15th July 2013
As lead co-chair of the Open Government Partnership this year, the UK will be hosting the OGP’s Annual Summit in London on 31 October and 1 November. To help to build the programme, the organisers have launched a call for proposals for ideas of sessions. Here’s what they say: In just over 3 months around 1000…
12th July 2013
Yesterday (11 July 2013) brought revelations that two major private providers of public services, G4S and Serco, may have been overcharging the Ministry of Justice on contracts to electronically tag offenders to the tune of the “low tens of millions” of pounds. The Guardian reported that: “Whitehall sources say that a new forensic audit will…
10th July 2013
This was taken from an email sent by Paul Maassen (OGP Civil Society Coordinator) to civil society organisations engaged in the OGP around the world. Just before the summer starts I wanted to make sure that all of you have these dates in your agendas. The OGP Annual Summit will take place on October 31 and…
9th July 2013
This article was originally posted on Left Foot Forward: http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/06/what-is-there-to-play-for-in-the-second-half-of-the-uks-g8-presidency/ After the photo opportunities, early morning swims and talk of famous blues musicians last week in Lough Erne, the temptation is to think it’s all over for the UK’s Presidency of the G8. David Cameron staked his political capital on bringing together leaders to reach agreement…
8th July 2013
At the beginning of July (2nd to 4th) 2013, we welcomed colleagues from civil society in the past (US, Brazil), current (Indonesia) and future (Mexico) OGP chair countries to London to share experiences, build relationships and plan for the future. This Storify of the workshop outlines what we discussed and what some of our conclusions…
27th June 2013
Today (27 June 2013) sees the publication of the UK’s draft Open Government Action Plan, which has been developed with extensive input from members of this civil society network. The draft plan sets out the case for enhanced transparency, participation and accountability in government, acknowledges the need for the UK to take a lead in…
27th June 2013
Today sees the publication of a draft of the UK’s second Open Government Action Plan, which members of this network have been contributing to over the past few months. The draft plan is available for download from: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/open-government-partnership-uk-draft-national-action-plan-2013 This draft plan is now open for consultation until 19 September 2013. To respond you can: Comment on…
27th June 2013
Introduction On 20 June, members of the UK OGP civil society network met with Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, along with members of the Cabinet Office Transparency Team to discuss progress on developing the UK’s Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. In attendance were: Nick Hurd MP (Minister for Civil Society), Pete Lawrence…
27th June 2013
Introduction On 20 June, a number of the UK OGP civil society network met with the Cabinet Office Transparency Team and then with Nick Hurd MP (Minister for Civil Society) to discuss the process of developing the UK’s second Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. This is a note of the meeting with the Cabinet Office.…
5th June 2013
This Saturday is ORGCon2013, the ‘UK’s biggest digital rights conference’: ORGCon2013 brings you an exciting range of panels, talks and workshops. Come and get an update on the biggest digital rights campaigns, take action, learn about new issues like the digital arms trade, hear about the latest developments in protecting free speech online and listen…