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…
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…
8th December 2015
The Commission on Freedom of Information has published the responses to its call for evidence: Call for evidence responses from organisations: A to C [PDF, 1.61MB, 181 pages] Call for evidence responses from organisations: D to L [PDF, 1.32MB, 155 pages] Call for evidence responses from organisations: M to P [PDF, 1.37MB, 160 pages] Call for evidence responses from organisations: R to Z [PDF, 1.52MB, 142 pages]…
4th December 2015
The Commission has published minutes of meetings that its chair, Lord Burns, has held with external stakeholders and two background papers on the development and passage of the FOI Bill and international comparisons. Freedom of Information Bill: development and passage Freedom of information: international comparisons Independent Commission on Freedom of Information: external stakeholders meetings Visit…
29th October 2015
On Tuesday I was fortunate to moderate an in depth discussion, convened by OpenTheGovernment.org, to share practice on how civil society can best work together and with government on the OGP. Below is OpenTheGovernment.org’s summary of the workshop. I’ll be posting some of my own thoughts here shortly. On October 27, 2015, OpenTheGovernment.org hosted a workshop on…