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Opening Governments Transforming Societies
Africa Regional Meeting 29-30 May 2013
The Open Government Partnership
A multi-stakeholder initiative through which governments make concrete commitments to:
• Promote transparency• Empower citizens• Fight corruption
• Harness new technologies to strengthen governance
A Brief History of OGP
January 2011
A small meeting of governments
and international experts decides to
create the OGP.
July 2011International outreach meeting for
all eligible countries.
February 2011
Steering Committee formed,
eight countries initially join OGP.
September 2011
Launch of OGP in New York with
Presidents Obama and Rousseff joined
by Ministers and representatives from 44
other countries.
April 20122012 Annual Meeting in Brasilia
with almost 1,000 people
participating representing 57
governments.
Principles of OGP
• Original idea: Build upon open government momentum to push agenda on transparency, accountability and citizen engagement
• Eligibility: Basic protection for civil liberties and citizen engagement
• Governance: Equal power governments and civil society
• Process: Broad consultation with citizens, civil society, private sector to develop national Action Plan
• Plan: Country commitment to their citizenry • Goal: more open government and society; restore
trust citizen - state
What makes OGP Different?
OGP is a genuine partnership of government and civil society at
all levels
Governments, civil society, and the private sector come together
to learn from each other, partner, and innovate
Countries develop action plans with concrete ‘stretch’ commitments and
firm timelines
Independent reporting to promote accountability
Participation in OGP
8 Countries 39 Countries 11 Countries
How Can Countries Join OGP?
STEP 1: Meet the minimum eligibility criteria (86 Countries do as of March 2013)
STEP 2: Send a letter of intent to the OGP Steering Committee
STEP 3: Undertake the broad public consultation to inform the government's OGP commitments, and identify a multi-stakeholder forum for regular public consultation on OGP implementation
STEP 4: Develop an OGP country action plan with concrete commitments on open government that address at least one grand challenge
STEP 5: Participate in peer consultation on the OGP country action plan
STEP 6: Publicly endorse the OGP Declaration of Principles and deposit the final country plan on the OGP website
STEP 7: Publish a self-assessment report on progress after 12 months of OGP implementation, and cooperate with the Independent Reporting Mechanism in generating its own report
Eligibility to Join OGP
To be eligible to join OGP, governments must exhibit a demonstrated commitment to open government in four key areas, as measured by
objective indicators and validated by independent experts.
Budget Transparency Measured by the Open Budget Index 2012 (100 country survey)
Access to InformationMeasured by Right2Info’s database of FOI laws and constitutional
provisions for access to information
Asset DisclosureMeasured by the World Bank’s Public Officials Asset Disclosure
database
Citizen EngagementMeasured by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2012
Is Your Country Already Eligible?
Countries in blue have already joined the Open Government Partnership.
Questions on the Eligibility Criteria?
Dialogue with Civil Society and Citizens
• Practices will vary between different countries, but some core guidelines:
– Process should be well advertised with a clear timeline.– Wide consultation pool across the country, including civil
society and the private sector. – A variety of consultation methods in order to capture as
diverse a group as possible, including both in-person and on-line meetings.
– Establish a forum for multi-stakeholder engagement. – Comments and a summary of the consultation posted
online.
The OGP Action Plans
Concrete Commitments to Open Government
Grand challenges addressed
Increasing Public Integrity 306
Improving Public Services 208
More Effectively Managing Public Resources 142
Increasing Corporate Accountability 18
Creating Safer Communities 15
Global Integrity Analysis (July 2012)
Overview of Country Commitments
Philippines: Roadmap to expand participatory budgeting to other phases of the budget cycle
Examples of Country Commitments
Turkey: Plots a risk map by determining the risk areas open to corruption and taking preventive measures
Chile: Legislative reforms on political party financing, lobbying activities and conflict of interest
Slovak Republic: Openness barometer measures transparency of public agencies and highlights any deficiencies
Initial OGP Success Stories
The US, Ukraine and Colombia agreed to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Brazil, Montenegro and Croatia have all passed Freedom of Information laws.
Uruguay, Israel, Italy, Jordan and Colombia introduced prizes for the best private sector or government agency use of open data.
Questions on Action Plan Preparation and Implementation?
OGP’s Monitoring Mechanisms
To Promote Accountability
Self Assessment Reports:Governments publish self assessment reports, developed with public consultation after the first year of implementation. This
report should assess government performance in living up to its OGP commitments, according to the substance and timelines
elaborated in its country action plan.
Independent Reporting Mechanism Reports:After the self-assessment report, well respected national level researchers write an independent report using an OGP IRM questionnaire and interviews with national stakeholders.
Governments can comment on the report before it is released to the public and uploaded on the OGP website.
Civil-Society Reports:Civil society publish their own report on action plan
implementation and consultation process in parallel to the government self assessment report.
Country Support and Peer Learning• Direct Country Support:
– Real-time tracking of progress on action plans and implementation
– Referrals between OGP governments and other governmental and non-governmental sources of expertise
– Coordinating multilateral support
– Support to civil society to play its part
• Peer Exchange
– Regional/global workshops
– Webinars
– Thematic Working Groups (e.g. access to information, fiscal transparency)
• Learning and Impact
– Case studies
– Impact Research
OGP’s 2013 Calendar
May 2013
Regional OGP meeting in Africa,
hosted by Kenya.
September 2013
Publication of first round of
Independent Reporting Mechanism
reports on the eight founding countries.
July 2013Working level Steering
Committee meeting focused
on further engagement and
opportunities for expansion.
October 2013
Annual OGP conference in
London, featuring open
government innovations from
around the world
April 2013Steering Committee meeting
in London with new countries
presenting action plans.
Contact the OGP Support Unit For More Information
+1 415 561 [email protected]
OGP Support Unit Staff:
Executive Director: Linda FreyDeputy Director: Joe PowellProgram Associate: Jack Mahoney
OGP Independent Civil Society Coordination (hosted by Hivos):
Civil Society Coordinator: Paul MaassenCSC for Latin America: Emilene Martinez
OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism:
IRM Program Manager: Joseph Foti
OGP Networking Mechanism (Global Integrity):
Director: Abhinav BahlManager of Projects: Nicole Anand
On the web: www.opengovpartnership.org and blog.opengovepartnership.orgFor civil society: www.ogphub.org, Africa Google group, newsletter, mailing listKey documents: ‘OGP orientation packet’ and ‘Opening Government’ (online), Country Articles