea, reshaping the way we think about billions of pounds of public funding. However, in order to fulfil its potential, open contracting requires an open and continuous dialogue that captures learning, innovation and action right across government, business and civil society. That’s why, on November 5, we brought together open…
30th November 2015
The call for evidence for the Commission on Freedom of Information closed on 20th November. You can read the UK Open Government Network’s submission to the Commission here. The Commission received over 30,000 submissions in total, so we’re collecting together and publishing links to the submissions made by UK OGN members here. Please see the list below…
25th November 2015
On 13th November 2015 the UK Open Government Network met to discuss progress on the OGP. Below is the meeting note. Date: Friday 13th November 2015 Time: 12.00 – 14.00 Location: Free Word Centre, London Attendees Open Government Network Alice Gartland , Open Contracting Partnership Claire Schouten, International Budget Partnership Colm Burns, Northern Ireland…