Wales Open Gov

The OGP Global Summit 2016 has been officially announced and a Call for Proposals to help form the agenda launched: https://en.ogpsummit.org/osem/conference/ogp-summit The OGP Global Summit 2016 will take place in Paris, France on December 7, 8 and 9. The agenda for the Global Summit will be based on an open call for proposals from the entire open…

From stationary supplies to major infrastructure projects like roads, schools and hospitals governments across the world are increasingly looking to the private sector to supply goods and services to their citizens. With the global value of this sort of outsourced procurement by the public sector now exceeding US$9.5 trillion each year (15% of global GDP)[i]…

On 7th March, representatives from Welsh government and civil society met to discuss the Open Government Partnership in Wales, hosted by the Open Government Network. Attendees Adrian Roper, Cartrefi Cymru Anna Nicholl, WCVA Caren Fullerton, Welsh Government Doreen Grove, Scottish Government Esko Reinikainen, Satori Lab Lizetta Lyster, UK Government Michelle Brook, Demsoc Owain Llŷr ap Gareth,…

An Invitation To come and join us from 6.00 – 8.00pm on 7th March at Yr Hen Lyfrgell (The Old Library) Cardiff with colleagues from the Welsh Government and UK Open Government Network to discuss Open Government in Wales This event is an opportunity to consider ways to make government work better for people through transparency, participation and accountability, and find…

Following the publication of the Commission on Freedom of Information’s recommendations and the Government’s “preliminary views, members of the Open Government Network have issued the following responses. This post will be updated as new responses are published. Article 19 ARTICLE 19 WELCOMES GOVERNMENT DECISION NOT TO AMEND FOIA BUT CONCERNS REMAIN ARTICLE 19 welcomes the announcement of UK…

Matt Hancock (Minister for the Cabinet Office) laid the following written statement in Parliament in response to the “Independent Commission on Freedom of Information’s” final report: This government is committed to making government more transparent, so taxpayers can hold the state to account both on how their money is being spent and how decisions are…

The “Independent Commission on Freedom of Information”, established by the Government on 17 July 2015 to review the Freedom of Information Act, has published its findings and recommendations.  The Commission held a call for evidence, which received over 30,000 submissions, including from the Open Government Network and its members, as well as two oral evidence…

The development of the UK’s 2016-18 OGP National Action Plan is organised around a number of themes, each of which is being co-led by a government and civil society theme lead. To help guide the development of each theme, the theme leads have put together draft narratives that: Introduce the theme Set out the challenge it is…

The Open Government Partnership has announced that it will be recruiting six new members of civil society to join its steering committee: As the Open Government Partnership (OGP) enters its fifth year, the international initiative seeks six new civil society steering committee members. This is a unique opportunity for talented and committed civil society leaders…

Notwestminster is an annual gathering of people interested in building a better local democracy. The UK Open Government Network is sponsoring Notwestminster 2016, and we’ll be there to discuss how local government can be made more transparent, engaging and accountable. Join us: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/notwestminster-2016-registration-19225122860 From the organisers: Would you like to change one small thing (or lots of small…