United Kingdom
16th December 2014
15th November 2014, 12:00 to 14:00 33 Corsham Street, London, N1 6DR and remotely Attendees Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society Claire Schouten, International Budget Partnership David Newman, e-consultation.org Ellen Broad, Open Data Institute Josephine Suherman-Bailey, Involve Louise King, Save the Children Prateek Buch, Sense About Science Simon Burall, Involve Tim Hughes, Involve (Chair) Vince Braithwaite, PublicMedia…
12th December 2014
Does your organisation have a story to tell on the impact of open government on your work and on the lives of citizens? What does open government mean and why is it important? Open government can be quite a broad and abstract concept. In simple terms it’s the idea that institutions work better for citizens when…
2nd December 2014
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19th November 2014
Introduction On 4th November 2014, seven 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 Andy Williamson, Democratise Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic…
18th November 2014
The Institute for Government has just published the findings of it’s Whitehall Monitor, which reviews the size, shape and performance of Whitehall: http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/IFG%20-%20Whitehall%20Monitor%202014.pdf Among the findings are indicators of how transparent government is. Headline findings on this are: “Government has improved the way it publishes and uses some of its data over the past year, including…
18th November 2014
Open government is the simple yet powerful idea that institutions work better for citizens when they are transparent, engaging and accountable. If you’re interested in opening up government budgets, contracts, datasets, decisionmaking, information, policymaking or public services, we invite you to join the UK Open Government Forum. At the centre of open government are three…
5th November 2014
Attendees Tim Hughes, Involve Josephine Suherman, Involve Miles Litvinoff, Publish What You Pay UK Nehal Depani, Compact Voice Rachel Davies, Transparency International UK Claire Schouten, International Budget Partnership Thomas McGarvey, Transparency International UK Andrew Parsons, Public Concern at Work Beck Wallace, Cafod Discussion notes First Hour (OGP civil society network) Update from Tim Hughes, Involve:…
23rd October 2014
Would you call on government to bring contractors under the Freedom of Information Act? Support and develop the UK Anti-Corruption Action Plan? Give the public a say in the future of the UK through a citizen-led Constitutional Convention? Develop an open and comprehensive register of lobbyists? Today the UK Open Government Civil Society Network is launching a…
17th October 2014
The following response from Francis Maude (Minister for the Cabinet Office) to the UK OGP civil society network’s letter on charities, politics and civic space was received earlier this week: [line] Mr Tim Hughes UK OGP Civil Society Coordinator Involve 33 Corsham Street London, N1 6DR 1 October 2014 Dear Tim, Thank you for…
11th September 2014
Yesterday, members of the UK OGP civil society network sent the following letter to the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, on the subject of charities, politics and civic space. [line] The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP The Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS 10 September 2014 Dear Minister Charities, politics and civic space…