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.



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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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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