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USA wants your input for their second OGP national action plan
Claire Walkey's insight:In preparation for the second USA OGP national action plan, the government is asking for input on three main questions:1) How can we better encourage and enable the public to...
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Open Data Meetup before OGP Summit
Claire Walkey's insight:Attending the OGP Summit? Open Knowledge Foundation is holding the next Open Data Meetup on 29th October in London 7-9.30pm.The meetup is part of their ongoing, participatory...
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Web Foundation To Co-Lead New OGP Open Data Working Group
Claire Walkey's insight:The Web Foundation, on behalf of the Global Open Data Initiative, it was announced today, will co-chair a new thematic working group, focused upon open data, within the Open...
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Kenya: Pulling the Pieces Together
Claire Walkey's insight:Another excellent Country Article from OGPhub.See it on Scoop.it, via Open Government Partnership News
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Your Guidelines to Open Data Guidelines Pt. 2: Stages of Development
Claire Walkey's insight:The Sunlight Foundation have issued a Version 2.0 of their Open Data Guidelines, taking a closer look at other sources for open data guidance that have been released since the...
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Analysis of the South Africa IRM Report
Claire Walkey's insight:Steven Friedman offers his analysis of the South Africa IRM report in a OGP Blog. He argues that:"the route to open government lies not in more formal processes or in anointing...
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FIPA response to consultation on Open Government Partnership commitments - 2013
Claire Walkey's insight:The Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) a non-profit society that works to advance freedom of information, open and accountable government and privacy rights...
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Public consultation on the Romanian OGP self-evaluation report
Claire Walkey's insight:The Romanian Government is due to send its Annual Self-evaluation Report regarding the National Action Plan for 2012 to the OGP Coordination Committee at the end of September...
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Livestream of Open Knowledge Conference
Claire Walkey's insight:The conference is on from 17th Sept 3:00am EDT — 18th Sept 12:30am EDT. The 2013 edition is welcoming over 750 participants from 45 countries in Geneva and is the world’s...
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Webinar: OGP Access to Information Working Group
Claire Walkey's insight:The Open Government Partnership and the World Bank Institute are pleased to announce a webinar to introduce the OGP Access to Information Working Group.Register for the webinar...
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Opening the Government Guide: Helpful Tool to Develop Ambitious National Plans
Claire Walkey's insight:The Opening Government Guide developed by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/A I) is a resource to help countries in developing ambitious national plans.The first...
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New Zealand to express its intention to join OGP this year
Claire Walkey's insight:New Zealand Prime Minister John Key met with UK Prime Minister David Cameron in London on 19th September and, at the request of the UK, announced that New Zealand will formally...
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List of individuals who have pre-registered for the OGP Summit (as of 10/09)
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Draft Report on OGP Consultation Now Online - OGP Ireland
Claire Walkey's insight:This is the draft report detailing the 62 proposed Action Plan commitments generated during the summer’s OGP consultations.It is open for comments on any significant...
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OGP Summit draft agenda now available!
Claire Walkey's insight:Click the heading to view the agenda.See it on Scoop.it, via Open Government Partnership News
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OGP IRM Report on Brazil
Claire Walkey's insight:The Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has now launched the second IRM report on Brazil.The IRM’s goal is to deliver a credible, non-partisan...
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President Obama calls on the Open Government Partnership to help defend civic...
Claire Walkey's insight:On September 23, 2013 representatives of the Open Government Partnership participated in a High Level Event Supporting Civil Society hosted by US President Barack Obama.During...
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OGP Civil Society Survey 2013 - please fill in!
Claire Walkey's insight:All civil society actors are invited to fill in the OGP Civil Society Survey 2013. The Survey is a temperature check of engagement with OGP, and the health of the initiative as...
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Obama holds a civil society roundtable at UNGA on growing restrictions on...
Here is a one hour recording at the UN General Assembly, of President Obama meeting with heads of state and leaders of civil society, multilateral organizations, and the philanthropic community to...
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OGP IRM South Africa Progress Report
Claire Walkey's insight:Just in case you hadn't already seen it. Make you sure you take a look at the IRM Progress Report on South Africa below as well.See it on Scoop.it, via Open Government...
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Canadian civil society shadow report published on national OGP process
Claire Walkey's insight:Canada presented its Action Plan in April 2012 and is currently in the process of preparing its first implementation or self-assessment report.The Centre for Law and Democracy...
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Your input for the OGP Summit - upcoming conference calls
Claire Walkey's insight:The OGP summit would like to hear your input and ideas. They have therefore organised a round of conference calls as an opportunity to hear about the latest OGP developments and...
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Draft agenda for OGP Civil Society Preconference available!
Claire Walkey's insight:The Civil Society Day will focus on the conversations OGP Civil Society need to have amongst themselves in order to prepare for the summit and strengthen the national OGP...
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Public briefing on the IRM Philippines Progress Report 2011-13
Claire Walkey's insight:The IRM Philippines: Progress Report 2011-13 public briefing will take place on Oct, 10th, 9-11:30 am, at Annabel’s Restaurant on Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City.The progress...
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UK IRM Report
Claire Walkey's insight:Report from the UK on their first National Action Plan by thought the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM). The UK is currently deep into the detail of developing the...
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Improving the OGP experience: Lessons from 15 countries
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Norway IRM Report (Summary from OGP Blog)
Claire Walkey's insight:The fourth of eight Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) reports is here.IRM progress reports are carried out by an independent researcher under the guidance of the...
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The OpenGov Hub has its first birthday
Claire Walkey's insight:The OpenGov Hub has built upa collection of nearly 20 tenant organizations working in different ways to advance openness, transparency, and participation. They've hosted 97...
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Ghana and its progress with OGP
Claire Walkey's insight:At a sensitation workshop for the public sector reform on OGP, the Minister of State for Ghana, in charge of Public Sector Reforms, Mr Alhassan Azong, has said that the Open...
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Can Tanzania make its civil service more transparent?
Claire Walkey's insight:Extract: "While the government’s decision to join the Open Government Partnership is commendable, a gruelling task lies ahead to change the mentality of most civil servants...
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