Presentation held by Mr. Andrew Stott (UK Transparency Board, formerly Director, data.gov.uk & UK Deputy GCIO) within the final consultations held at Chisinau about the Open Government Partnership on March 12th 2012.

1. The Open Government Partnership:
A Global View
Andrew Stott
UK Transparency Board
formerly Director, data.gov.uk
@dirdigeng
Chisinau, Moldova [1b] andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com
12 Mar 2012

2. The Open Government Partnership is a
global effort to make governments better
 New multilateral initiative
 Launched 20 September 2011
 Seeks concrete commitments
‒ from governments
‒ to strengthen governance.
 8 founding governments :
Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines,
South Africa, UK, USA
 43 more governments have joined
 More planning to do so

3. Open Government Principles
All OGP commitments should reflect 4 core
open government principles:-
 Transparency
 Citizen Participation
 Accountability
 Technology and Innovation

4. Open Government “Grand
Challenges”
All OGP commitments should be structured
around a set of 5 “grand challenges”:-
 Improving Public Services
 Increasing Public Integrity
 More Effectively Managing Public
Resources
 Creating Safer Communities
 Increasing Corporate Accountability
Year 1 plans should cover at least one

5. Engaging Civil Society
Develop Action plans with the active engagement
of citizens and civil society:
 Undertake OGP awareness raising activities
 Consult widely and seek out a diverse range
of views
 Use online and in-person meetings
 Ensure regular ongoing consultation on
implementation

6. Flexibility in what a country does
 Countries can select the grand challenge(s)
which most relate to their unique country
contexts.
 Concrete commitment can include:
 existing efforts
 new steps to complete on-going reforms
 action in an entirely new area
 “No action plan or specific commitments will
be forced on any country”

7. When the Action Plan is finished
 Lodge with OGP Secretariat
 Adoption at Brasilia meeting April 2012
(if ready)
 Annual Progress Report by Government
 Annual Independent Assessment
 written by well-respected local experts
 common OGP questionnaire
 evidence from stakeholder interviews
 peer review by international experts

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