Paris Summit an opportunity for collective action
There is no shortage of ideas and suggestions for inclusion in Australia’s first national action plan.
News now that the OGP Steering Committee and Support Unit are encouraging governments and civil society organisations to sign up to collective actions that will further the open government agenda in their countries and around the world.
The Global Summit in Paris in December will be used to launch an #OGP16 Paris Declaration on Open Government which will showcase the most innovative actions governments and civil society are taking in 21 different areas.
Key points about the declaration:
- The Declaration is a major opportunity for national and sub-national governments and civil society organisations participating in OGP to showcase and advance their work, and commit to support peers with practical tools and expertise to implement open government reforms
- Each member government can decide which of the 21 collective actions to which they wish to contribute. They do not need to sign on to all 21, or agree with all of the text. The expectation is every OGP government will join 1-3 collective actions.
- Civil society groups in member countries are asked to help advocate with the government(s) to sign up to the collective actions most relevant. Civil society is encouraged to add your own contribution.
- Collective actions are not in themselves new commitments that should be included in National Action Plans. The collective actions are intended to inspire extra ambition or new commitments for the next NAP or just capture very practical, output-orientated contributions CSOs or governments might make to an issue area in the form of support or learning.
- Contributions can be uploaded directly to http://paris-declaration.ogpsummit.org/