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 in the Labour Manifesto
We’ve been scanning through the party manifestos for policies relevant to open government. This is what we’ve found in the Labour Manifesto. Have we missed anything? We’ll be updating this post as suggestions come in. Labour Manifesto Briefing on commitments of interest to open government reformers Read the Labour Party Manifesto here. Topline messages Quote from…
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Reviewing the Open Government Network
This Open Government Network has been going for about three years now. The 10th April will mark the third anniversary of the first open letter the network sent to Francis Maude on the Open Government Partnership. With Spring arrived and nine months until the UK’s next OGP Action Plan being due, now’s a good time…
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Opening Up Government: Leeds Workshop | 24 March 2015 | Meeting note
The UK Civil Society Open Government Network is working with civil society organisations across the UK to deliver a series of workshops to discuss and develop commitments for the next National Action Plan, and build the community of transparency, participation and accountability reformers in the UK. For more details on this workshop series and where we’re holding them, click here. Details…
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Opening Up Government: Newcastle Workshop | 18 March 2015 | Meeting note
The UK Civil Society Open Government Network is working with civil society organisations across the UK to deliver a series of workshops to discuss and develop commitments for the next National Action Plan, and build the community of transparency, participation and accountability reformers in the UK. For more details on this workshop series and where we’re holding them, click here. Details…
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Opening Up Government: Bristol Workshop | 3 March 2015 | Meeting note
The UK Civil Society Open Government Network is working with civil society organisations across the UK to deliver a series of workshops to discuss and develop commitments for the next National Action Plan, and build the community of transparency, participation and accountability reformers in the UK. For more details on this workshop series and where we’re holding them, click here. Details…
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Open Government and Participation: London Workshop | 9 March 2015 | Meeting note
Details The Boardroom, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster Tuesday, 9 March 2015 from 17:30 to 20:00 Public participation in policy making is a fundamental part of the open government agenda. It can improve the quality of policy making, bring greater accountability and transparency, and help deepen our democracy. The UK is…
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Meeting with Francis Maude on UK OGP progress | 23 February 2015 | Meeting note
23rd February 2015 Introduction On 23rd February, six members of the UK Open Government Civil Society Network met Francis Maude (Minister for the Cabinet Office) and officials from the Cabinet Office Transparency Team to discuss progress and next steps on the Open Government Partnership in the UK. Attendees Civil Society Network Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society…
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Mid-term self-assessment: UK National Action Plan 2013-15
The mid-term self assessment looks at the government’s progress 15 months into the 2013-15 action plan. “Prime Minister David Cameron launched the second UK Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP) at the OGP summit in London on 31 October 2013. In doing so he credited the OGP, “a truly exciting institution”, with “helping to drive this transparency…
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How open is the UK government? UK Open Governance Scorecard Results | Transparency International UK
This report by Transparency International UK provides a comprehensive review of the UK’s legal framework for transparency, participation and oversight, as well as an analysis of how the system works in practice. Visit the site >> “Our research finds that the UK’s open governance regime is stronger in practice than in law. The UK government has…
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Opening up government: Newcastle workshop | 18 March 2015
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