UK Open Gov
The UK Open Government Network (OGN) is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making government work better for people through increased transparency, participation and accountability. The OGN mobilises and coordinates civil society to effectively advocate for open government reforms, and works with government to identify, develop and implements the UK’s commitments under the global Open Government Partnership.
2019-21 UK Open Government National Action Plan: Northern Ireland Commitments
Contents Introduction Commitment 1: Transparency in Government Contracting Commitment 2: Access to Government Land and Property Data –making available data relating to Government Land and Property assets Commitment 3: Open Data –Increase the number and quality of open datasets released Commitment 4: Improved Transparency and Public Accountability Commitment 5: Citizen Participation and Open Policy Making…
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2019-2021 UK National Action Plan for Open Government
Updated 12 June 2019 Ministerial foreword Introduction Summary of commitments Commitment 1: Grants data Commitment 2: Public participation Commitment 3: Open policy making Commitment 4: Open contracting data Commitment 5: Natural resource transparency Commitment 6: Innovation in democracy programme Commitment 7: Effective knowledge sharing for sustainable OG policies and practices across public services in the…
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Reply to OGN Letter: Ongoing delay to finalising the UK Open Government Action Plan
You can download a copy of the letter here (.pdf 191kb) TO2019/05027/DC 27 May 2019 Andreas Pavlou UK Open Government Network Involve 18 Victoria Park Square London E2 9PF Dear Mr Pavlou Thank you for your letter dated May 1 regarding the ongoing delay to the launch of the UK’s fourth National Action Plan for…
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UK IRM Researcher Reflects on the UK End-of-Term Report for 2016-18 NAP
The End of Term report for the UK’s last Open Government National Action Plan (NAP) has been published. The report summarizes the results of the 3rd NAP, covering October 2017 to May 2018, and includes some relevant developments up to October 2018. So here’s a few things the NAP tells us about where we are…
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Side Events to the OGP Global Summit
For more information and to register for these events, please visit: https://ogpsummit.org/en/summit-program/side-events/ Open Source Hackathon TBC Registration to come. Youth Workshop 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.0 0 Elgin Street By invitation. OGP Academy 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Carleton University Panel Discussion on Transparency and the Interface of Politics, Money and Democracy 6:00 p.m. –…
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Civil Society Day (and other Side Events to the OGP Global Summit)
Please follow this link to register for relevant events: https://ogpsummit.org/en/summit-program/side-events/ Open Source Hackathon Registration to come. Youth Workshop 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 90 Elgin Street By invitation. Civil Society Day 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Shaw Centre Registration for confirmed civil society participants. Points of Contact Day 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Shaw Centre…
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OGP Global Summit 2019
Join us for the 6th Open Government Partnership Global Summit! Together with the Open Government Partnership, the Government of Canada is hosting the Summit in Ottawa, Canada, from May 29-31st, 2019. The Summit will bring together the 79 member countries and 20 local governments of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). It will also bring together participants from local…
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OGN Letter: Letter to Margot James MP about ongoing delay to finalising the UK Open Government Action Plan
C/O Andreas Pavlou UK Open Government Network Involve 18 Victoria Park Square London E2 9PF Margot James MP Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ 1 May 2019 Dear Margot James MP Ongoing delay to finalising the UK Open Government Action Plan We write to you on…
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How to make Feminist Open Government tangible – civil society reflections from the UK’s first FOGO workshop
In 2019, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is focusing on gender and inclusion as key priorities. During Open Government Week, DCMS and Open Heroines gathered a group of civil society members, government officials, and private sector representatives to share ideas and discuss how to make the Feminist Open Government Initiative (FOGO) more specific and tangible.…
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The Windrush Scandal: the case for increasing BME participation in decision-making
This commitment idea has been produced by Runnymede Trust. This action was part of the Open Government Pioneers Project. Check out more commitment ideas here. The Windrush Scandal of 2018 shocked the nation. British Subjects who had moved predominantly from the Caribbean to the UK at a young age, were wrongly detained, deported and denied…
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