Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 – 11:00 AM EST | 14:00 – 15:00 GMT Presented by: Jennifer Shkabatur (World Bank) Jay Bhalla (Project Manager, Code 4 Kenya) Register to join the webinar here Sponsored by: OGP Networking Mechanism (Global Integrity) & World Bank Institute To JOIN the session on Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the SSIR website. US President Lyndon Johnson and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair were not the
The Freedom of Information Foundation and our colleagues from Russian civil society are deeply concerned by the latest declarations by federal officials regarding Russia’s position on discontinuing its present relationship with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) which Russia was poised to join in 2013. According to recent official statements, Russia has paused the process of
The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting will take place on 29-30 May at the Serena Beach Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. The theme of the conference is Taking OGP Forward in Africa and full details can be found at: http://www.ogpafrica.org/conference/ The main objectives of the OGP Africa Conference are to: 1. Draw the structure that African countries will use as
The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the SSIR website. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a partnership in two respects. First, it is a partnership between governments that have committed themselves
We welcome the Irish government’s announcement that Ireland will participate in the Open Government Partnership (OGP). This international initiative aims to strengthen cooperation between civil society and the state, enhancing transparency and openness through citizen participation and dialogue. We commend Minister Brendan Howlin, TD, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform who played a
Brendan Howlin’s article was originally posted on website of the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform. It has been cross-posted here with his department’s permission. The announcement concerning Ireland’s decision to participate in OGP can be found here. There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not
The following post is one of nine articles published for a special supplement, Innovating Government on a Global Stage, produced for the Open Government Partnership in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). To view the original post, please visit the SSIR website. On September 26, 2012, to mark the first anniversary of the Open Government Partnership (OGP),