Wales Open Gov

Civil society leaders have today [18/12/23] welcomed the publication of the UK’s 6th National Action Plan (NAP) for Open Government, but stressed ‘more must be done.’ The biennial plan seeks to make the government more ‘open’ by increasing transparency, accountability and public participation in policy-making. It was created jointly by the government and civil society…

  I‘ve been providing support to the UK Open Government Network for almost half a year now. And yet, such is the breadth of open government, that I still feel like a relative newcomer. Attending the Open Government Partnership (OGP)’s 2023 Global Summit changed this, so I’m keen to share what I discovered. The summit…

Almost 100 ideas were submitted for the UK’s next National Action Plan for Open Government on everything from anti-corruption to artificial intelligence. The plan seeks to make the government more ‘open’ by increasing the transparency, accountability, and the involvement of the people they serve. So what happens next? Which areas have been prioritised? How and…

The Multi-Stakeholder Forum is a regular meeting which takes place between between government and civil society. It leads the open government process within a country. The read out (produced by government) is below and the accompany slide deck can be downloaded here. UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum | Thursday 27th April 2023  Read-out for publication  Aim of…

Representatives from the Institute of Government, Engage Britain, Open Data Institute, and Women’s Equality Wales, are amongst an unprecedented intake to the UK’s leading civil society voice for open government. The nine appointments (listed below) to the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) steering committee will join representatives from equivalent networks in Scotland, Northern Ireland…

NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR THIS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 11/06/23 Civil society leaders have today called for ‘bold and ambitious’ ideas from their counterparts to feed into the next UK National Action Plan (NAP) for Open Government. It is the 6th version of the biennial NAP which seeks to make the government more ‘open’ by…

For the last decade the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) has taken civil society into the heart of the UK government. Hundreds of reformers have worked with civil servants on dozens of policy commitments to make how we are governed better. It is a process created by the now 76 country Open Government Partnership…

Two November workshops will seek to ‘reset’ the network that enables civil society to work with government on policy relating to transparent, participatory, inclusive, and accountable governance. Funded by the Open Government Partnership and delivered by the UK’s leading public participation charity Involve, the online workshops will determine the future direction and sustainability of the…

STRENGTHEN YOUR VOICE FOR REFORM Help renew the UK Open Government Network For the last decade the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) has taken civil society into the heart of the UK government. Hundreds of reformers have worked with civil servants on dozens of policy commitments related to what is called open government: transparent,…

STRENGTHEN YOUR VOICE FOR REFORM Help renew the UK Open Government Network For the last decade the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) has taken civil society into the heart of the UK government. Hundreds of reformers have worked with civil servants on dozens of policy commitments related to what is called open government: transparent,…