The OGP Gazette is a monthly update of technical information provided by the OGP Support Unit and IRM. It is intended to help OGP stakeholders stay up to date on official decisions and the technical aspects of National Action Plans and reporting.
Calendar
Country calendars: What are you working on right now?
OGP participating countries are organized in two large groups according to the year - even or odd - in which they present their two-year National Action Plan (NAP). This division is important because it determines when countries are due to hold consultations, present NAP and Self-Assessment reports, and when they will receive their IRM reports. The list of the countries in each of the groups, along with all the country calendars, is available here.
This section presents the activities that countries - in each group - are doing according to their calendars.
Even year countries (action plans beginning in an even year):
Have started to implement their 2016-2018 National Action Plans.
Odd year countries (action plans beginning in July of an odd year):
Have finalized implementation of their 2015-2017 National Action Plans.
Are starting to deliver their 2017-2019 Action Plans.
The IRM Data Dashboard is a one-page reference for frequently asked questions about general IRM data such as the number of OGP action plans, total number of commitments, or number and percentage of starred commitments. This one-pager reflects data provided in the IRM-Support Unit Commitments Database and is updated as the database is updated.
Data on progress reports for 2016-2018 action plans
Data on end of term reports for 2015-2017 action plans
This data can be found in the “non-IRM assessed commitments” tab of the database. While these action plans have been tagged for OGP Thematic Tags, their inclusion will not change IRM assessed variables (i.e. specificity, OGP value relevance, potential impact, completion, starred commitments).
Support Unit positions Communications Officer OGP is looking to add a creative, strategic communicator to its growing team. The ideal candidate will be agile, flexible and able to clearly communicate the mission and impact of OGP across multiple tasks, including social media, press engagement and content creation (video, blogs, podcasts and other medium). Learn more about this amazing opportunity and how to apply here.
IRM positions
IRM National Researchers The following national IRM Researcher positions are open (see here):
Dominican Republic
Finland
Mongolia
Call for Proposals: Assessing Featured OGP Commitments The deadline to contribute to the second edition of our “Early results from OGP initiatives” has been extended until September 27, 2017! We are looking for case studies that capture and assess the short and medium term outcomes of OGP reforms and showcase OGP’s contributions at a global stage. Please read here for more details.
OGP Events
On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, OGP will be organizing an event at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA72) titled “Rebuilding Trust in Government.” Hosted by the current and incoming OGP Co-Chairs, this event will bring together an international coalition of Heads of State and Government, civil society organizations, and civic tech entrepreneurs to promote transparency in public action, citizen participation, and democratic innovation for rebuilding trust in government. Follow this exciting event from wherever you are in the worldby watching the livestream on the OGP website (coming soon) .
During #UNGA72, OGP will also be launching Trust - the Fight to Win it Back, an exciting publication on the role of open government in rebuilding trust in public institutions, with essays authored by some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers - link to publication here. Help spread the word using the hashtag #RenewTrust.
The OGP Americas Regional Meeting will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 21-22, 2017. Registration for the event officially opened on August 15 and will stay open until the week of the event - register here.
Steering Committee Announcements
The OGP Steering Committee will hold it’s next in-person Ministerial and working-level meetings at the Ford Foundation offices in New York City on September 20, 2017. You can find the agenda and reference materials here.
Ahead of the Steering Committee meetings, the civil society members of the Steering Committee led a webinar to solicit feedback and input from the civil society community on the key discussions to take place in the upcoming September 20 meetings. If you missed the webinar, you can access the recording here.
Open Government Outreach Tools
Stay abreast of OGP action plan consultation opportunities using the Co-Creation Tracker, available here. Regularly updated, it provides the latest information about past and upcoming co-creation events within OGP countries currently developing an action plan.
We have created a Speakers’ Toolkit containing a set of materials to help people speak about the OGP structure and processes to various audiences. The Toolkit can be foundhere.
Publications
OGP is pleased to present Trust – The Fight to Win It Back. Drawing from experiences across the globe, this brand new OGP report showcases 25 of the world’s best thinkers and doers discussing the causes of growing distrust and, more importantly, what can be done about it. You can find the link to the full publication here.
Want to learn more about open government and trust? This month’s OGP newsletter explored how openness and transparency are vital to rebuilding trust amid record lows of distrust in public institutions. View the September newsletter here.
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