Judith Crosbie from The Irish Times has a news piece on the Irish Open Government Partnership Consultation. Read Irish Times report
Here the Minister of State for Public Service Reform, Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes, writes about the benefits of OGP and open government itself. From thejournal.ie:
What does an OGP Action Plan look like?
WHAT DOES AN OGP ACTION PLAN LOOK LIKE? All countries participating in the Open Government Partnership are asked to follow a common template for their OGP Action Plans. The goal is to keep Action Plans as concrete, succinct and action-oriented…
Upbeat start to Ireland’s OGP consultation
Brightness without, brightness within – on a glorious summer day, around 50 citizens and civil society members gathered for the first meeting in Ireland’s Open Government Partnership consultation. The gathering to launch the dialogue featured an audience discussion with Minister…
Paul Maassen: be strategic – and take this opportunity
This is the text of a talk by Paul Maassen, the overall civil society co-ordinator for the Open Government Partnership, given by Skype on July 10. Paul will also be with us in person on August 8. Introduction Thanks all…
Agenda (final) for July 10 meeting
‘It’s not a moment in time – it’s a process’ OGP inaugural public meeting Wednesday 10 July, 9.15am-4.30pm, Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices Wireless network: Wood Quay Venue – Password: oracle123 – #ogpIRL Live blog and Live stream from 09:15…
Why transparency in government and society is good: results of a Guardian live chat.
OGP Consultation Meetings
Open Government Partnership Public Meetings (These will also be streamed live) The July 10 event will introduce the Open Government Partnership and allow participants to exchange ideas on key topics and priorities for Open Government. The day will focus on…
G8 Charter on Open Data
In case you missed our previous post, here are the undertakings about open data made at the recent G8 meeting in Co Fermanagh. Open data is an important component of the Open Government concept. G8 Open_Data_Charter (PDF)