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.



The OGP must be deep as well as wide if it is to have meaningful impact for citizens | Open Government Partnership

10th August 2015
Colm Burns and Paul Braithwaite from the Northern Ireland Open Government Network have written for the OGP blog on the importance of devolved governments and civil society being involved in OGP action plans: The Open Government Partnership has spread rapidly since its inception in 2011 and now boasts 65 member countries with more likely to…
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The OGP must be deep as well as wide if it is to have meaningful impact for citizens

6th August 2015
The recently formed Northern Ireland Open Government Network is pushing for devolved regions to be included in the UK’s next national action plan. The Open Government Partnership has spread rapidly since its inception in 2011 and now boasts 65 member countries with more likely to come on-stream soon. However whilst this undoubtedly registers as a…
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NI Open Government Network – Steering Committee Meeting Minutes – 23rd July 2015

23rd July 2015
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NI Open Government Network – Steering Committee Meeting Agenda – 23rd July 2015

23rd July 2015
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OGP Global Summit 2015 | Call for Proposals

19th July 2015
The Open Government Partnership is inviting proposals for sessions at the upcoming Global Summit in Mexico in October: The 2015 Open Government Partnership Global Summit will be held in Mexico City on October 27, 28 and 29. Around 1,500 participants from government, civil society organizations, multilateral organizations, media, and the private sector are expected to…
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Matt Hancock speech at UK OGP National Action Plan development launch

13th July 2015
The Minister for Cabinet Office, Matt Hancock, launched the development of the UK’s new Open Government Partnership National Action Plan: Thank you for that introduction Simon [Burall, Involve]. You’ve been a leading voice for democratic reform and I know you’ve worked in some tough environments across the world. Your job would have been particularly tough if…
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Launch of the UK Open Government Action Plan process

16th June 2015
On 13th July, the UK Open Government Network and Cabinet Office Transparency Team are jointly hosting an event to kick off the development of the UK’s third Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. See the full details and registration for the event >> The UK’s 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan – which will set out specific,…
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Open Government Project: National Action Plan development launch

15th June 2015
This launch event for the Open Government Project – hosted jointly by the Cabinet Office Transparency Team and UK Open Government Civil Society Network – will kick off a series of events and conversations interrogating what it means to be an open and transparent government and ask how far we can stretch our collective ambition.…
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Strategy Discussion

5th June 2015
When: 4 June 2015, 1.30pm – 5pm Where: Impact Hub Westminster, 1st Floor New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4TE What: Meeting of the UK Open Government Civil Society Network to discuss and agree our approach and priorities for engaging with the Government on the UK’s next Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. Register via:…
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Ann Allan on the Open Government Network | Building Change Trust

23rd April 2015
From the Building Change Trust blog: In this guest blog, we hear from Ann Allan who goes into how and why she has joined the NI Open Government Network, what they’re up to and how you can help… Visit the site
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