3rd May 2017 – Points of View, Uncategorised
This article is published in the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance 2017 Press Freedom Report The Chilling Effect Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: Andrew Meares, courtesy Fairfax Photos A year ago the first Turnbull government report card on access to government information was a mixture of hope and disappointment. The year since saw more…
2nd May 2017 – News
PM&C published yesterday a Discussion Paper with a proposal on how to establish a forum, and details of a consultation over the next few weeks. Three ways you can have your say: Participate in the Twitter Q&A on 4 May: If you’ve questions on the Open Government Partnership or the Multistakeholder Forum, you can also join…
26th April 2017 – Information
Commitment 2.2 in Australia’s National Action Plan “Australia will build public trust around data sharing and release: We will do this by actively engaging with the public regarding how open data is being used to better communicate the benefits and understand public concerns, and we will improve privacy risk management capability across government.” Milestone three:…
24th April 2017 – Uncategorised
From Co- Chairs Interim Working Group “Open government is the idea – simple and transformative – that governments should be transparent, accountable, and engaging. Government decision-making should be open to scrutiny, because governments work better when that happens. And because better decisions are made when everyone can contribute, governments should invite and facilitate citizen participation,…
10th April 2017 – News, Uncategorised
PM&C Interim Working Group Minutes of the meeting on 28 March. Key points: The Department’s Strategic Coordination Unit had assumed responsibility for coordinating implementation of Australia’s Open Government National Action Plan. (Contacts are Will Story and Alan Wu reporting to Deputy Secretary Steven Kennedy) IWG Terms of Reference extended to cover responsibility for providing oversight…
5th April 2017 – Information
Following the call for nominations, a new Network Steering Committee has been formed. As retiring Chairman Dr David Solomon told network members the incoming team represents continuity and renewal, includes a mix of CSO representatives and individual members and improves female representation from one to three. Kat Szuminska and Nicholas Gruen continue as members of the…
24th March 2017 – Uncategorised
Network Chairman Dr David Solomon wrote to the Selection Committee commending Ken Coghill’s candidacy for the OGP Steering Committee. There are 28 candidates. The Steering Committee of the Australian Open Government Partnership Network supports and strongly endorses Dr Ken Coghill for a position as a CSO member of the global OGP Steering Committee. Dr Coghill is…
24th March 2017 – Uncategorised
From Network member Jessie Cato, National Co-ordinator Publish What You PayAustralia Australia is currently in the process of developing its application to become a candidate country in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). EITI is commitment 1.3 in Australia’s National Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership. (Australia will enhance disclosure of company payments and…
16th March 2017 – Uncategorised
From OGP Support Unit: Date and time: March 28, 3pm DST Language: English Speakers: Webinar Chair: Shreya Basu, Regional Civil Society Coordinator for Asia Pacific Kety Tsanava, National Coordinator of Open Government, Georgia Enkhtsetseg Dagva, Program Manager of Open Society Forum, Mongolia Laura Vossler, Independent Reporting Mechanism Research Assistant Description: This month, 29 OGP participating…
13th March 2017 – Uncategorised
Nominations for two positions closed on 8 March with 28 nominations including two Australians Dr Ken Coghill and Neil Forsyth both members of this network. Details of nominees including supporting material submitted is available here. As part of the selection process members of the OGP civil society community are invited to send endorsements and other…