Uncategorised 6th April 2016

Melbourne and Sydney briefings-OGP: the International Stage

by Peter Timmins

The Network has organised briefings in Melbourne and Sydney next week, taking advantage of the visit by Shreya Basu, the Singapore based OGP Regional Civil Society Coordinator who will be attending the Australian National Action Plan Workshop in Canberra on 11 April.

Places are strictly limited because of the venues so please be quick if you wish to attend.
Melbourne:
Hosted by Transparency International Australia CEO Phil Newman

Wednesday 13 April, 9.00am -1030am

Baker& McKenzie, Level 19/181 William St Melbourne.

RSVP by Monday 11 April Sue Stott 0403 380 964
a1admin@transparency.org.au

Sydney
Hosted by Public Interest Advocacy Centre CEO Ed Santow

Thursday 14 April 10.00am-12noon

Level 5 175 Liverpool St Sydney.

RSVP ASAP Peter Timmins
opengovau@gmail.com
Shreya_Basu
Shreya Basu is the Open Government Partnership Support Unit’s Regional Civil Society Coordinator for Asia and Pacific and is based in Singapore. Her role is to help civil society organisations understand and effectively engage with the OGP platform nationally and internationally. She previously worked for Publish What You Fund – the global campaign for aid transparency – where she managed the organisation’s research and monitoring work and led on the design, delivery and stakeholder management for the annual Aid Transparency Index. Prior to Publish What You Fund, Shreya worked with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore where she conducted research on public sector reforms in South and Southeast Asia, including in India and OGP participating countries Indonesia and the Philippines. Shreya also has consulting experience in fraud risk management and anti-corruption compliance programs for clients across multiple industries. She is a graduate of Yale University’s Master’s in International Relations program.