Ogp civil society exchange workshop sept 2014

Civil Society Peer
Exchange
Workshop
#ogpcso
2nd to 4th September 2014
Den Haag
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Objectives 1. Support civil society in chair countries to use their
countries chairmanships to advance national and
international advocacy agendas.
2. Support civil society in new Steering Committee
countries to use their countries steering committee
membership to advance national and international
advocacy agendas.
3. Support civil society (particularly in recent chair
countries) to build on what’s been achieved and push
the boundaries of the OGP.
4. Scope out an ongoing programme of peer support for
civil society in recent, current and future chair
countries.

Introductions
• Name
• Organisation
• Country
• The one commitment you would choose if you could
get your government to implement anything tomorrow

What do we want?
Discuss:
What do you hope to gain from the
workshop?
Write your answers on post-its. One idea per
post-it.

Agenda
Day 1
Pushing the boundaries
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
Context: State of open
government & civic space
IRM
Government - civil society
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
Chairmanships & steering
committee membership
Strategy development
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Developing strategies
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
Ongoing civil society peer
support programme
Wrap-up
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Context: OGP so far
Basics of OGP;
Results so far;
OGP Strategy; and
Priorities for 2015

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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government & civic
space Presentations:
• What are the critical open government
and civic space issues in your country?
• Why are you involved in the OGP?
• What has been your experience so far
of engagement with the government on
OGP?

government & civic
Discussion: space
• What are common experiences
between countries?
• What are the lessons we can learn
from the stories we’ve heard?
• How can we use the OGP better to
address these issues?

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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Lunch + walk & talk
After lunch, find another participant you
don’t know.
Go for a walk and have a talk.
Perhaps share an inspiring open
government story.

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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IRM
Discussion:
• What did your country’s report say?
• Was it a fair reflection?
• How was it launched and used?
• Are the IRM conclusions reflected in
the second action plan?

IRM
Group discussions:
• How can we make more effective use of IRM
nationally?
• What should chair countries push for
regarding IRM?
• Is there an additional role that the IRM
researcher can/should play?
• How can we go above and beyond IRM
reporting and assessments?

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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Government - civil
society engagement
Present, in less than three minutes, an
inspirational story of:
• A success in advocacy OR
• An idea for improving government - civil
society engagement

Government - civil
society engagement
Discussion:
• How is government - civil society
engagement arranged in your country?
• What have you found works, and what
doesn’t?

Government - civil
society engagement
Groups discussions:
1. What are the qualities of good government - civil society
engagement? (Stronger engagement)
2. How can we ensure widespread civil society engagement?
(Broader engagement)
3. How do we play/balance the roles of insider and outsider?
Cross cutting question:
• How can we leverage our country’s chairmanships and/or
steering committee membership to secure good
partnership?

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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Maximising chairmanships &
steering committee
membership
Presentation of the steering
committee structure, membership,
and sub-groups

steering committee
membership
Presentation of UK and Indonesian
experience as chair countries

steering committee
Discussion:membership
• How can national civil society support
their government in playing their
leadership role?
• How can national civil society work
with their civil society steering
committee member to maximise their
impact?

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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This morning:
Part 1: Objectives
Part 2: Context analysis
This afternoon
Part 3: Stakeholder analysis
Part 4: Support from OGP
Tomorrow afternoon:
Part 5: Plan for national
advocacy
Part 6: Plan for national
partnership
Group work - 30 mins
Reflection - 15 mins
Finalising - 15 mins

Part 1: Objectives
Define your objectives for your country’s
time as chair / steering committee
member:
• National advocacy win
• Strengthening national partnership
process
• Progressing international civil society
objectives (e.g. defending civic space)

Part 2: Context analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
Consider:
• What strengths and
weaknesses does civil
society have?
• What are the
opportunities and
threats to success?
Plot them on the matrix
Internal
External
Positives Negatives

OGP standards and
structures
Introduction and update on:
• Eligibility criteria
• Action Plan guidelines
• Rapid response mechanism
• Working groups
• Multi laterals role
• IRM and self assessment

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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Strategy development cont.
Part 3: Stakeholder analysis
Consider:
High
Low Influence High
• All of the relevant
stakeholders for the
chairmanship
Plot them on the matrix
according to:
• Their alignment (i.e. how
supportive they are).
• Their influence (i.e. how
much power they have to
make or break things).

Part 4: OGP Support
Consider how the following could support you
(e.g. money, skills, people, connections):
• Support Unit
• Steering Committee
• Working groups
• Multi-lateral partners
• Peer support
• Embassies and funders

Day 2 wrap-up
Share:
• One thing have you taken away from
the two days so far
• One thing you will do differently

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
36

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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Ideas for regional and global
meetings
Americas (November)
Africa (February/March)
Global Summit (October ‘15)
Introduction to the guidelines and timeline

meetings
Reflections on:
• London Summit
• Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting
• European Regional Meeting

meetings
Americas (November)
Africa (February/March)
Global Summit (October ‘15)
Group discussions:
• How can we use the upcoming
meetings?
• What needs to be on the agenda?
• What’s our role in realising them?

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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Part 5: Plan for
national advocacy

Part 6: Plan for
national partnership

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
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support programme
Introduction to the OGP peer learning
strategy

support programme
Introduction to the idea of a standalone
peer support programme for civil society

support programme
Group discussions of peer support
programme for civil society:
• Would it add value?
• Who should be involved (beneficiaries,
partners, hosts)?
• What activities would it consist of?

Agenda
Day 1
of civil society
involvement in OGP
Context: OGP so far
IRM
engagement
Evening meal
Day 2
Maximising
chairmanships and
steering committee
membership
OGP Standards and
structures
cont.
Wrap-up
Evening meal
Day 3
Ideas for upcoming
regional meetings
cont.
support programme
Wrap-up
50

Workshop wrap-up
Discussion:
• Having heard everything, what excites
and what worries you?

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