Scot Open Gov

As we move towards wider discussions on what Scotland’s next Open Government Action Plan should cover we would appreciate your help and feedback on how best to frame those discussions.  We know from speaking to people that it’s not always easy to understand the links between Open Government and your own areas of interest or…

As lead co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Georgia will host the 5th OGP Global Summit in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 17-19, 2018. Representatives from more than 70 countries — heads of state and governments, ministers, public servants, members of parliament, local authorities, civil society representatives, international foundations, researchers, academia and journalists — will…

  Job title: Chief Executive Org: Wellbeing Scotland Location: Falkirk Network Member since: June 2017 Contact me at: [email protected]  How would you describe your job to a child? Being in charge of quite a big charity with lots of different jobs and looking after people who have been harmed. What does the concept of open government…

Job title: Associate Researcher; webmaster and minutes secretary for 3 Edinburgh community councils Org: Edinburgh Napier University Location: Edinburgh Network Member since: I forget! Contact me at: [email protected] How would you describe your job to a child? I try to understand how people use computers to work together to make local things happen. When they…

February 1, 2018 posted on Scottish Government website by Ross Clark It’s been a busy start to 2018 for the online identity assurance team. Thank you for all your initial feedback on our first blog. We value the input of everyone with an interest in this work. So what’s been happening? As mentioned in our…

Open Rights Group will be hosting a roundtable discussion in light of the Scottish Government’s proposal to conduct trials of electronic voting. Date: Tuesday 20 February Time: 2 – 3:30pm Location: Hayweight House, 23 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, EH3 We’ll have contributions from the Scottish Government elections team and also from Jason Kitcat, an expert in…

Wed 22 February, 1:30pm – 2:30pm Hosted by Scotland’s Open Government Network and The International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) Free Ticket required Young people are often simultaneously at the centre of things and on the periphery. They may be the focus of an initiative or an action whilst having little to do with…

Job title: Network Lead Org: Involve Location: London Network Member since: October 2017 Contact me at: [email protected] How would you describe your job to a child? I help bring together people who want to change the UK to make it more open and fair. What does the concept of open government mean to you? Open government to…

Job title: Head of policy and research department, and director of Open Government Pioneers Project UK Org: Scottish Council for voluntary Organisations Location: Edinburgh Network Member since: 2016 Contact me at: [email protected]     How would you describe your job to a child? Who is the president of the free world? Is he making the world…

Job title: Retired (I think…but still doing lots on Social Care) Org: Arac Location: Nigg, Tain, Highland Network Member since: June 2017 Contact me at: [email protected] How would you describe your job to a child? I find ways to help people to live in their own homes longer. That  means that they enjoy life better and  have…