Posts Tagged ‘open government partnership’
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12 March 2012
OGP Releases Names of Subcommittee Members
The Open Government Partnership has disclosed the members of its four Steering Committee subcommittees and indicated that its governance plan will be out before the April 17-18 OGP general meeting in Brazil. While the names of the four subcommittees could be derived from the minutes released of the governance working group, their membership had not […]
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9 March 2012
U.S. Group Builds OGP Website, Plans Teams
A civil society group in the United States, OpenTheGovernment.org, has established a website to coordinate U.S. CSO activities in the context of the Open Government Partnership and is offering to help CSOs in other nations create websites, too. The new website unveils plans for creation of 19 “teams” that will work with the government on […]
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5 March 2012
Trinidad and Tobago Join OGP as 53rd Member
Trinidad and Tobago is the 53rd country to join the Open Government Partnership. A Feb. 22 letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communication Surujrattan Rambachan indicating a desire to join was added to the OGP website March 3. With the latest addition, almost two-thirds of all 79 eligible countries have joined the multilateral effort […]
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2 March 2012
OGP Issues Conference Agenda, Suppliers List
The Open Government Partnership has released the draft agenda for its April meeting in Brazil and there are indications that other countries are interested in joining. The OGP also posted a searchable list of about 60 “suppliers” – organizations available to work with governments on developing and implementing their OGP commitments, and invited participation in an […]
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23 February 2012
OGP Selects 35 Civil Society Reps to Attend Brazil Meeting
By Toby McIntosh The Open Government Partnership Feb. 22 announced the names of 35 persons from civil society organizations who will represent their countries at the April 17-18 OGP meeting in Brasilia, Brazil. Their selection comes along with a few additional facts about the still-developing OGP governance plan. The OGP expects to have about 100 […]
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17 February 2012
OGP and Brazil: Question About Consultation and Participation
By Greg Michener This article first appeared in Michener’s blog: http://observingbrazil.com/ As co-chair of the Open Government Partnership, in a very few months Brazil will play host to a meeting among more than 50 countries participating in an unprecedented global initiative: a ‘multinational and multi-stakeholder’ effort to improve accountability, transparency, access to information, and greater participation in […]
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13 February 2012
21 Governments Tardy With Updates on OGP Activity
Twenty-one governments have yet to report on their progress toward developing Open Government Partnership action plans, according to a FreedomInfo.org tally. In the action plans that have been submitted, however, it appears that governments are holding consultations and preparing draft plans, though few of those have emerged in full. Three countries have already announced draft action […]
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6 February 2012
UK Minister Stresses Tying Aid to Transparency
A top United Kingdom minister Jan. 30 said progress on transparency will be an important factor in British foreign aid decisions. Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, spoke at the World Bank about the ascendency of transparency in the U.K. and internationally. The U.K. is in line to co-chair the Open Government Partnership, a multilateral […]
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6 February 2012
President Medvedev Says Russia Should Join OGP
Russian President President Dmitry Medvedev Feb. 6 suggested that Russia should consider joining the Open Government Partnership, according to a Russian media report. “I believe it stands to reason for us to consider participation in this [initiative],” Medvedev said, according to the RioNovosti story. “Let’s look into it,” he said. Medvedev said at the same […]
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6 February 2012
OGP Invites Private Sector Attendance in Brasilia
The Open Government Partnership Feb. 4 invited private sector companies to attend its April 16-18 annual meeting in Brasilia, Brazil. Last month the OGP issued a call for civil society participation at the meeting which also will be attended by representatives of the 52 member governments. (See previous FreedomInfo.org report.) The OGP’s latest invitation indicated […]
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4 February 2012
OGP to Add Another African Member to Steering Group
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Governance Working Group has recommended that a representative from an African government be added to the Steering Committee. The group also said that “all” OGP meetings will take place under Chatham House rules, with remarks being non-attributable to participants. This was clarified by an OGP official as not applicable to […]
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3 February 2012
OGP Posts Updates From Some Member Countries
The Open Government Partnership has begun posting updates from member countries about the progress they are making on their national action plans. The OGP announcement Feb. 2 said 19 updates had been received, but not all of them were available on the OGP website as of Feb. 3. More are expected. In most cases, the […]
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30 January 2012
Campaign Under Way for Germany to Join Open Government Partnership
By Sebastian Haselbeck Haselbeck is community manager of the Internet & Society Co:llaboratory. When eight countries committed to launching the Open Government Partnership in the fall of 2011, chaired by the governments of the United States and Brazil, hopes were high among the German “opengov” community that their own government’s commitment might be imminent. For […]
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27 January 2012
CSO Member to Help Chair OGP; Panama to Join
We have an #OGP civil society co-chair!! That’s Martin Tisne’s enthusiastic tweet about a development in the closed meeting of the governance subcommittee of the Open Government Partnership. The subcommittee met Jan 26 and 27 in Washington to work out further details of the unusual Steering Committee structure that includes both government and civil society […]
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20 January 2012
OGP Seeks Input on Topics, Side Meetings for April
The Open Government Partnership is continuing its preparations for the April meeting in Brazil, putting out calls for suggestion of panel topics and “thematic side meetings.” The OGP also reminded member nations to submit short updates on their efforts to develop national action plans, which are due by the April 16-18 meeting in Brasilia. In […]
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13 January 2012
OGP to Hire Civil Society Coordinator; Costa Rica Joins
The Open Government Partnership is advertising for a coordinator of civil society organizations and Costa Rica has joined, making the OGP a 51-nation multilateral effort to promote transparency. Hivos, a Dutch development organization “guided by humanist values,.” is doing the hiring for the new position. (Read the job description here. Applications, which will be made public, […]
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13 January 2012
UAE Announces Plans to Publish Data
The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to publish more data, according a Jan. 9 report in Gulf News.com by Zaher Bitar. The federal government “has urged its ministries and departments to publish more open data on their websites to enhance e-readiness and help promote the concept of open government, one of the pillars of […]
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6 January 2012
OGP Issues Invitation for CSO Participation in April Meeting
The Open Government Partnership has invited applications from civil society organizations (CSOs) for participation in the OGP April meeting in Brazil. The OGP has clarified that contrary to earlier indications, the CSO representatives, possibly more than 100, will be allowed to participate in all sessions at the meeting. In addition, the OGP has issued guidance […]
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30 December 2011
OGP Makes Plans for Elected Steering Committee
By Toby McIntosh The Open Government Partnership Steering Committee plans to invite many civil society organizations to the April OGP meeting in Brazil and to have CSOs elect their representatives to the OGP government body. These are among the decisions made during a Dec. 6 meeting of the Steering Committee, according to minutes made available […]
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23 December 2011
OGP Deadline Challenging Members, Meeting Notes Say
The Open Governance Partnership Steering Committee is continuing to develop its policies on governance and disclosure while many of the 50 member countries are grappling with the preparation of national action plans that are due in April. Official notes from the December OGP meeting in Brazil suggest that countries are feeling the pinch of the tight […]