5th May 2026
The UK Open Government Network has published a guide (click here) to help people, charities, businesses, researchers and community groups respond to the Cabinet Office’s Call for Evidence on the next National Action Plan for Open Government. The Call for Evidence, which closes at 5pm on Monday 25 May, invites short submissions of up to…
19th August 2024
Aim of the meeting The aim of this Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) was to review the monitoring and implementation of the Sixth National Action Plan for Open Government (NAP6) and open an initial discussion on co-creation planning of the Seventh National Action Plan for Open Government (NAP7). It included an announcement of Machinery of Government (MOG)…
16th May 2024
The Nordic+ group of OGP members is a network of government and civil society reformers which formed in acknowledgment of our shared experiences of life in similar societies, economies and climate. Relatively privileged in a global context we nevertheless have challenges to face in protecting and progressing democracy. In April 2024 Scotland hosted our colleagues…
24th November 2023
The Multi-Stakeholder Forum is a regular meeting which takes place between between government and civil society. It leads the open government process within a country. The read out (produced by government) is below and the accompanying slide deck can be downloaded here. Aim of the meeting The aim of this Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) was to…
19th July 2023
The Multi-Stakeholder Forum is a regular meeting which takes place between between government and civil society. It leads the open government process within a country. The read out (produced by government) is below and the accompanying slide deck can be downloaded here. Aim of the meeting The aim of this Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) was to…
28th April 2023
The April update to the UK’s fifth National Action Plan for Open Government (2021 – 2023) has been published and is available to download here. It contains updates on: Commitment 1: Open contracting Commitment 2: Open justice Commitment 3: Algorithmic transparency and accountability Commitment 4: Health Commitment 5: Anti-corruption and international illicit finance Commitment 6:…
6th March 2023
UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum Read-out for publication Wednesday 18th January 2023 Aim of the meeting The aim of this Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) was to discuss lessons learnt from the past to shape future planning, and to discuss plans for future MSFs and the co-creation process for the Sixth National Action Plan on Open Government (NAP6). This…
29th April 2021
“THIS IS AN OPEN GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY” Civil society urged to join groups on government transparency. For immediate release – 29th April 2021 Representatives from civil society are being urged to sign up for a series of workshops beginning on Wednesday May 5th to make the government more accountable, transparent and participatory. The nine workshops, organised…
6th December 2020
In November 2020, as governments worldwide grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Open Government Network convened “New Orders” – a landmark discussion on the balance of power in post-pandemic Britain. The event, organised and chaired by Kevin Keith from the UK Open Government Network as part of the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation’s…
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…