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.
Open Government Project: National Action Plan development launch
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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Matthew Hancock responds to briefing paper
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Matthew Hancock, has responded to the Open Government Network’s briefing paper on “Leading on Open Government“. Download: Matt Hancock’s response [pdf] Dear Tim Thank you for your email of 18 May with briefing from the UK Open Government Civil Society Network on the open government agenda. In our manifesto, we…
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What Next for Making Government More Open & Transparent?
When: Mon 18 May, 6:30pm – 8:15pm Where: Hub Westminster, 1st floor, New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4TE What: We now know who the new government is, but what opportunities and risks does it present for open government reform in the UK? We’re hosting this discussion with GlobalNet21 to explore the priorities for making the new government more open…
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Strategy Discussion
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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Which are the highest priority commitments for the UK’s new OGP National Action Plan?
Over the past six months the UK Open Government Network has collected over fifty ideas from civil society for commitments that should be included in the UK’s new National Action Plan. Next week we’re holding a strategy meeting on Thursday afternoon (1-5pm, full details below), at which we will be to begin to identify which areas are…
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Faces of the UK Open Government Network – Miles Litvinoff, Publish What You Pay UK
Open government can be an abstract idea. We want to give people a better idea of what it is, and who is in the UK Open Government Civil Society Network. We’ve asked some existing members of the network to give us their thoughts on what open government means to them, why it’s important, where they have…
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What Next for Making Government More Open & Transparent? |Co-hosted with GlobalNet21| 18 May 2015 | Meeting note
GlobalNet21 and the UK Civil Society Open Government Network hosted an event on 18 May 2015 to explore the priorities for making the new government more open and transparent. The aim was to explore what open government issues matter most, and how we can take forward discussions on them. The meeting started with two opening…
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Leading on Open Government | A UK Open Government Network briefing – May 2015
The UK Open Government Civil Society Network has produced a briefing for the new Minister for the Cabinet Office in which we set out how we believe this government can lead the open government agenda. As the UK looks to the development of its third Open Government Partnership National Action Plan over the next six months, the leadership of the…
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OGN Briefing: Leading on open government
The UK Open Government Civil Society Network has produced a briefing for the new Minister for the Cabinet Office in which we set out how we believe this government can lead the open government agenda. As the UK looks to the development of its third Open Government Partnership National Action Plan over the next six months, the leadership of the Minister for…
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Faces of the UK Open Government Network – Andy Williamson, Democratise
Open government can be an abstract idea. We want to give people a better idea of what it is, and who is in the UK Open Government Civil Society Network. We’ve asked some existing members of the network to give us their thoughts on what open government means to them, why it’s important, where they have…
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