In two recent, companion posts on this site, Graham Gordon from the UK OGP Civil Society Network and Ilaria Miller from the Cabinet Office reflect on whether the process of drafting the UK’s second National Action Plan (NAP) has been worth it. Both, despite the challenges, agree that it has been. Ilaria finishes her post
CSC Newsletter April 2013 No. 7 by emilenemartinez17
At an Open Government Partnership meeting in London in April 2013, delegations from across the globe came together to present their action plans to the OGP Steering Committee. As of May 20, 2013, the action plans of Argentina, Costa Rica, Finland, Ghana and Panama have been posted on the OGP website. Click on each country below for
Speaking at an Open Government Partnership reception this week in London, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web, unveiled details of the first ever in-depth study into how the power of open data can be harnessed to tackle social challenges in the developing world. The study will report in 2014. The occasion was doubly significant as it also marked the submission of
Speaking at an Open Government Partnership reception last night in London, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web, unveiled details of the first ever in-depth study into how the power of open data can be harnessed to tackle social challenges in the developing world. The study will report in 2014. The occasion was doubly significant as it
The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative which aims to secure concrete action plan commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. There are over 50 participating countries, but now that the first round of action plans has come to an end, how can the
This article was originally published on freedominfo.org and cross-posted here with the author’s permission. The first country self-assessment reports on progress toward fulfilling their Open Government Partnership commitments are surfacing, with more expected in the coming weeks. Posted on the OGP website now are reports from two countries: the Philippines and the United States. The United
CSC Newsletter No. 5 by emilenemartinez17