UK
About
The UK Open Government Civil Society Network (OGN) is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making government and other powerful institutions work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.
The OGN was formed in 2012 by members of UK civil society in response to the UK Government becoming a founding member of the Open Government Partnership – a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
The OGN collaborates with and challenges governments in the UK to develop and implement ambitious open government reforms through the UK’s membership of the Open Government Partnership, and coordinates civil society advocacy on open government issues.
It has partnered with the government to develop the following UK Open Government National Action Plans.
The network currently has hundreds of members and a steering group:
- Miriam Levin, Director of Participatory Programmes, Demos
- Julian Tait, Chief Executive, Open Data Manchester
- Resham Kotecha, Head of Policy, Open Data Institute
- Mor Rubenstein, Founder, Open Heroines
- Evelyn James, Diverse 5050 Campaign Manager, Women’s Equality Network Wales
- Josiah Mortimer, Chief Reporter, Byline Times
- Daniel Aldridge, Head of Policy, BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
- Tim Durrant, Programme Director, The Institute for Government
- Dr Ben Worthy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Birkbeck College
- Alexander Blandford, University of Oxford, Independent Citizen
- Rebekah McCabe, Chair, NI Open Government Network
- Gavin Freeguard, Freelance, Independent Citizen
- Jess Blair, ERS Wales & Welsh Open Government Network
- Juliet Swann, Chair, Scotland Open Government Network & Transparency International
- Calum Green, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Involve
- Kevin Keith, Chair, UK Open Government Network, Independent Citizen
Secretariat for the UK OGN is Involve.
Chloe Ter-Berg from Involve is currently providing support. Chloe’s time has been kindly funded by Involve, Transparency International, and the Electoral Reform Society.
Email: [email protected]
Get involved
Join the Open Government Forum
The best way to get involved in the Open Government Network is through joining the Open Government Forum. The forum hosts mailing lists for the UK Open Government Network and devolved networks.
Contact us
+44 (0)20 3745 4334
[email protected]
Updates
- BLOG | How do we Solve a Problem like Lobbying? | Dr Ben Worthy & Dr Michele Crepaz30th July 2024
- Joint Letter to the UK Prime Minister11th July 2024
- BLOG | Dear next government, there is one way to rebuild trust… and it already exists | Kevin Keith14th June 2024
- Tim Davies | Exploring future UK open government actions on digital governance (Nairobi workshop)28th March 2024
- Dr Ben Worthy | Is the UK More open?8th March 2024
Events
No events scheduled at this time.Resources
- Joint Letter to the UK Prime Minister12th July 2024
- Civil Society letter to the Open Government Partnership October 2022 | UK Status19th October 2022
- Chair of UK OGN > Minister Heather Wheeler25th August 2022
- Chair UK OGN > Minister Wheeler re: IRM24th August 2022
- Minister Heather Wheeler > Chair of UK OGN1st August 2022
Terms of reference
The UK Open Government Network formalised its terms of reference in September 2015. These set out details and requirements of the OGN’s: