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 Ironic Ambiguity of Openness – Part Two | Building Change Trust

27th November 2014
From the Building Change Trust blog: “In the second of our two-part blog on openness in Government, David McBurney looks at transparency and trust.” Visit the site
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The Ironic Ambiguity of Openness – Part One | Building Change Trust

25th November 2014
From the Building Change Trust blog: “Here in the first part of a two part blog guest blog we hear from OGP and #OpenGovNI member David McBurney talks about the different definitions of ‘openness’ and how the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sectors can work with government.” Visit the site
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An Open invitation

18th November 2014
Open government is the simple yet powerful idea that institutions work better for citizens when they are transparent, engaging and accountable. If you’re interested in opening up government budgets, contracts, datasets, decisionmaking, information, policymaking or public services, we invite you to join the UK Open Government Forum. At the centre of open government are three…
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#OpenGovNI: Why a loose, distributed and eclectic network is vital… | Slugger O’Toole

7th November 2014
From the Slugger O’Toole blog: “A key irony noted by Tim Hughes of Involve is that conversations about Open Government can very quickly become wonky and technical, and as a consequence begin to close out the ordinary citizen with techno jargon and insider speak.” Visit the site
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Is Stormont ready for an ‘open’ relationship? | The Detail

6th November 2014
From The Detail: “THE words `Stormont’ and ’Open Government’ do not sit easily together. The political institutions are regularly found to be teetering on the edge of crisis. The smaller parties on the Executive claim to be left in the dark about DUP/Sinn Féin deals. And the British and Irish governments are accused of leading…
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Ann Allan – Why I’m Going To Malone House… | Vixens With Convictions!

25th October 2014
From the Vixens With Convictions! blog: “On Wednesday 5th November I’m off to Malone House to the launch of the Northern Ireland Open Government Network. I have been involved for the last few months in helping to get the launch up and running and I’m looking forward to seeing how it will evolve.” Visit the…
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Launch of the Northern Ireland Open Government Network

7th October 2014
Venue: Malone House, Barnett Demesne Date: Wednesday 5th November 2014 Time: 10am – 1pm  Register Here: https://opengovnilaunch.eventbrite.co.uk The Building Change Trust will be hosting a seminar and discussion event on 5th November for all those organisations and individuals interested in progressing an open government agenda and getting involved in a campaign for the implementation of the Open Government…
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Open Government Partnership in NI – What’s the Next step? | Slugger O’Toole

9th June 2014
From the Slugger O’Toole blog: “Off the back of the hugely successful Open Government Partnership seminar held in Belfast at the end of May, the Building Change Trust are hosting a follow-up discussion this Thursday to see where we can go next with bringing this International Initiative to Northern Ireland.” Visit the site
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Beyond Voting: Can Civil Society Unite Behind an Open Government Agenda? | Slugger O’Toole

20th May 2014
From the Slugger O’Toole blog: “In the wake of last week’s seminar held by the Building Change Trust, project lead Paul Braithwaite discusses the potential implementation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Northern Ireland.” Visit the site
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Open Government Partnership: How to start the ball rolling… | Slugger O’Toole

15th May 2014
From the Slugger O’Toole blog: “After Tuesday’s #DigitalLunch on Open Government Partnership and ahead of Friday’s event in Belfast, for those of you thinking of how you might roll up your sleeves and get involved in making government smarter and more open, here’s your Survival Guide to OGP in Six Memos.” Visit the site
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