22nd February 2018 – News
Media release: Transparency International Australia Australia, 22 February 2018 – The Corruption Perceptions Index released today by Transparency International shows that Australia has fallen again in the CPI score. Despite attempts to combat corruption around the world, the majority of countries are moving too slowly in their efforts – including Australia, who has continued to…
16th February 2018 – News
From Paul Maassen, Director, Civil Society Engagement Open Government Partnership Support Unit “We are looking for a resourceful individual with strong experience and understanding of the governance field to serve as a Asia-Pacific Senior Program Officer at the OGP Support Unit. The candidate should have knowledge of the inner workings of government – including the…
11th February 2018 – Uncategorised
A survey of members of the network reveals disappointment with the limited progress made on some commitments and the failure of most lead agencies to engage with civil society in a way that reflects the true spirit of partnership. What follows is an assessment of progress on the 15 commitments in the National Action Plan…
10th January 2018 – Uncategorised
Georgia, co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), will host the 5th OGP Global Summit in Tbilisi on July 17-19, 2018. The OGP 2018 Global Summit will focus on civic engagement, fighting against corruption, and public service delivery. The objectives of the Summit are to promote peer learning, inspire OGP reformers to raise the level…
20th December 2017 – Resources
Open Government Partnership Civil Society Network, in collaboration with open gov advocate Nook Studios, created this process pathway in 2016. The Open Government Pathway illustrates the highlights of the story from August 2011 when Australia was invited to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP), to the start of the creation of the first National Action…
7th December 2017 – Points of View
Australia committed to undertake a review of existing compliance with the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) with a view to increase compliance, but to date there has been little public discussion, debate or action. Elsewhere open contracting is a hot anti-corruption topic as Sanjay Pradhan CEO OGP explained in remarks at Open Contracting Partnership conference…
19th October 2017 – Uncategorised
In September last year, Chris Snow a member of this network sent a letter of concern to the international OGP Steering Committee Co-Chairs regarding the consultation process and the Interim Working Group appointed by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to help draft Australia’s first OGP action plan, utilising the OGP’s published Response…
17th October 2017 – Uncategorised
Mukelani Dimba is the civil society co-chair of the OGP Steering Committee. He is the Executive Director of the Open Democracy Advice Center (ODAC), a South African law center that specializes in freedom of information and whistleblower protection laws ……………………. It is a pleasure to share my first blog post as civil society co-chair of…
11th October 2017 – Uncategorised
Despite the international reach of the Open Government Partnership now to 75 countries, Australia a fully committed member since November 2015 is yet to play a role in progressing OGP goals internationally and maintains a low almost invisible role in the partnership. Although the government mentions democracy as a shared value on which it wishes…
11th October 2017 – Uncategorised
On 22 September Minister for Finance Cormann signed the Government Mid-term report required by OGP rules. The report is published on the PM&C website, (No Media release- this was yet another missed opportunity to draw attention to Australia’s open government commitments.) It is a detailed report about development of the plan and implementation to date, but shortcomings…