NI Open Gov
The Northern Ireland Open Government Network is a loose alliance of individual citizens and representatives of voluntary/community organisations aiming to engage in dialogue with the NI Executive to campaign for a more open form of government. We want government to be more transparent, participatory and accountable to the people it serves.
We aim to use the international Open Government Partnership as a vehicle to achieve this objective and are making links with similar civil society networks in the UK and Ireland.
1st November 2022
STRENGTHEN YOUR VOICE FOR REFORM Help renew the UK Open Government Network For the last decade the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) has taken civil society into the heart of the UK government. Hundreds of reformers have worked with civil servants on dozens of policy commitments related to what is called open government: transparent,…
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27th October 2022
Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN) launches the report ‘Open Local Government – Community engagement in local planning in Northern Ireland’. Through analysing two community consultation processes, one in Newry Mourne and Down District Council and one in Mid Ulster District Council, the report provides an insight into the lack of transparency of decision making…
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25th August 2022
Dear Minister Re: OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism and potential ‘inactive’ status I am writing on behalf of the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) committee to flag some activity over the coming days and weeks. OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism It was disappointing although maybe not surprising to read that the UK had failed to meet…
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1st August 2022
Dear Kevin, Re: Request for support / Open Government Multistakeholder Forum, 22nd June 2022 It was a pleasure to meet you last month and to co-chair the Open Government Multistakeholder Forum. As you rightly outline in your email, these are important issues and I’m pleased to note the good progress being made around commitments in…
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28th July 2022
Join the Northern Ireland Open Government Network as it explains its vision for an open, transparent, and accountable government in its Annual General Meeting. When: Tuesday 9th August 12pm-1.30pm Where: Zoom – register here The Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN) is an alliance of individual citizens, activists and representatives of community and voluntary organisations.…
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20th July 2022
Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN) is pleased that the second phase of the Open Local Government Project is underway. The Open Local Government project is about making local improvements to transparency, accountability and participation so that local services are more responsive to people’s needs and priorities, and to encourage a better relationship between local…
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15th July 2022
Dear Minister Re: Request for support / Open Government Multistakeholder Forum, 22nd June 2022 I am writing to thank you for co-chairing the Multistakeholder Forum (MSF) relating to the fifth UK National Action Plan (NAP) for Open Government, to update on subsequent progress, and to share concerns about a continuing failure to engage on a…
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4th June 2021
Open Local Government is a new project from NIOGN, which will see us run a series of workshops across NI. The purpose of the project is to boost the health and effectiveness of local democracy by breaking down barriers to transparency, accountability and participation. Is there something in your local community that would benefit from…
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4th May 2021
Written by Lucy Keown, NI Open Government Network Co-ordinator We are pleased to announce that the Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN) has received a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund’s Great Ideas Fund, which has been made possible thanks to National Lottery players. Our project, ‘Open Government – Creating Local Action Hubs’, will…
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24th March 2021
Image via Pixabay We want to hear your ideas for how government in Northern Ireland could be more open, transparent and accountable. The Open Government Network will bring the best of these ideas to the NI Executive and they could form part of NI’s upcoming open government action plan! Join the NI Open Government Network…
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