1. Two trends
Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
• The positive trend of open government momentum
• The negative trend of declining civic space and lack
of trust
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2. Citizen at heart of OGP concept
Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
• Original idea: Build upon open government momentum to
push agenda on transparency, accountability and citizen
engagement
• Eligibility: Basic protection for civil liberties and citizen
engagement
• Governance: Equal power governments and civil society
• Process: Broad consultation with citizens, civil society, private
sector to develop national Action Plan
• Plan: Country commitment to their citizenry
• Goal: more open government and society; restore trust
citizen - state
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3. The promise of technology
Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
Technology at the heart of the commitments made:
• E government 22%
• Open data 19%
• Citizen engagement 15%
• Access to information/FOI 11%
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4. Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
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8. web: www.opengovpartnership.org | e-mail:maassenpaul@gmail.com | skype: maassenpaul | twitter: @maassenpaul

9. web: www.opengovpartnership.org | e-mail:maassenpaul@gmail.com | skype: maassenpaul | twitter: @maassenpaul

10. web: www.opengovpartnership.org | e-mail:maassenpaul@gmail.com | skype: maassenpaul | twitter: @maassenpaul

11. The ‘P’ makes OGP different
Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
• Strengthening the relationship between citizens, society
and government is one of the key aims of OGP.
• Cooperation beyond consultation: partner together to
develop, implement and monitor the open government
commitments
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12. Consultation guidelines OGP
Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
• Countries will make the details of their public consultation process and
timeline available (online at minimum) prior to the consultation.
• Countries will consult widely with the national community, including civil
society and the private sector; seek out a diverse range of views; and
make a summary of the public consultation and all individual written
comment submissions available online.
• Countries will undertake OGP awareness raising activities to enhance
public participation in the consultation.
• Countries will consult the population with sufficient forewarning and
through a variety of mechanisms—including online and through in-
person meetings—to ensure the accessibility of opportunities for citizens
to engage.
• Countries will identify a forum to enable regular multi-stakeholder
consultation on OGP implementation (new or existing entity)
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13. And now Ireland
Independent Civil
Society Coordinator
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