United Kingdom

Open Government and Participation: London Workshop | 9 March 2015 | Meeting note

20th March 2015

Details The Boardroom, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster Tuesday, 9 March 2015 from 17:30 to 20:00 Public participation in policy making is a fundamental part of the open government agenda. It can improve the quality of policy making, bring greater accountability and transparency, and help deepen our democracy. The UK is…



Meeting with Francis Maude on UK OGP progress | 23 February 2015 | Meeting note

5th March 2015

23rd February 2015 Introduction On 23rd February, six members of the UK Open Government Civil Society Network met Francis Maude (Minister for the Cabinet Office) and officials from the Cabinet Office Transparency Team to discuss progress and next steps on the Open Government Partnership in the UK. Attendees Civil Society Network Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society…


Faces of the UK Open Government Network – Alistair Stoddart, Demsoc Scotland

4th March 2015

Open government can be an abstract idea. We want to give people a better idea of what it is, and who is in the UK Open Government Civil Society Network. We’ve asked some existing members of the network to give us their thoughts on what open government means to them, why it’s important, where they have…


Faces of the UK Open Government Network – Ellen Broad, ODI

16th February 2015

Open government can be an abstract idea. We want to give people a better idea of what it is, and who is in the UK Open Government Civil Society Network. We’ve asked some existing members of the network to give us their thoughts on what open government means to them, why it’s important, where they have…



Local democracy for everyone: Open local government

12th February 2015

On Saturday 7th February, the UK Open Government Network hosted a session on open local government at “Local democracy for everyone: We’re not in Westminster anymore”. The UK Open Government Network is a group of organisations and individuals committed to making government work better for people through increased transparency, participation and accountability. The network collaborates…




All political parties must commit to open government | Joint letter

23rd January 2015

This week, over seventy members of the UK Open Government Network sent a letter to UK political parties calling on them to commit to open government and the Open Government Partnership. Read the letter below. The letter was sent to: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Conservative Party Democratic Unionist Party Green Party Labour Labour Liberal…