13th December 2018
Still a way to go but PM announces decision to establish a national integrity commission: ABC news PM’s Media Release Consultation paper-for submissions by 1 February Congratulations to all who have kept at this, in some cases for years, and throughout consultation on Australia’s OGP national action plans, when the government wouldn’t commit to anything concrete…
26th November 2018
Throughout the consultations on the OGP since December 2015, those participating have put a national integrity commission high on the list of open government reforms.The government in adopting commitments in the first and second plan committed to “consider and assess all options for strengthening the national anti-corruption framework’ but nothing concrete or specific. Independent MP…
7th November 2018
From (international) OGP Support Unit Seoul, South Korea – November 6, 2018 For the past two days, over one thousand reformers in government and civil society from more than fifty countries met in Seoul for the 2018 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting. During the meeting they shared experiences and best practices, to ensure…
5th November 2018
Over 600 (Correction 1000) delegates are attending the OGP Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting that opened in Seoul today but only five are from Australia- two public servants and three others. It’s disappointing that no minister and no-one from Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the co-ordinating agency responsible for OGP matters, is there. The Australian government…
8th October 2018
The Grattan Institute paper Who’s in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics“ is a detailed analysis of government policy making, that finds “Powerful groups have triumphed over the public interest in some recent debates, from pokies reform to pharmaceutical prices, to toll roads and superannuation governance. Stronger checks and balances on policy influence are…
22nd September 2018
The Plan was released yesterday and is available on the PMC website-you can download a PDF copy there. Chapters can be accessed through these links: Introduction Ministerial Foreword Civil Society Members of the Open Government Forum Forward Strengthen the national anti-corruption framework Enhance the transparency of political donations and funding Improve the sharing, use and…
19th September 2018
The (international) Open Government Partnership invites participation in consultations for the State of Open Government Report, OGP’s first flagship report. These consultations are your chance to be heard about priority policy areas within OGP. Conversations will take place September 19, 20, 24 and 25. Below is a schedule of topics to be discussed during the…
18th September 2018
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is calling for nominations from those who have an interest in open government, transparency, public engagement, open data, innovation and anti-corruption to fill seven civil society positions on Australia’s next Open Government Forum (OGF) to cover the period 2018-2020. Full details here. The following selection criteria apply: demonstrated support…
12th September 2018
Open Contracting Partnership Submission Australian Public Service Review 2018 Table of Contents Introduction1 Australian Government approaches to contracting2 What is Open Contracting?3 The business case for Open Contracting5 Open Contracting in practice5 Key elements of Open Contracting6 The Open Contracting Data Standard7 Open Contracting contributions to APS Review aims8 Further Information9 Introduction Government contracting is…
19th July 2018
Paul Maassen Director for Civil Society Engagement OGP Support Unit, speaking on Civil Society Day at the OGP Summit in Georgia raises questions highly relevant here as Australia’s second effort at a national action plan draws to a close. On the basis of what we’ve seen so far, most observers would answer No. No. No.…