Posts Tagged ‘open government partnership’
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20 May 2013
Ireland Plans to Join Open Government Partnership
Ireland May 20 announced its intention to join the Open Government Partnership.
Irish membership will bring the OGP family back to 58, following the recent decision by Russia to drop out. (See related FreedomInfo.org report.)
The government’s statement quotes Minister for… -
17 May 2013
Russia Leaving OGP; Provides No Explanation
Russia has withdrawn from membership in the Open Government Partnership.
An official communication that it would drop out was received May 17, although it had signaled its intention several months ago and did not attend ther ministerial meeting in London… -
16 May 2013
OGP Seeks Researchers on 39 Country Action Plans
The Open Government Partnership’s “Independent Reporting Mechanism” (IRM) is looking for researchers in 39 countries to carry out evaluations of national action plans.
The IRM is now accepting applications for researchers in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,… -
13 May 2013
OGP Decides to Extend Cycle for Action Plans, Reviews
The Open Government Partnership has agreed to provide more time for member countries to write new action plans and assess their progress, and to have their performances reviewed by independent parties.
OGP leaders meeting in London April 22-24 decided it… -
13 May 2013
OGP Sets 2014 Elections for New Government Leaders
The Open Government Partnership has come up with another plan for picking new government representatives to its Steering Committee, now looking to hold elections for seven positions in October of 2014.
The OGP also has decided to increase the size… -
13 May 2013
OGP to Examine Ways to Encourage Stretch Goals
The desire to see countries “stretch” to more ambitious heights has emerged as a potential goal within the Open Government Partnership, according to the minutes of the April 22-24 meeting in London.
The topic came up as OGP leaders discussed a draft strategy… -
13 May 2013
OGP Asks Governments to Contribute $25,000 Each
Seeking to address financial concerns, the leaders of the Open Government Partnership have decided to ask all 58 members to chip in at least $25,000.
The slow flow of funding from governments was discussed at the OGP meetings in London… -
3 May 2013
Hungary Restricts FOI Law; OGP Membership Questioned
The Hungarian Parliament has adopted restrictive amendments to its freedom of information law that are being criticized by pro-transparency activists.
The main change would allow the government to reject “excessive” requests for information, a standard critics called too vague.
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19 April 2013
OGP Delays Rotation Plan; Faces Major Budget Shortfall
The Open Government Partnership is likely to delay plans to elect new government members to the Steering Committee and is facing a “substantial” budget gap, according to newly posted documents.
With no government members willing to step down, an OGP… -
12 April 2013
OGP Steering Committee Sets Agenda for 3-Day Meeting
The upcoming meeting of the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee in London will address many critical issues for the OGP’s future.
Strategic direction, finances, Steering Committee membership and the independent review mechanism are some of the items on the agenda.… -
11 April 2013
New OGP SC Members From Mexico, Moldova, Indonesia
The Open Government Partnership has announced three new civil society members on the OGP Steering Committee: Alejandro González of Mexico, Veronica Cretu of Moldova and Maryati Abdullah of Indonesia.
The announcement described them this way:Alejandro González (GESOC, Mexico).Young and…
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11 April 2013
FOI Notes: Grant Competition, Jobs, Commentary, More
Grant Competition: The 40 finalists are announced in the Knight Foundation competition for projects to accelerate media innovation with “breakthrough ideas in news and information.” The competition now enters a further evaluation phase, where public input is welcome, with winners…
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5 April 2013
First OGP Self-Assessments Posted; Deadline Extended
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.… -
29 March 2013
Four African Leaders Say They Hope to Join OGP
President Obama March 28 met with the heads of state of four African countries – Cape Verde, Malawi, Senegal and Sierra Leone – indicating afterwards that all four hope to join the Open Government Partnership.
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20 March 2013
FOI Notes: Southeast Asia, Info Commissioners, Latin America, Job
Southeast Asia: The extensive minutes of the Transparency Advisory Group meeting in January provide an excellent overview of RTI activities in the region. Many topics are covered in the presentations and discussions, including: the value of examples of RTI use,…
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11 March 2013
Few Governments Providing Financial Support to OGP
By Toby McIntosh
Only six of the 58 member countries of the Open Government Partnership have contributed financially to the young organization.
Three of the nine government members on the Steering Committee have not provided any funding – Indonesia, Mexico… -
11 March 2013
24 Persons Nominated to Serve as CSO Reps to OGP
Two dozen persons have been nominated to fill three soon-to-be vacant positions as civil society organization representatives on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee.
A list of the names was posted March 11 on the OGP website.
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23 February 2013
OGP Leaders Decide Against Reacting to National Issues
The Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership will only comment on national controversies in several defined “exceptional circumstances,” according to a Feb. 21 statement.
The two-page statement comes in the wake of a request that the Steering Committee “signal”… -
22 February 2013
OGP Proposes Guide for Independent Evaluators
The Open Government Partnership has invited public comment on a detailed research draft guide to be used by the independent evaluators who will review national action plans.
Comments will be accepted through March 7, according to posting about the draft… -
22 February 2013
FOI Notes: Open Data Census, Research, Legislatures, OGP, Bedbugs
Open Data Census: A blog post description by Rufus Pollack, founder and co-director of the Open Knowledge Foundation also includes a description of a developing effort to create a single overall ranking, an Open Data Index. Pollack also writes about…