Meeting notes

NAP 5 – Data Ethics (Algorithmic Transparency) – Wk 3 – Readout

2nd July 2021

As part of the co-creation process of the UK’s fifth National Action Plan for Open Government (NAP5), thematic areas agreed to during the Multistakeholder Forum in March 2021 have been turned into biweekly Working Groups. These Working Groups bring together government policy leads and civil society, and are charged with developing commitments for inclusion in…


NAP 5 – Open Justice – Wk 3 – Read out

22nd June 2021

As part of the co-creation process of the UK’s fifth National Action Plan for Open Government (NAP5), thematic areas agreed to during the Multistakeholder Forum in March 2021 have been turned into biweekly Working Groups. These Working Groups bring together government policy leads and civil society, and are charged with developing commitments for inclusion in…


High level summary of UK Multi-stakeholder Forum (27/04/2021)

28th April 2021

Readout provided by government. High level summary of Multistakeholder Forum (27/04/2021) The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an international group of over seventy countries, committed to the open government principles of transparency, accountability, and participation. As a founding member of the OGP, the UK exercises these principles by undergoing a co-creation process every two years,…


Strategic Discussion on Open Government Multistakeholder Forum

15th February 2021

Strategic Discussion on Open Government Multistakeholder Forum December 9 2020, 10.30 – 12pm Co-chairs: Fiona Deans (Government Digital Service) Kevin Keith (UK Open Government Network) BACKGROUND The UK is a founding member of the OGP (established in 2011) an international coalition of over 70 countries committed to upholding the core values of transparency, accountability, and…


UK Open Government Multistakeholder Forum | 22 October 2018 | Meeting Notes

29th October 2018

Attendees Co-chair: Tim Hughes, Involve Andreas Pavlou, OGN Maria Stephens, CRAE Gavin Freeguard, IfG Michael Birtwistle, NCVO Jess Blair, ERS Wales Lucy McTernan, OGN Scotland Rose Zussman, TI UK Co-chair: Yasmin Brooks, DCMS Sue Bateman, DCMS Joel Catchatoor, Cabinet Office Thom Townsend, DCMS Wasim Akhtar, Cabinet Office Alex Blandford, DCMS Vasant Chari, Cabinet Office Ellie…


Notes from OGN meeting with Minister Margot James | 5 September 2018

11th September 2018

On 5 September 2018, members of the Open Government Network’s steering committee met with Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, to talk about open government in the UK and the development of the UK Open Government Action Plan 2018-20. This note of the meeting was produced by the OGN. Attendees Margot James…


UK Open Government Multistakeholder Forum | 11 June 2018 | Meeting Notes

14th June 2018

Attendees Co-chair: Tim Hughes, Involve Andreas Pavlou, OGN Tim Davies Maria Stephens, CRAE Giuseppe Sollazzo Gavin Freeguard, IfG Michael Birtwistle, NCVO Jess Blair, ERS Wales Lucy McTernan, OGN Scotland Co-chair: Sue Bateman, DCMS Nicola Oldham, DFID Rhona Birchall, DFID Joel Catchatoor, CO Tom Leftwich, DCMS Thom Townsend, DCMS Katie Holder, DCMS Eilidh Simpson, DFID Notes…


2016-18 Open Government Action Plan implementation meeting | 9 April 2018 | Meeting note

16th April 2018

On 9 April 2018, members of the OGN’s steering committee and government commitment leads met to review the implementation of the 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan and the UK OGP process. This note of the meeting was produced by the Cabinet Office. You can read the commitment updates here: https://www.opengovernment.org.uk/resource/2016-18-open-government-action-plan-april-2018-commitment-progress-updates/ Attendees Thom Townsend, DCMS Katie…


ORG e-voting round-table notes (Scotland)

6th March 2018

Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org  1. Reason for this round-table SG consultation on electoral reform, including options around e-voting: https://consult.gov.scot/elections/electoral-reform/ 2. Initial thoughts Elections must be secure verifiable (trustworthy and accurate, recountable) anonymous (to prevent vote-buying, coercion etc). No-one has achieved all three of these. There is secure online banking, but this isn’t a worthwhile analogy…


Themes from 2016 crowdsourcing (Scotland Network)

5th March 2018

As we move towards wider discussions on what Scotland’s next Open Government Action Plan should cover we would appreciate your help and feedback on how best to frame those discussions.  We know from speaking to people that it’s not always easy to understand the links between Open Government and your own areas of interest or…