UK Open Gov

This case study was written by User Voice as part of the Open Government Pioneers Project. Check out the other case studies here. Back in 2008, when User Voice was founded, the idea of a charity led by ex-offenders working within 30 prisons and with probation in two-thirds of the country would have been dismissed…

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transparency-in-the-worlds-oil-gas-mining-industries-the-uks-role-tickets-56641405970 The UK and other countries have achieved good progress in promoting natural resource transparency over the last 15 years, through both voluntary reporting under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and mandatory reporting rules. However, more work is needed to progress from transparency to accountability; gaps remain in the scope and coverage of extractive…

Press release under embargo until 00:01 Tuesday 12th February 2019 The letter is available here (pdf). Andreas Pavlou is available for comment on 07943669435 or 020 3745 4334   Leading civil society organisations working in open government (1) have written to the UK government outlining their ‘deep concern’, after ministers missed the deadline for publishing…

C/O Andreas Pavlou UK Open Government Network Involve 18 Victoria Park Square London E3 9PF   Margot James MP Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ 11 February 2019 Dear Margot James MP Delay to finalising the UK Open Government Action Plan We write to you on the behalf…

The results are in! We received 27 completed ballot papers. Following the count, the results of the 2019 election for Steering Committee members is as follows (in order of points): MICHELLE BROOK – 187pts (reselected) GAVIN FREEGUARD – 165pts (reselected) ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN – 158pts RUCHIR SHAH – 126pts KEVIN KEITH – 114pts ALEXANDER ROBERTS –…

Portcullis House, 5pm – 7pm, 29 Jan 2019 Eight months into the implementation of GDPR, information rights and public transparency have been moved up the political and technical agenda. Held in partnership with the ICO and the APPG for Data Analytics, the event will host the Elizabeth Denham, CBE for the launch of the ICO’s…

There are eight candidates applying to join the UK OGN Steering Committee. How to vote: See the OGN Forum Deadline for votes: Monday 4th February 2019 VOTING The vote is open via the UK Open Government Network forum. We now move to the voting period that will last for two weeks, from today until the…

Starts at 8:45 AM Government procurement: the scale and nature of contracting in the UK The latest report by Institute for Government finds that government spends £284bn – almost one-third of its total expenditure – with external suppliers. Given its scale, government procurement could not easily be abandoned even if politicians wanted. The report says…

Are you an advocate for open government? Do you want to be on the Steering Committee of the Open Government Civil Society Network? Do you think you have what it takes to help drive open government in the UK? Apply now! Deadline for applications: Monday 14 January 2019 Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KGu8DgVjruScpaXMb8iqUeAaqcVP5UVMXNfu9rHW45M/edit?usp=sharing Application form: https://goo.gl/forms/3DkpfRlnKmhlANuY2 In January…

  When: Tuesday 29 January 2019 Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA Time: Registration 9:45 am, course 10 am – 5:00 pm Do you want to learn how to use the Freedom of Information Act? Are you already using the Act, but want to know more about how key provisions are being…